North Carolina Statutes
§ 131E-90 — Authority of administrator; refusal to leave after discharge
North Carolina § 131E-90
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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131E-90 (2026).
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The case of a patient who refuses or fails to leave the hospital upon discharge by the attending physician shall be reviewed by two physicians licensed to practice medicine in this State, one of whom may be the attending physician. If in the opinion of the physicians, the patient should be discharged as cured or as no longer needing treatment or for the reason that treatment cannot benefit the patient's case or for other good and sufficient reasons, the patient's refusal to leave shall constitute a trespass. The patient shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. (1965, c. 258; 1983, c. 775, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 959; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
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Nearby Sections
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§ 131E-1
Definitions§ 131E-10
Condemnation§ 131E-100
Title; purpose§ 131E-101
Definitions§ 131E-102
Licensure requirements§ 131E-103
Adverse action on a license§ 131E-104
Rules and enforcement§ 131E-105
Inspections§ 131E-108
Peer review§ 131E-109
Penalties§ 131E-11
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