Section 10-631 – Notice of Admission Status and Hearing Rights
(a) The Administration shall prepare and provide each facility with standard forms that provide, in clear and simple words, at least the following information: (1) Notice of the admission of the individual; (2) The right of the individual to consult with a lawyer that the individual chooses; (3) The availability of the services of the legal aid bureaus, lawyer […]
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 10-633 – Final Decision
The determination of a hearing officer on an involuntary admission under this subtitle is a final decision of the Department for the purpose of judicial review of a final decision under the Administrative Procedure Act.
Section 10-626 – Emergency Evaluation of Arrested Individuals
(a) A court may order, at any time, an emergency evaluation under Part IV of this subtitle of an individual who has been arrested, if the court finds probable cause to believe that the individual has a mental disorder and the individual presents a danger to the life or safety of the individual or of others. […]
Section 10-610 – Application by Parent or Guardian
(a) On behalf of a minor, a parent or guardian of the person of the minor may apply, under this section, for admission of the minor to: (1) Any facility that is not a State facility; or (2) The following State facilities: (i) A regional institute for children and adolescents; and (ii) The child or adolescent unit of a State […]
Section 10-627 – Notice of Admission of Individual 65 or Older
On the first work day after admission of an emergency evaluee who is 65 years old or older, the geriatric evaluation team in the county where the emergency evaluee resides shall be informed.
Section 10-611 – Voluntary Admission of Disabled Person
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Disabled person” has the meaning stated in § 13–101 of the Estates and Trusts Article. (3) “Guardian of the person” means a guardian of the person of a disabled person appointed under Title 13, Subtitle 7, Part II of the Estates and Trusts Article. (4) “Mental disorder” […]
Section 10-628 – Reimbursement for Services Provided Under Emergency Petition
(a) (1) If an emergency evaluee cannot pay or does not have insurance that covers the charges for emergency services, an initial consultant examination by a physician or nurse practitioner, and transportation to an emergency facility and, for an involuntary admission of the emergency evaluee, to the admitting facility, the Department shall pay the appropriate party the […]
Section 10-613 – “Involuntary Admission” Defined
In this part, “involuntary admission” includes every admission of a minor to a State facility unless the admission is a voluntary admission authorized under Part II of this subtitle.
Section 10-629 – Exemption From Liability
(a) Any petitioner who submits or completes a petition under Part IV of this subtitle shall have the immunity from liability described under § 5-624(b) of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article. (b) Any peace officer who acts as a custodian of an emergency evaluee shall have the immunity from liability described under § 5-624(c) of the […]