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 .0800 - GENERAL RULES FOR MR CENTERS
Section 28F .0802 - CRITERIA FOR ADMISSION

Universal Citation: 10A NC Admin Code 28F .0802

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

Except in cases of admission for respite care persons shall be admitted to a regional mental retardation center of the division only upon the determination by the center that the following criteria are met:

(1) The parent or parents, guardian or guardians, or person or persons standing in loco parentis cannot reasonably provide for the habilitation and maintenance needs of the person due to the person's retardation or the person's mental retardation accompanied by physical handicaps;

(2) There is no community-based program available to the person which can provide for the habilitation and maintenance needs of the person; and

(3) The habilitation and maintenance needs of the person can best be met at the mental retardation center.

Authority G.S. 122C-112; 122C-181; 122C-241; 143B-147;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. August 24, 2019.

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