GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

S	1 

SENATE BILL 414

Short Title:  Alcoholic Rehab. Center Name Change.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senators Cochrane; Harris, Walker, and Carpenter.
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Referred to:  Human Resources.
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March 14, 1989

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO CHANGE THE NAME OF ALCOHOLIC REHABILITATION CENTERS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 122C-181(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary shall operate the following facilities:
(1)	For the mentally ill:
a.	Cherry Hospital;
b.	Dorothea Dix Hospital;
c.	John Umstead Hospital; and
d.	Broughton Hospital; and
(2)	For the mentally retarded:
a.	Caswell Center;
b.	O'Berry Center;
c.	Murdoch Center;
d.	Western Carolina Center; and
e.	Black Mountain Center; and
(3)	For substance abusers:
a.	Walter B. Jones Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Center;
b.	Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Center at Butner; and
c.	Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Center at Black Mountain; and
(4)	As special care facilities:
a.	Wilson Special Care Center;
b.	Whitaker School; and
c.	Wright School."
Sec. 2.  G.S. 143-117 reads as rewritten:
"§ 143-117.  Institutions included.
All persons admitted to the following institutions operated by the Department of Human Resources are required to pay the actual cost of their care, treatment, training and maintenance at these institutions: regional psychiatric hospitals, special care centers, regional mental retardation centers, schools for emotionally disturbed children, and alcohol and drug abuse treatment centers."
Sec. 3.  G.S. 143-117.1 reads as rewritten:
"§ 143-117.1.  Definitions.
As used in this Article, the following terms have the meaning specified unless the content clearly implies otherwise:
(1)	‘Care' means care, treatment, training, maintenance, habilitation and rehabilitation of a person admitted to institutions covered by this Article.
(2)	‘Department' means the Department of Human Resources.
(3)	‘Persons admitted' means clients of regional psychiatric hospitals, State special care centers, regional mental retardation centers, schools for emotionally disturbed children, and alcohol and drug abuse treatment centers, including clients who may be treated on an outpatient basis.
(4)	‘Secretary' means the Secretary of Human Resources."
Sec. 4.  This act shall become effective October 1, 1989.