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 10-603 – Limitations on Admissions — Geriatric Evaluations
(a) This section does not apply to an individual who is: (1) Transferred from a facility of another state to a State facility under the Interstate Compact on Mental Health; or (2) Admitted after an emergency evaluation under Part IV of this subtitle. (b) In addition to the other requirements of this subtitle, a State facility or a Veterans’ […]
Section 10-503 – License Required
In addition to holding any other license required by law, a person shall be licensed by the Department before the person may operate a private, inpatient facility.
Section 10-605 – Report on Admission
(a) Within 10 days after admission of an individual to a facility under this title, the facility shall submit to the Department an admission report on the individual. (b) The report shall: (1) Be on the form that the Department requires; and (2) Contain the information that the Department requires.
Section 10-504 – Qualifications of Applicants
To qualify for a license, an applicant shall: (1) Have a certificate of accreditation from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals for the private inpatient facility to be operated; or (2) Meet the requirements that the Secretary adopts under this subtitle.
Section 10-608 – Scope of Part Ii
A veteran may be admitted voluntarily to a Veterans’ Administration hospital without regard to this part.
Section 10-505 – Applications for Licenses
(a) An applicant for a license shall submit an application on the form that the Secretary requires. (b) The application shall provide the information that the Secretary requires.
Section 10-609 – Application by Individual
(a) Except as provided in § 10–611 of this subtitle, application for voluntary admission of an individual to a facility may be made under this section by the individual, if the individual is 16 years old or older. (b) The applicant shall: (1) Submit a formal, written application that contains the personal information and is on the form […]
Section 10-506 – Investigation of Applicant
When an application for a license is filed, the Department promptly shall investigate the applicant.