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MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-609 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 6 - Admission Provisions|Part II - Voluntary Admissions|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 required by the Administration; or        (2)    Informally request admission.    (c)    A facility may not admit an individual under this section unless:        (1)    The individual has a mental disorder;        (2)    The mental disorder is susceptible to care or treatment;        (3)    The individual understands the nature of the request for admission;        (4)    The individual is able to give continuous assent to retention by the facility; and        (5)    The individual is able to ask for release.    (d)    (1)    In addition to the limitations in subsection (c) of this section, a State facility may not admit an individual who is 65 years old or older unless a geriatric evaluation team determines that there is no available, less restrictive form of care or treatment that is adequate for the needs of the individual.        (2)    If admission is denied because of the determination of the geriatric evaluation team, the team shall:            (i)    Inform the individual; and            (ii)    Help the individual obtain the less restrictive form of care or treatment that the geriatric evaluation team finds would be adequate for the needs of the individual.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-610 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 6 - Admission Provisions|Part II - Voluntary Admissions|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 facility.    (b)    The applicant shall submit a formal, written application that contains the personal information and is on the form required by the Administration.    (c)    A facility may not admit an individual under this section unless:        (1)    The individual has a mental disorder;        (2)    The mental disorder is susceptible to care or treatment;        (3)    The applicant understands the nature of a request for admission; and        (4)    Assent to the admission has been given:            (i)    By the admitting physician of the facility; or            (ii)    For a child or adolescent unit of a State facility, by:                1.    A physician and psychologist;                2.    2 physicians; or                3.    A physician and psychiatric nurse practitioner.    (d)    An admission under this section to a child or adolescent unit of a State facility may not exceed 20 days.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-613 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 6 - Admission Provisions|Part III - Involuntary Admissions|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.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-614 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 6 - Admission Provisions|Part III - Involuntary Admissions|Section 10-614 - Applicants

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, application for involuntary admission of an individual to a facility or Veterans’ Administration hospital may be made under this part by any person who has a legitimate interest in the welfare of the individual.    (b)    If the Administration agrees to pay the appropriate expenses, application for involuntary admission to a facility of an inmate in an institution under the Division of Correction or the Patuxent Institution may be made under this part by the Division or the Patuxent Institution.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-615 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 6 - Admission Provisions|Part III - Involuntary Admissions|Section 10-615 - Applications

    Each application for involuntary admission to a facility or Veterans’ Administration hospital under this part shall:        (1)    Be in writing;        (2)    Be dated;        (3)    Be on the form required by:            (i)    The Administration, in the case of a facility; or            (ii)    The Veterans’ Administration hospital, in the case of a Veterans’ Administration hospital;        (4)    State the relationship of the applicant to the individual for whom admission is sought;        (5)    Be signed by the applicant;        (6)    Be accompanied by the certificates of:            (i)    1 physician and 1 psychologist;            (ii)    2 physicians; or            (iii)    1 physician and 1 psychiatric nurse practitioner; and        (7)    Contain any other information that the Administration requires.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-616 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 6 - Admission Provisions|Part III - Involuntary Admissions|Section 10-616 - Certificates

    (a)    (1)    A certificate for involuntary admission of an individual under this part shall:            (i)    Be based on the personal examination of the physician, psychologist, or psychiatric nurse practitioner who signs the certificate; and            (ii)    Be in the form that the Secretary adopts, by rule or regulation.        (2)    The rules and regulations shall require the form to include:            (i)    A diagnosis of a mental disorder of the individual;            (ii)    An opinion that the individual needs inpatient care or treatment; and            (iii)    An opinion that admission to a facility or Veterans’ Administration hospital is needed for the protection of the individual or another.    (b)    A certificate may not be used for admission if the examination on which the certificate is made was done:        (1)    More than 1 week before the certificate is signed; or        (2)    More than 30 days before the facility or the Veterans’ Administration hospital receives the application for admission.    (c)    A certificate may not be used for an admission if the physician, psychologist, or psychiatric nurse practitioner who signed the certificate:        (1)    Has a financial interest, through ownership or compensation, in a proprietary facility and admission to that proprietary facility is sought for the individual whose status is being certified; or        (2)    Is related, by blood or marriage, to the individual or to the applicant.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-617 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 6 - Admission Provisions|Part III - Involuntary Admissions|Section 10-617 - Admission Limitations

    (a)    A facility or Veterans’ Administration hospital may not admit the individual under this part unless:        (1)    The individual has a mental disorder;        (2)    The individual needs inpatient care or treatment;        (3)    The individual presents a danger to the life or safety of the individual or of others;        (4)    The individual is unable or unwilling to be admitted voluntarily; and        (5)    There is no available, less restrictive form of intervention that is consistent with the welfare and safety of the individual.    (b)    (1)    In addition to the limitations in subsection (a) of this section, a State facility may not admit an individual who is 65 years old or older unless a geriatric evaluation team determines that there is no available, less restrictive form of care or treatment that is adequate for the needs of the individual.        (2)    If admission is denied because of the determination of the geriatric evaluation team, the team shall:            (i)    Inform the applicant; and            (ii)    Help the applicant obtain the less restrictive form of care or treatment that the team finds would be adequate for the needs of the individual.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-618 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 6 - Admission Provisions|Part III - Involuntary Admissions|Section 10-618 - Exemption From Liability

    (a)    A person who applies for involuntary admission of an individual shall have the immunity from liability described under § 5-623(b) of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article.    (b)    A facility or Veterans’ Administration hospital that acts in compliance with the provisions of this part shall have the immunity from liability described under § 5–623(c) of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article.    (c)    An agent or employee of a facility or Veterans’ Administration hospital who acts in compliance with the provisions of this part shall have the immunity from liability described under § 5–623(d) of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-619 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 6 - Admission Provisions|Part III - Involuntary Admissions|Section 10-619 - Individual Certified by Physician, Psychologist, or Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

    Within 12 hours of notification by a physician, licensed psychologist, or psychiatric nurse practitioner who has certified an individual under this part, a facility operated by the Maryland Department of Health shall receive and evaluate the individual certified for involuntary admission if:        (1)    The individual’s involuntary admission is not limited by § 10–617 of this subtitle;        (2)    An application for admission has been completed;        (3)    A certifying physician, psychologist, or psychiatric nurse practitioner is unable to place the individual in a facility not operated by the Department; and        (4)    The Department is unable to provide for the placement of the person other than in a facility operated by the Department.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-620 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 6 - Admission Provisions|Part IV - Emergency Evaluations|Section 10-620 - Definitions

    (a)    In Part IV of this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Court” means a district or circuit court of this State.    (c)    “Emergency evaluee” means an individual for whom an emergency evaluation is sought or made under Part IV of this subtitle.    (d)    (1)    “Emergency facility” means a facility that the Department designates, in writing, as an emergency facility.        (2)    “Emergency facility” includes a licensed general hospital that has an emergency room, unless the Department, after consultation with the health officer, exempts the hospital.    (e)    “Emergency facility personnel” means a physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or other advanced practice professional employed or under contract with the emergency facility.    (f)    (1)    “Mental disorder” means the behavioral or other symptoms that indicate:            (i)    To a lay petitioner who is submitting an emergency petition, a clear disturbance in the mental functioning of another individual; and            (ii)    To the following health professionals doing an examination, at least one mental disorder that is described in the version of the American Psychiatric Association’s “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual – Mental Disorders” that is current at the time of the examination:                1.    Physician;                2.    Psychologist;                3.    Clinical social worker;                4.    Licensed clinical professional counselor;                5.    Clinical nurse specialist in psychiatric and mental health nursing (APRN/PMH);                6.    Psychiatric nurse practitioner (CRNP–PMH); or                7.    Licensed clinical marriage and family therapist.        (2)    “Mental disorder” does not include intellectual disability.    (g)    “Peace officer” means a sheriff, a deputy sheriff, a State police officer, a county police officer, a municipal or other local police officer, or a Secret Service agent who is a sworn special agent of the United States Secret Service or Department of Homeland Security authorized to exercise powers delegated under 18 U.S.C. § 3056.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-621 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 6 - Admission Provisions|Part IV - Emergency Evaluations|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:        (1)    Comprehensive crisis response centers;        (2)    Crisis stabilization centers;        (3)    Crisis treatment centers established under § 7.5–207 of this article; and        (4)    Outpatient mental health clinics.    (c)    Before including a facility under subsection (b) of this section in the list of emergency facilities, the Department shall consult with stakeholders to develop a model program structure that ensures that a program wishing to serve as an emergency facility:        (1)    Is adequately staffed to provide 24–hour emergency petition services;        (2)    Provides the necessary services required for an emergency petition;        (3)    Has written procedures in place that provide for involuntary admissions, through an emergency petition, including to a licensed hospital, as necessary;        (4)    Provides additional support to respect the due process rights of patients received through the emergency petition process; and        (5)    Complies with additional procedures as otherwise determined by the Department.    (d)    On or before September 30 each year, the Department shall report to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, on:        (1)    The number of facilities that have sought to be designated an emergency facility;        (2)    The number of the facilities reported under item (1) of this subsection that have attempted to meet the model facility standards developed under subsection (c) of this section;        (3)    The progress of the facilities reported under item (2) of this subsection toward meeting the model facility standards;        (4)    The development of collaborative models between State, local, and private entities; and        (5)    Whether the Department, in consultation with stakeholders, has determined that any changes to the model facility standards are necessary.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-623 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 6 - Admission Provisions|Part IV - Emergency Evaluations|Section 10-623 - Action on Petition of Lay Petitioner

    (a)    If the petitioner under Part IV of this subtitle is not a physician, psychologist, clinical social worker, licensed clinical professional counselor, clinical nurse specialist in psychiatric and mental health nursing, psychiatric nurse practitioner, licensed clinical marriage and family therapist, health officer or designee of a health officer, or peace officer, the petitioner shall present the petition to the court for immediate review.    (b)    After review of the petition, the court shall endorse the petition if the court finds probable cause to believe that the emergency evaluee has shown the symptoms of a mental disorder and that the individual presents a danger to the life or safety of the individual or of others.    (c)    If the court does not find probable cause, the court shall indicate that fact on the petition, and no further action may be taken under the petition.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-624 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 6 - Admission Provisions|Part IV - Emergency Evaluations|Section 10-624 - Emergency Facility

    (a)    (1)    A peace officer shall take an emergency evaluee to the nearest emergency facility if the peace officer has a petition under Part IV of this subtitle that:            (i)    Has been endorsed by a court within the last 5 days; or            (ii)    Is signed and submitted by a physician, psychologist, clinical social worker, licensed clinical professional counselor, clinical nurse specialist in psychiatric and mental health nursing, psychiatric nurse practitioner, licensed clinical marriage and family therapist, health officer or designee of a health officer, or peace officer.        (2)    To the extent practicable, a peace officer shall notify the emergency facility in advance that the peace officer is bringing an emergency evaluee to the emergency facility.        (3)    After a peace officer brings the emergency evaluee to an emergency facility, the peace officer need not stay unless, because the emergency evaluee is violent, emergency facility personnel ask the supervisor of the peace officer to have the peace officer stay.        (4)    A peace officer shall stay until the supervisor responds to the request for assistance. If the emergency evaluee is violent, the supervisor shall allow the peace officer to stay.        (5)    If emergency facility personnel ask that a peace officer stay, a physician shall examine the emergency evaluee as promptly as possible.    (b)    (1)    If the petition is executed properly, the emergency facility shall accept the emergency evaluee.        (2)    Within 6 hours after an emergency evaluee is brought to an emergency facility, a physician shall examine the emergency evaluee, to determine whether the emergency evaluee meets the requirements for involuntary admission.        (3)    Promptly after the examination, the emergency evaluee shall be released unless the emergency evaluee:            (i)    Asks for voluntary admission; or            (ii)    Meets the requirements for involuntary admission.        (4)    An emergency evaluee may not be kept at an emergency facility for more than 30 hours.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-625 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 6 - Admission Provisions|Part IV - Emergency Evaluations|Section 10-625 - Emergency Involuntary Admission

    (a)    If an emergency evaluee meets the requirements for an involuntary admission and is unable or unwilling to agree to a voluntary admission under this subtitle, the examining physician shall take the steps needed for involuntary admission of the emergency evaluee to an appropriate facility, which may be a general hospital with a licensed inpatient psychiatric unit.    (b)    (1)    If the examining physician is unable to have the emergency evaluee admitted to a facility, the physician shall notify the Department.        (2)    Within 6 hours after notification, the Department shall provide for admission of the emergency evaluee to an appropriate facility.    (c)    (1)    Within 30 hours after the emergency facility completes an application for the involuntary admission of an emergency evaluee, the emergency facility shall notify the Mental Health Division in the Office of the Public Defender, by e–mail or facsimile, of the completion of the application.        (2)    The notice required under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall include any legal documents relating to the acceptance of the emergency evaluee into the emergency facility, including the emergency petition, application for involuntary admission, and certification for involuntary admission.        (3)    The notice required under paragraph (1) of this subsection does not apply to a patient who agrees to voluntary admission.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-626 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 6 - Admission Provisions|Part IV - Emergency Evaluations|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.    (b)    The court order for an emergency evaluation shall state the grounds.    (c)    Unless the court directs otherwise, an individual who is taken to an emergency facility under this section shall stay in the custody of the peace officer until the individual either is admitted to an appropriate facility or returned to the court or an appropriate jail.    (d)    If an individual was detained lawfully before the court ordered an emergency evaluation under this section and the individual does not meet the requirements for involuntary admission under this subtitle:        (1)    The examining physician shall send a brief report of the evaluation to the court; and        (2)    The peace officer shall:            (i)    Return to the court the individual, the court order, and the report of the examining physician; or            (ii)    If the court is not in session, take the individual to an appropriate jail and, before the end of the next day that the court is in session, return to the court the individual and the report of the examining physician.    (e)    A court order under this section is a detainer against an individual until:        (1)    The charges against the individual are dismissed, nol prossed, or stetted; or        (2)    The individual appears in court.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-627 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 6 - Admission Provisions|Part IV - Emergency Evaluations|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.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-628 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 6 - Admission Provisions|Part IV - Emergency Evaluations|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 actual cost or a reasonable rate for this service, whichever is lower, except that hospitals shall be paid at rates approved by the Health Services Cost Review Commission.        (2)    The reasonable rate for the services provided under an emergency petition shall be calculated by using a methodology established by regulation and reasonably related to the actual cost.    (b)    With respect to emergency admissions, the Department shall be subrogated against any insurance coverage available to the patient for charges relating to emergency service, initial consultant examination by a physician or nurse practitioner, and transportation to an emergency facility under Part IV of this subtitle.