(a)        Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, it is the responsibility of the director of a facility to arrange for the transfer of a client to his resident state. The cost of returning the client to his resident state is the responsibility of the client or his family.

(b)        A non-State resident client of an area 24-hour facility may be? transferred to a State facility in accordance with N.C. Gen. Stat. § 122C-206 in order for the client to be returned to his resident state.

(c)        A non-State resident client of a State facility may be returned to his resident state under procedures established under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 122C-346 or N.C. Gen. Stat. § 122C-361 The cost of returning a client to his resident state under this subsection shall be the responsibility of the State. (1899, c. 1, s. 16; Rev., s. 4584; C.S., s. 6210; 1945, c. 952, s. 33; 1947, c. 537, ss. 18, 20; 1955, c. 887, s. 13; 1959, c. 1002, s. 22; 1963, c. 1184, s. 1; 1971, c. 1140; 1973, c. 476, s. 133; c. 673, s. 13; 1977, c. 679, s. 7; 1981, c. 51, s. 3; 1985, c. 589, s. 2.)