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MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-629 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 6 - Admission Provisions|Part IV - Emergency Evaluations|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 Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article.    (c)    An emergency facility that acts in compliance with the provisions of Part IV of this subtitle shall have the immunity from liability described under § 5-624(d) of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article.    (d)    An agent or employee of an emergency facility who acts in compliance with the provisions of Part IV of this subtitle shall have the immunity from liability described under § 5-624(e) of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-630 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 6 - Admission Provisions|Part IV - Emergency Evaluations|Section 10-630 - Court Records Relating to a Petition for Emergency Evaluation

    (a)    All court records relating to a petition for an emergency evaluation made under this subtitle are confidential and the contents may not be divulged, by subpoena or otherwise, except by order of the court on good cause shown.    (b)    Except for a court record sealed under subsection (d) of this section, this section does not prohibit review of a court record relating to a petition by:        (1)    Personnel of the court;        (2)    The petitioner;        (3)    The emergency evaluee or counsel for the emergency evaluee;        (4)    Authorized personnel of the Department;        (5)    Authorized personnel of the local core service agency or local behavioral health authority;        (6)    A law enforcement agency; or        (7)    A person authorized by a court order on good cause shown.    (c)    A petition for an emergency evaluation:        (1)    Shall be considered a mental health record under Title 4 of this article; and        (2)    May be released by a health care provider, as defined in § 4–301 of this article, only as permitted by law.    (d)    (1)    An emergency evaluee who was a minor when a petition for emergency evaluation was made or sought concerning the emergency evaluee under this part may file a motion with the court at any time requesting that any court records relating to the petition be sealed.        (2)    The court shall have a copy of the motion filed under this subsection served on the petitioner at the address stated for the petitioner in the petition for emergency evaluation.        (3)    The court may order court records relating to the petition for emergency evaluation that is the subject of the motion sealed for good cause shown.        (4)    (i)    The petitioner may file an objection to a motion filed under this subsection.            (ii)    If no objection is filed, the court may grant the motion without a hearing.            (iii)    If the petitioner files an objection to the motion within 30 days after a copy of the motion is served on the petitioner, the court shall hold a hearing.            (iv)    The court may hold a hearing on its own initiative.        (5)    If sealed, the court records relating to the petition for emergency evaluation that is the subject of the motion may not be opened, for any purpose, except by order of the court for good cause shown.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-631 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 6 - Admission Provisions|Part V - Hearings on Admission|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 referral services, and other agencies that exist for the referral of individuals who need legal counsel;        (4)    The right of the individual to call or write a lawyer or a referral agency or to have someone do so on behalf of the individual; and        (5)    In substance:            (i)    Those provisions of this subtitle under which the individual is admitted;            (ii)    The provisions of this section; and            (iii)    The provisions of Subtitle 7 of this title.    (b)    (1)    Within 12 hours after initial confinement of an individual to any facility or a Veterans’ Administration hospital, the form provided for in this section shall be read and given to the individual.        (2)    If the individual does not understand the notice required by this section and its legal effect, the notice also shall be given to:            (i)    The parent, guardian, or next of kin of the individual;            (ii)    The applicant for an involuntary admission of the individual; and            (iii)    Any other individual who has a significant interest in the status of the individual.        (3)    In any event, if possible, notice of the admission shall be given to the parent, guardian, or next of kin of the individual.        (4)    Notice of the admission of a minor shall be given as promptly as possible.        (5)    Within 24 hours after the admission of the individual, notice of the admission shall be given to the Mental Health Division in the Office of the Public Defender.    (c)    The form shall be read in English or, if the individual does not understand English, in the language or manner best calculated to inform the individual of the applicable provisions of the law.    (d)    The facility shall keep in the individual’s records a copy of the form and a certification of the administrative head of the facility as to the compliance with this section.    (e)    Notice under this section shall be given again to an individual when:        (1)    A new application is made under this subtitle for a voluntary admission; and        (2)    New certificates are made under this subtitle for an involuntary admission.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-633 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 6 - Admission Provisions|Part V - Hearings on Admission|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.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-901.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 9 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Part I - Community Mental Health Services|Section 10-901.1 - Financial Statements and Salary Information

    (a)    A community mental health services program shall submit annually financial statements and salary information in accordance with the Department’s regulations.    (b)    The Administration may impose a penalty not exceeding $500 per day per violation for each day a violation occurs on a licensee that fails to comply with subsection (a) of this section.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-902 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 9 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Part I - Community Mental Health Services|Section 10-902 - Use of Funds

    (a)    (1)    In accordance with the State budget and the rules and regulations that the Secretary adopts, the Secretary may make grants from or agreements for the use of State and federal funds to help public agencies or nonprofit organizations establish and operate local mental health programs to provide the following:            (i)    Inpatient services.            (ii)    Outpatient services.            (iii)    Partial care services, including day care services and night care services.            (iv)    24-hour emergency services.            (v)    Aftercare services.            (vi)    Consultation services.            (vii)    Education services.            (viii)    Other preventive or rehabilitation services or treatment.            (ix)    Community residential programs for children and adolescents.        (2)    Research and training that are designed to improve or extend these services are proper items of expense.    (b)    (1)    Services under this section shall be provided by public agencies or, under contract, by nonprofit organizations and private community-based organizations.        (2)    Nothing in this section shall prohibit the Secretary from contracting with individual licensed mental health care providers, including psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and psychiatric nurses.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-902.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 9 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Part I - Community Mental Health Services|Section 10-902.1 - Transition Funding Option

    (a)    Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, the Secretary shall continue from July 1, 1998 until June 30, 1999, the transition funding option that was in effect for participating outpatient mental health clinics on July 1, 1997, as specified in the Code of Maryland Regulations 10.21.25.01F.    (b)    This section may not be construed to prohibit the Secretary from increasing the rate of reimbursement under the transition funding option that was in effect for outpatient mental health clinics on July 1, 1997, as specified in the Code of Maryland Regulations 10.21.25.01F.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-903 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 9 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Part I - Community Mental Health Services|Section 10-903 - Community Programs

    (a)    (1)    The governing body of any county may apply for assistance to establish a mental health program under this part.        (2)    A county shall apply by submitting annually to the Director, for approval by the Secretary, a plan and budget for the next fiscal year.    (b)    The governing bodies of two or more counties may apply for assistance to establish a community mental health program for the counties if:        (1)    The population of one of the counties is too small to warrant the establishment of an independent community mental health program for that county; and        (2)    The Director consents.    (c)    A community mental health services program is not eligible for assistance under this part unless:        (1)    Its plan and budget conform to the State plan for mental health services and the priorities set under it; and        (2)    The qualifications of its professional staff meet the standards that the Secretary sets.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-904 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 9 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Part I - Community Mental Health Services|Section 10-904 - Responsibilities of Health Officers

    (a)    Except in Montgomery County, the health officer for a county is responsible for:        (1)    The mental health services program in the county; and        (2)    Supervising generally the mental health services and facilities that the county health department provides or supports.    (b)    The health officer for a county shall:        (1)    With the advice of the regional mental health director, revise annually the county plan for providing or contracting for services, including aftercare, and facilities and for any other matters necessary or desirable to carry out this part;        (2)    Prepare annually a budget for carrying out the plan;        (3)    Assure that the staff and professional services meet the standards that the Secretary adopts;        (4)    Submit to the mental health advisory committee and the governing body for the county an annual report on the county program, including an account of expenditures and an estimate of anticipated needs for the next year;        (5)    Facilitate the work of the county or intercounty mental health advisory committee; and        (6)    Perform any other duty necessary to carry out this part.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-917 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 9 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Part III - Enforcement|Section 10-917 - Employees as Law Enforcement Officers

    The administrative head of any facility may appoint any employee as a law enforcement officer and, while the employee holds a special police commission issued by the Governor, the employee may:         (1)    Return an individual to the facility from which the individual escaped; and        (2)    Be used to protect individuals or property at the facility.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-920 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 9 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Part IV - Community Residential Mental Health Programs for Children and Adolescents|Section 10-920 - "Private Therapeutic Group Home" Defined

    In this part, “private therapeutic group home” means a small private group home as defined in § 10–514(e) of this title that provides residential child care, as well as access to a range of diagnostic and therapeutic mental health services, to be identified under the requirements of § 10–924 of this subtitle, for children and adolescents who are in need of such treatments.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-921 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 9 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Part IV - Community Residential Mental Health Programs for Children and Adolescents|Section 10-921 - Duties of Director

    The Director shall:         (1)    Supervise the care and residential treatment of and the programs for children and adolescents that have mental disorders; and        (2)    Provide or encourage, by consultation, cooperation, or contract, all programs needed to ensure that children and adolescents are evaluated appropriately and provided community-based residential care.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-922 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 9 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Part IV - Community Residential Mental Health Programs for Children and Adolescents|Section 10-922 - Rules and Regulations

    The Secretary shall adopt rules and regulations that:        (1)    Ensure that a private therapeutic group home provides mental health care and treatment in accordance with this part; and        (2)    Require a private therapeutic group home:            (i)    To provide treatment for each child and adolescent in the home;            (ii)    To coordinate the treatment in the home with the appropriate public or nonpublic educational program conducted outside of the home; and            (iii)    To provide 24–hour supervision for each child and adolescent for the time that the child and adolescent are not participating in a program conducted outside of the home.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-923 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 9 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Part IV - Community Residential Mental Health Programs for Children and Adolescents|Section 10-923 - Placement of Child or Adolescent in Private Therapeutic Group Home

    (a)    Application for placement of a child or adolescent in a private therapeutic group home may be made under this section by:        (1)    An individual who is 16 years old or older;        (2)    A parent or guardian on behalf of the child or adolescent;        (3)    With the consent of the parent or guardian of the child or adolescent, a psychiatrist or psychologist who treats the child or adolescent;        (4)    On behalf of a child or adolescent, a local department of social services that has custody or guardianship of the child or adolescent under § 3-819 of the Courts Article;        (5)    The Department of Education or the local education agency with the consent of a parent or guardian;        (6)    On behalf of a child or adolescent, the Department of Juvenile Services when the Department has custody or guardianship of the child or adolescent under § 3-819 of the Courts Article; or        (7)    The circuit court of a county sitting as the juvenile court.    (b)    The applicant shall submit a formal, written application to the Director that contains the personal information and is on the form required by the Administration.    (c)    A private therapeutic group home may not accept an individual under this section unless:        (1)    The individual is under the age of 18 years;        (2)    The individual has a mental disorder;        (3)    The individual, because of the mental disorder, requires residential services not available in the home;        (4)    The individual needs 24-hour supervision in a structured private therapeutic group home;        (5)    The individual is or should be receiving treatment for the mental disorder; and        (6)    There is no less restrictive form of treatment that is consistent with the welfare and safety of the child or adolescent.    (d)    (1)    Within 60 days after the Director receives an application for placement of a child or adolescent in a private therapeutic group home, the Director or the county health officer shall determine whether the child or adolescent meets the requirements for placement under this section.        (2)    If the Director or county health officer determines that the child or adolescent meets the requirements under this section, the Director or county health officer shall:            (i)    Approve the application for placement in a private therapeutic group home; and            (ii)    Determine the date of placement in a private therapeutic group home in accordance with the plan submitted under § 10–925 of this subtitle.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-924 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 9 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Part IV - Community Residential Mental Health Programs for Children and Adolescents|Section 10-924 - Individual Treatment Plan

    (a)    Each private therapeutic group home shall make and periodically update a written plan of treatment for each individual in the home, in accordance with rules and regulations that the Director adopts.    (b)    (1)    The Director shall adopt appropriate rules and regulations to carry out the intent of this section in accordance with current professional practices.        (2)    The rules and regulations shall include:            (i)    A description of the nature and content of plans of treatment; and            (ii)    Appropriate time periods for the development, implementation, and review of each plan.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-925 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 9 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Part IV - Community Residential Mental Health Programs for Children and Adolescents|Section 10-925 - Director's Plan

    (a)    On or before January 1, 1985, the Director shall prepare and submit a plan to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House.    (b)    The plan shall include:        (1)    The number of children and adolescents in need of placement in private therapeutic group homes;        (2)    The number, type, and location of private therapeutic group homes that are needed in the community for the treatment of these children and adolescents;        (3)    The resources and procedures that are necessary to establish the private therapeutic group homes;        (4)    The feasibility of transferring any resources of a State facility to any private therapeutic group home;        (5)    The summaries of the individual plans of treatment;        (6)    The schedule for the relocation of children and adolescents where plans indicate that a less restrictive placement is appropriate;        (7)    A plan for establishing, developing, and maintaining a system for monitoring community services; and        (8)    An evaluation by the Secretary of the feasibility of obtaining reimbursement, under Title XIX of the Social Security Act, for services to be provided to children and adolescents with mental disorders.    (c)    The Director shall:        (1)    Implement §§ 10–920 through 10–924 and 10–926 of this subtitle upon completion of the plan to be submitted under this section; and        (2)    Review and revise periodically the plan submitted under this section.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-926 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 9 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Part IV - Community Residential Mental Health Programs for Children and Adolescents|Section 10-926 - Evaluation of Private Therapeutic Group Homes

    (a)    At least once a year, the Director, in conjunction with a county health officer, shall evaluate each private therapeutic group home.    (b)    (1)    The Director, in conjunction with a county health officer shall:            (i)    Prepare a written report of each evaluation; and            (ii)    Distribute a copy of this report to each private therapeutic group home.        (2)    The Director shall keep at least 1 copy of the report.        (3)    The Secretary shall consider the report when renewing a license of any private therapeutic group home.