{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-131e-1","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131E-1","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this Chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:\n(1)\t\"Department\" means the Department of Health and Human Services.\n(2)\t\"Person\" means an individual, trust, estate, partnership, or corporation including associations, joint-stock companies, and insurance companies. (1983, c. 775, s. 1; 1997-443, s. 11A.118(a).)","path":["Chapter 131E. Health Care Facilities and Services.","Article 1. General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_131E/GS_131E-1.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:21:12Z","sha256":"dfd84ae0d49e57f3c2363417e87cc1a4f533963c4d4f7e07730d0af032d32821","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-131d-45","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-131e-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}