2005 North Carolina Code - General Statutes § 122C-212. Discharges.

§ 122C‑212.  Discharges.

(a)       Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, an individual who has been voluntarily admitted to a facility shall be discharged upon his own request. A request for discharge from a 24‑hour facility shall be in writing.

(b)       An individual who has been voluntarily admitted to a 24‑hour facility may be held for 72 hours  after his written application for discharge is submitted.

(c)       When an individual from a single portal area who has been voluntarily admitted to an area or State 24‑hour facility is discharged, the discharge shall follow the procedures as prescribed in the area plan. (1973, c. 723, s. 1; c. 1084; 1983, c. 383, s. 4; 1985, c. 589, s. 2.)