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.