{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143b-816","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-816","heading":"Authority to provide necessary medical or surgical care.","body":"The Division may provide any medical and surgical treatment necessary to preserve the life and health of juveniles committed to the custody of the Division; however, no surgical operation may be performed except as authorized in G.S. 148-22.2. (1998-202, s. 1(b); 2000-137, s. 1(b); 2011-145, s. 19.1(l), (t); 2017-186, s. 1(t2); 2021-180, s. 19C.9(aa).)","path":["Chapter 143B. Executive Organization Act of 1973.","Article 13. Department of Public Safety.","Part 3. Division of Juvenile Justice."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_143B/GS_143B-816.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:22:43Z","sha256":"21b07ed07cb77b78d15ba7de784e43b7d3f6e955c7d7b1397bbb883fc50d4951","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143b-815","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143b-817"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}