GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 663

Short Title:  Examination/MH Admission.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives W. Wilson; Brown, Buchanan, Colton, Culp, Duncan, Esposito, Flaherty, Howard, Judy Hunt, Isenhower, Jones, Lail, Ligon, Walker, and P. Wilson.
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Referred to:  Human Resources.
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March 16, 1989

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO ALLOW A CURRENT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION TO BE USED UPON ADMISSION TO CERTAIN TWENTY-FOUR HOUR FACILITIES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 122C-211(d) reads as rewritten:
"(d)	Any individual who voluntarily seeks admission to any 24-hour facility, other than one in which medical care is an integral component of the treatment, shall have a medical examination within 30 days before or after admission if it is reasonably expected that he will receive treatment for more than 30 days or shall produce a current, valid physical examination, signed by a physician, completed within 12 months of the current admission. When applicable, this examination may be included in an examination conducted to meet the requirements of G.S. 122C-223 or G.S. 122C-232."
Sec. 2.  This act shall become effective October 1, 1989.