North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 28 - MENTAL HEALTH, STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES
Subchapter F - ADMISSION AND DISCHARGE
Section .0700 - ADMISSION OF DEAF CLIENTS TO STATE PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS AND TRANSFER OF DEAF CLIENTS TO DOROTHEA DIX HOSPITAL
Section 28F .0704 - TRANSFER OF DEAF CLIENTS TO THE DOROTHEA DIX DEAF UNIT

Universal Citation: 10A NC Admin Code 28F .0704

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024

(a) A voluntarily admitted deaf client, who has been deter­mined by the treatment team to require a hospital stay of 15 days or more, shall be eligible for transfer to the DDHDU at the time of such determination.

(b) An involuntarily admitted deaf client who, after the initial court hearing is committed shall be eligible for transfer to the DDHDU after the initial court hearing.

(c) Upon transferring a client to the DDHDU, as determined in Paragraphs (a) or (b) of this Rule, the responsible profes­sional at the sending facility shall:

(1) comply with the transfer requirements set forth in G.S. 122C-206 and 10A NCAC 28F .0200; and

(2) explain and ensure that the process for transfer is interpreted by the Regional Coordinator or a certified interpreter.

Authority G.S. 122C-206; 143B-147;
Eff. March 1, 1995;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. August 24, 2019.

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