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Resolution - Involuntary Commitment Transport Services
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INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patrick Niland, County Manager’s Office, Deputy County Manager, 704-283-3630
ACTION REQUESTED:
Adopt a Resolution Supporting Involuntary Commitment Transport Services with Atrium Health Hospitals.
PRIOR BOARD ACTIONS:
None.
BACKGROUND:
Pursuant to NCGS §122C-251(a), Union County has the duty to provide, through its law enforcement officers, transportation under the involuntary commitment proceedings of Article 5 of Chapter 122C of the North Carolina General Statutes for (i) citizens of Union County, and (ii) any person taken into custody within Union County limits.
Atrium Health desires to provide transportation services to and from Atrium Health hospitals or enter into agreements with additional or alternative trained and certified private providers for provision of transportation services to and from Atrium Health hospitals.
Adoption of this resolution establishes the plan for transportation of respondents in involuntary commitment proceedings from Atrium Health facilities.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.