§ 130A-20.01. Action for the recovery of costs of hazardous materials emergency medical response. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 130A‑20.01.  Actionfor the recovery of costs of hazardous materials emergency medical response.

A person who causes therelease of a hazardous material that results in the activation of one or moreState Medical Assistance Teams (SMATs) or the Epidemiology Section of theDivision of Public Health of the Department of Health and Human Services shallbe liable for all reasonable costs incurred by each team or the EpidemiologySection that responds to or mitigates the incident. The Secretary of Health andHuman Services shall invoice the person liable for the hazardous materialsrelease and, in the event of nonpayment, may institute an action to recoverthose costs in the superior court of the county in which the release occurred. (2007‑107, s. 3.1(b).)