GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

1987 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 720

HOUSE BILL 752

 

AN ACT TO MAKE TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE MENTAL HEALTH, MENTAL RETARDATION, AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE ACT OF 1985, CONFORMING CHANGES TO THE GENERAL STATUTES AND AUTHORIZE THE SECRETARY OF HUMAN RESOURCES TO ACCEPT CERTAIN FEDERAL FUNDS.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  G.S. 20-17.1(e) is amended by deleting "122-8.1 and 122-8.2", and substituting "and Article 3 of Chapter 122C of the General Statutes".

Sec. 2.  G.S. 122C-112(b) is amended by adding a new subsection to read:

"(8)      Accept, allocate, and spend funds from the United States Department of Defense to operate mental health demonstration projects for families of the uniformed services.  Demonstration projects shall be operated through an area authority.  The operation of these demonstration projects may be accomplished through subcontracts with one or more private sector providers."

Sec. 3.  G.S. 122C-145(c), G.S. 122C-147(g), and G.S. 122C-405 are each amended by deleting "Chapter 150A", and substituting "Chapter 150B".

Sec. 4.  This act shall become effective August 1, 1987.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 3rd day of August, 1987.