§ 122C-348. Residency not affected.
§122C‑348. Residency not affected.
(a) A nonresident ofthis State who is under care in a 24‑hour facility in this State is notconsidered a resident. No length of time spent in this State while a client ina 24‑hour facility is sufficient to make a nonresident a resident orentitled to care or treatment.
(b) A North Carolinaresident who is under care and treatment in a 24‑hour facility inanother state shall retain his residency in North Carolina. (1899,c. 1, s. 18; Rev., ss. 3591, 4587, 4588; C.S., ss. 6187, 6188; 1945, c. 952,ss. 16, 17; 1947, c. 537, ss. 11, 20; 1953, c. 256, s. 3; 1955, c. 887, s. 13;1957, c. 1386; 1959, c. 1002, s. 22; 1963, c. 1184, s. 1; 1973, c. 476, s. 133;c. 673, s. 13; 1977, c. 679, s. 7; 1981, c. 51, s. 3; 1985, c. 589, s. 2.)