North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 26 - MENTAL HEALTH, GENERAL
Subchapter D - NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION: STANDARDS FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL RETARDATION
Section .1600 - INPATIENT SERVICES FOR INMATES WHO ARE MENTALLY ILL
Section 26D .1601 - SCOPE
Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024
(a) Inpatient units for clients who are mentally ill shall provide close supervision by a qualified mental health professional on a 24-hour basis.
(b) The inpatient unit shall be designed to serve any client who requires continuous treatment for moderate or severe mental illness.
(c) Client care shall be provided under the supervision of a psychiatrist or doctoral level psychologist.
(d) Individuals who, in addition to mental illness, have other disorders such as mental retardation or substance abuse, shall be eligible for admission.
Authority
G.S.
148-19(d);
Eff.
January 4, 1994;
Pursuant to
G.S.
150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
substantive public interest Eff. June 20,
2015.
