About PADs
- A psychiatric advance directive (PAD) is a legal document that documents a person’s preferences for future mental health treatment, and allows appointment of a health proxy to interpret those preferences during a crisis.
- PADs may be drafted when a person is well enough to consider preferences for future mental health treatment.
- PADs are used when a person becomes unable to make decisions during a mental health crisis.
North Carolina Mental Health Resources
North Carolina Advance Instruction for Mental Health Treatment statute link – click to see the state statute as it appears on the North Carolina General Assembly website.
Note: Once you follow the link, scroll down to G.S. 122C-71 – 79.
North Carolina Advance Instruction for Mental Health Treatment statute as a pdf
North Carolina Psychiatric Advance Directive form
North Carolina Health Care Power of Attorney form
Consumer Guide / Clinician Guide / Family Guide – Helpful guides for filling out PADs in North Carolina.
Register your PAD with the North Carolina Advance Health Care Directive Registry
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