NC H787

24-hour nonhospital medical detoxification, facility-based crisis service, and inpatient hospital treatment facilities must submit written reports on involuntary commitments to the Department of Health and Human Services on January 1 and July 1, including number of individuals committed, referrals to other facilities, and reasons for referrals.

Area facilities and acute care hospitals performing first commitment examinations must submit semiannual reports to their local LME/MCO by August 1 (for January-June period) and February 1 (for July-December period).

Required report data includes number of individuals presented for first examination, those meeting commitment criteria, those recommended for outpatient commitment, average and median length of stay, and information on individuals initially presenting voluntarily.

Reports must include detailed information on use of force or physical restraint during transport, types of restraints used, reasons for restraint, whether restraint resulted in bodily injury, and whether transporting officers remained at the facility.

LME/MCOs must aggregate facility data by county and share aggregated data with participating facilities and the state division; aggregated data are public records if they do not identify specific facilities by name.

The act becomes effective January 1, 2022.