Section 10-632 – Notice and Time of Hearing; Hearing Officer; Decision
(a) Any individual proposed for involuntary admission under Part III of this subtitle shall be afforded a hearing to determine whether the individual is to be admitted to a facility or a Veterans’ Administration hospital as an involuntary patient or released without being admitted. (b) The hearing shall be conducted within 10 days of the date of […]
Section 10-802 – Duty of Director
If the Director finds that any individual is held by a facility in a manner contrary to law, the Director shall begin appropriate proceedings for release of that individual.
Section 10-617 – Admission Limitations
(a) A facility or Veterans’ Administration hospital may not admit the individual under this part unless: (1) The individual has a mental disorder; (2) The individual needs inpatient care or treatment; (3) The individual presents a danger to the life or safety of the individual or of others; (4) The individual is unable or unwilling to be admitted voluntarily; and […]
Section 10-618 – Exemption From Liability
(a) A person who applies for involuntary admission of an individual shall have the immunity from liability described under § 5-623(b) of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article. (b) A facility or Veterans’ Administration hospital that acts in compliance with the provisions of this part shall have the immunity from liability described under § 5–623(c) of the […]
Section 10-619 – Individual Certified by Physician, Psychologist, or Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Within 12 hours of notification by a physician, licensed psychologist, psychiatric nurse practitioner, licensed certified social worker–clinical, or licensed clinical professional counselor who has certified an individual under this part, a facility operated by the Maryland Department of Health shall receive and evaluate the individual certified for involuntary admission if: (1) The individual’s involuntary admission is […]
Section 10-620 – Definitions
(a) In Part IV of this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Court” means a district or circuit court of this State. (c) “Emergency evaluee” means an individual for whom an emergency evaluation is sought or made under Part IV of this subtitle. (d) (1) “Emergency facility” means a facility that the Department designates, in writing, as […]
Section 10-621 – List of Emergency Facilities
(a) At least once a year, the Department shall: (1) Publish a list of emergency facilities and their addresses; and (2) Give the list to each health department, judge of a court, sheriff’s office, police station, local behavioral health authority, and Secret Service office in this State. (b) The list published under subsection (a)(1) of this section may include: […]
Section 10-622 – Petition for Emergency Evaluation
(a) A petition for emergency evaluation of an individual may be made under this section only if the petitioner has reason to believe that the individual: (1) Has a mental disorder; and (2) Presents a danger to the life or safety of the individual or of others. (b) (1) The petition for emergency evaluation of an individual may be made […]
Section 10-623 – Action on Petition of Lay Petitioner
(a) If the petitioner under Part IV of this subtitle is not a physician, psychologist, clinical social worker, licensed clinical professional counselor, clinical nurse specialist in psychiatric and mental health nursing, psychiatric nurse practitioner, licensed clinical marriage and family therapist, health officer or designee of a health officer, or peace officer, the petitioner shall present the […]
Section 10-624 – Emergency Facility
(a) (1) A peace officer shall take an emergency evaluee to the nearest emergency facility if the peace officer has a petition under Part IV of this subtitle that: (i) Has been endorsed by a court within the last 5 days; or (ii) Is signed and submitted by a physician, psychologist, clinical social worker, licensed clinical professional counselor, clinical […]