{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-122c-345","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 122C-345","heading":"Return of a non-State resident client to his resident state.","body":"(a)\tExcept as provided in subsection (c) of this section, it is the responsibility of the director of a facility to arrange for the transfer of a client to his resident state. The cost of returning the client to his resident state is the responsibility of the client or his family.\n(b)\tA non-State resident client of an area 24-hour facility may be transferred to a State facility in accordance with G.S. 122C-206 in order for the client to be returned to his resident state.\n(c)\tA non-State resident client of a State facility may be returned to his resident state under procedures established under G.S. 122C-346 or G.S. 122C-361. The cost of returning a client to his resident state under this subsection shall be the responsibility of the State. (1899, c. 1, s. 16; Rev., s. 4584; C.S., s. 6210; 1945, c. 952, s. 33; 1947, c. 537, ss. 18, 20; 1955, c. 887, s. 13; 1959, c. 1002, s. 22; 1963, c. 1184, s. 1; 1971, c. 1140; 1973, c. 476, s. 133; c. 673, s. 13; 1977, c. 679, s. 7; 1981, c. 51, s. 3; 1985, c. 589, s. 2.)","path":["Chapter 122C. Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Act of 1985.","Article 5. Procedure for Admission and Discharge of Clients.","Part 13. Voluntary Admissions, Involuntary Commitment and Discharge of Non-State Residents and the Return of North Carolina Resident Clients."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_122C/GS_122C-345.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:19:22Z","sha256":"0162cb8ff2a827c52b17bcfa5df531f820f80407f23780f1179e35ec63ebb577","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-122c-344","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-122c-346"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}