North Carolina General Statutes § 122C-210.1 Immunity from liability

No facility or any of its officials, staff, or employees, or any physician or other individual who is responsible for the custody, examination, management, supervision, treatment, or release of a client and who follows accepted professional judgment, practice, and standards is civilly liable, personally or otherwise, for actions arising from these responsibilities or for actions of the client.  This immunity is in addition to any other legal immunity from liability to which these facilities or individuals may be entitled and applies to actions performed in connection with, or arising out of, the admission or commitment of any individual pursuant to this Article. (1899, c. 1, s. 31; Rev., s. 4560; C.S., s. 6172; 1961, c. 511, s. 1; 1973, c. 673, s. 10; 1983, c. 638, s. 15; c. 864, s. 4; 1985, c. 589, s. 2; 1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 739, s. 3.)

Sections:  Previous  122C-205  122C-205.1  122C-206  122C-207  122C-208  122C-209  122C-210  122C-210.1  122C-210.2  122C-211  122C-212  122C-221  122C-222  122C-223  122C-224  Next

Last modified: March 23, 2014