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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 10-505 – 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 […]