North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 28 - MENTAL HEALTH, STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES
Subchapter I - OTHER RULES PERTAINING TO STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES
Section .0200 - PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Section 28I .0202 - DEFINITIONS
Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024
As used in this Section the following terms shall have the meanings specified:
(1) "Adult protective services" means services provided by the State or other government or private organizations or individuals which are necessary to protect the disabled adult from abuse, neglect, or exploitation. They shall consist of evaluation of the need for service and mobilization of essential services on behalf of the disabled adult as outlined in G.S. 108A-99 through 108A-111.
(2) "Disabled adult" means an adult resident of a regional psychiatric hospital, regional mental retardation center, or North Carolina Special Care Center of the Division who needs medical or surgical treatment and is mentally incompetent to give his consent to that treatment and has no legal guardian or guardian as defined in G.S. 122C-3.
(3) "Emergency" [as defined in G.S. 108A-101(g)] refers to a situation where:
(4) "Legal guardian" means a "guardian of the person" as defined in G.S. 35A-1202 and appointed pursuant to G.S. Chapter 35A.
(5) "Institution" means either a regional psychiatric hospital, regional mental retardation center or North Carolina Special Care Center of the Division.
(6) "Request form" means the "Request for Initiation of Adult Protective Services" form which is a standard form to be obtained from the Division.
(7) "Emergency request" means a request that is made because of the following conditions:
Authority
G.S.
108A-99;
122C-57;
122C-61;
143B-147;
Eff.
October 8, 1980;
Amended Eff. August 1, 1990; April 1, 1990; July
1, 1983;
Pursuant to
G.S.
150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
substantive public interest Eff. August 24,
2019.
