§ 131D‑12.  Approval of new facilities.
The Department of Health and Human Services shall, as authorized by G.S. 153‑51, approve the plans for the construction or major modification of any local confinement facility. (1868‑9, c. 170, s. 5; Code, s. 2335; Rev., s. 3917; 1917, c. 170, s. 1; C.S., s. 5008; 1957, c. 86; 1961, c. 186; 1969, c. 546, s. 1; 1973, c. 476, s. 138; 1981, c. 275, s. 2; 1997‑443, s. 11A.118(a).)