Company: North Carolina General Assembly

North Carolina Attorney General Opinion

§ 122C‑224.4.  Rehearings.
(a)	A minor admitted to a 24‑hour facility upon order of the court for further diagnosis and evaluation shall have the right to a rehearing if the responsible professional determines that the minor is in need of further treatment beyond the time authorized by the court for diagnosis and evaluation.
(b)	A minor admitted to a 24‑hour facility upon the concurrence of the court shall have the right to a rehearing for further concurrence in continued treatment before the end of the period authorized by the court.  The court shall review the continued admission in accordance with the hearing procedures in this Part.  The court may order discharge of the minor if the minor no longer meets the criteria for admission.  If the minor continues to meet the criteria for admission the court shall concur with the continued admission of the minor and set the length of the authorized admission for a period not to exceed 180 days.  Subsequent rehearings shall be scheduled at the end of each subsequent authorized treatment period, but no longer than every 180 days.
(c)	The responsible professional shall notify the clerk, no later than 15 days before the end of the authorized admission, that continued stay beyond the authorized admission is recommended for the minor.  The clerk shall calendar the rehearing to be held before the end of the current authorized admission. (1987, c. 370, s. 1.)

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