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2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 10 - Mental Health Law › Subtitle 7 - Rights of Mentally Ill Individuals in Facilities › Section 10-712 - Records

(a)    (1)    Each facility shall keep complete records for each individual who is admitted to the facility under this title.
(2)    The records shall contain all of the information that is required by this title or the Administration.
(b)    A facility shall keep the records in a separate and secure area at the facility.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 10 - Mental Health Law › Subtitle 8 - Release and Transfers › Section 10-803 - Voluntary Admissions

(a)    An individual who is admitted voluntarily to a facility, on an informal request, may leave the facility at any time between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., unless the admission status of the individual has been changed to an involuntary admission.
(b)    (1)    An individual who has been admitted voluntarily, under a formal written application, may not be held for more than 3 days after the individual asks for release, unless the admission status of the individual has been changed to an involuntary admission.
(2)    If the admission status of the individual is changed from a voluntary to an involuntary admission, the facility shall notify the Mental Health Division in the Office of the Public Defender, by e–mail or facsimile, of the involuntary admission within 24 hours after the change in admission status is made.
(c)    A minor who has been admitted voluntarily, on the application of a parent or guardian of the minor, may not be held for more than 3 days after the applicant for the admission asks for release, unless the admission status of the minor has been changed to an involuntary admission.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 10 - Mental Health Law › Subtitle 8 - Release and Transfers › Section 10-804 - Habeas Corpus

(a)    Any individual who has been admitted to a facility or Veterans’ Administration hospital or any person on behalf of the individual may apply at any time to a court of competent jurisdiction for a writ of habeas corpus to determine the cause and the legality of the detention.
(b)    The Director, in the name of the Administration, may make an application for a writ of habeas corpus to determine whether a facility properly admitted or properly holds an individual. The State’s Attorney for the county where the facility is located or the individual is a resident, on behalf of the Administration, shall file the application.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 10 - Mental Health Law › Subtitle 8 - Release and Transfers › Section 10-805 - Judicial Release

(a)    Subject to the limitations in this section, a petition for the release of an individual who is held under this title from the facility or a Veterans’ Administration hospital may be filed, at any time by:
(1)    The individual; or
(2)    Any person who has a legitimate interest in the welfare of the individual.
(b)    The petition shall be filed in an equity court in the county where the individual resides or resided at the time of the admission or where the facility is located.
(c)    (1)    If the individual is in a public facility, the Administration shall be the respondent.
(2)    If the individual is in a private facility or a Veterans’ Administration hospital, it shall be the respondent.
(d)    The petition shall be in the form and contain the information the Maryland Rules require.
(e)    If the petitioner requests trial by jury, the trial shall be held with a jury as in a civil action at law.
(f)    The trier of fact shall determine:
(1)    Whether the individual has a mental disorder; and
(2)    If so, whether the individual needs inpatient medical care or treatment for the protection of the individual or another.
(g)    (1)    If the trier of fact finds that the individual has a mental disorder and needs inpatient medical care or treatment, the court shall remand the individual to the custody of the facility or Veterans’ Administration hospital.
(2)    If the trier of fact finds that the individual does not have a mental disorder or has a mental disorder, but does not need inpatient medical care or treatment, the individual shall be released from the facility or Veterans’ Administration hospital.
(h)    Any party may appeal from a decision on the petition as in any other civil case.
(i)    Appropriate records of the proceeding under this section shall be made a permanent part of the individual’s record.
(j)    (1)    After a determination on the merits of a petition filed under this section, a court may not hear a later petition for the individual within 1 year after that determination, unless the petition is accompanied by a valid affidavit that the court, after review of the petition and affidavit, determines to show an improvement in the mental condition of the individual after the determination.
(2)    An affidavit is not valid if executed by an individual under care or treatment in a facility or Veterans’ Administration hospital.
(3)    If the matter is reopened, the petition shall be heard as provided in this section.
(4)    If the affidavit does not show improvement in the individual’s mental condition, the petition shall be dismissed.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 10 - Mental Health Law › Subtitle 8 - Release and Transfers › Section 10-808 - Transfers and Commitments to Federal Agencies

(a)    In this section, “federal agency” means the Department of Veterans Affairs or any other agency of the United States government.
(b)    Whenever the transfer of an individual to a federal agency is planned under this section, the Director or administrative head of a facility, with the consent of the individual, shall notify the parent or next of kin of the individual about the transfer. In the case of a minor child or an individual who is assigned a legal guardian, the parent of the minor child or the legal guardian of the individual shall be notified of any planned transfer.
(c)    (1)    The Director may transfer an individual from a facility to a Veterans’ Administration hospital in this State, if the individual is entitled to benefits in that hospital.
(2)    After the transfer, the chief officer of the Veterans’ Administration hospital has all the powers and rights of the Administration as to that individual.
(d)    (1)    If a court of competent jurisdiction of any other state commits an individual to a federal agency for care or treatment, the commitment judgment or order affects the individual, while the individual is in this State, to the extent that the judgment or order would affect the individual in the other state.
(2)    The courts of the committing state have continuing jurisdiction over the committed individual to inquire into the mental condition of that individual and determine the need to continue commitment.
(3)    Retention, custody, transfer, parole, and release of the committed individual are governed by the law of the committing state.
(e)    (1)    The administrative head of a facility may transfer any individual to a federal agency for care or treatment if the federal agency certifies that facilities are available for the individual and that the individual is eligible for care or treatment.
(2)    The facility shall give a proper officer of the court that ordered commitment notice of the transfer when it is made.
(3)    An individual may not be transferred under this subsection if the individual is confined under a conviction of a crime or if the individual is committed under Title 12 of this article unless, after appropriate motion and hearing, the court or other authority that committed the individual orders the transfer.
(f)    Any individual transferred under this section is deemed to be committed to the federal agency under the original commitment.
(g)    This section applies to residents and nonresidents of this State found in this State or on any federal reservation in this State.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 10 - Mental Health Law › Subtitle 8 - Release and Transfers › Section 10-811 - Inmates

An individual who was admitted to a facility from an institution under the Division of Correction or from the Patuxent Institution and who is to be released before the expiration of the sentence to that institution shall be released to the custody of the Division or the Patuxent Institution, as the case may be.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 10 - Mental Health Law › Subtitle 8 - Release and Transfers › Section 10-812 - Transfers to Developmental Disabilities Administration

(a)    The Behavioral Health Administration may ask the Developmental Disabilities Administration to accept primary responsibility for an individual in or eligible for admission to a mental health residential facility, if the Behavioral Health Administration finds that the individual would be provided for more appropriately in a program for individuals with developmental disability.
(b)    The Developmental Disabilities Administration shall determine whether transfer to a program for individuals with developmental disability is appropriate.
(c)    A dispute over a transfer of an individual from the Behavioral Health Administration to the Developmental Disabilities Administration shall be resolved, in accordance with procedures that the Secretary sets, on request of:
(1)    The Behavioral Health Administration; or
(2)    The Developmental Disabilities Administration.
(d)    The Director of the Behavioral Health Administration shall give an individual the opportunity for a hearing on the proposed transfer.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 10 - Mental Health Law › Subtitle 8 - Release and Transfers › Section 10-813 - Compensation for Initial Assessment

The Administration shall compensate case managers or other appropriate community mental health providers for conducting initial assessments of inmates who are:
(1)    Identified by the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services as having a serious mental illness; and
(2)    Expected to be within 3 months of release.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 10 - Mental Health Law › Subtitle 10 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties; Civil Liability › Section 10-1001 - Operating Without License

(a)    A person may not operate a private, inpatient facility unless licensed by the Department.
(b)    A person who operates a private, inpatient facility in violation of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $10,000.
(c)    An employee, officer, operator, or director of a private, inpatient facility or any other person, who knowingly participates in a violation of this section, is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.
(d)    In addition to any other penalties specified in this section, an individual who is admitted or held against the individual’s will by a person who is operating a private, inpatient facility without a license may recover civil damages from that person and from any other person who knowingly participates in the admission or detention.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 10 - Mental Health Law › Subtitle 10 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties; Civil Liability › Section 10-1002 - False Application or Certificate; Unlawful Detention

(a)    A person may not:
(1)    Knowingly make a false application or certificate in connection with the admission or detention of any individual; or
(2)    Detain an individual in a manner contrary to Subtitle 6 or Subtitle 8 of this title.
(b)    A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or both.
(c)    In addition to any other penalties specified in this section, a person who willfully violates any provision of this section is liable for civil damages sustained by the individual who is admitted or detained unlawfully.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 10 - Mental Health Law › Subtitle 10 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties; Civil Liability › Section 10-1003 - Interference With Rights

(a)    A person may not interfere knowingly with the rights of an individual under § 10-701, § 10-702, § 10-703, § 10-704, § 10-706, or § 10-707 of this title.
(b)    A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or both.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 10 - Mental Health Law › Subtitle 10 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties; Civil Liability › Section 10-1004 - Records

A person who fails to comply with any provision of § 10-709 of this title, as to records, is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or both.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 10 - Mental Health Law › Subtitle 12 - Core Service Agencies, Local Addictions Authorities, and Local Behavioral Health Authorities › Section 10-1201 - Definitions

(a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    “Core service agency” has the meaning stated in § 7.5–101 of this article.
(c)    “Local addictions authority” has the meaning stated in § 7.5–101 of this article.
(d)    “Local behavioral health authority” has the meaning stated in § 7.5–101 of this article.
(e)    “Services to persons with mental illnesses” means the health care and community support rendered to a recipient primarily in connection with the diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, case management, rehabilitation, or supervised housing for individuals with serious mental disorders.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 10 - Mental Health Law › Subtitle 12 - Core Service Agencies, Local Addictions Authorities, and Local Behavioral Health Authorities › Section 10-1202.1 - Quasi-Public Authority in Howard County

(a)    This section applies only to Howard County.
(b)    (1)    The purpose of this section is to authorize the establishment of a quasi–public authority which may be activated by Howard County, if the county decides to designate a quasi–public authority as the core service agency or local behavioral health authority to perform the duties imposed under this subtitle.
(2)    This section has no effect on any other form of core service agency or local behavioral health authority, whether it is a unit of Howard County government, a local health department, or a private, nonprofit corporation.
(c)    (1)    If activated as a quasi–public authority by an ordinance or resolution of the governing body of Howard County, there is established a quasi–public authority in Howard County.
(2)    The quasi–public authority shall:
(i)    Serve as the core service agency or local behavioral health authority for the jurisdiction; and
(ii)    Be a public body, corporate and politic.
(d)    The local ordinance activating the quasi-public authority shall include the following:
(1)    The name of the quasi-public authority;
(2)    The method of appointing individuals to the authority, including whether or not appointments require approval of the chief elected official of the jurisdiction and the legislative body of the jurisdiction;
(3)    The number of members of the authority;
(4)    The terms of members;
(5)    The duties and powers of the authority in accordance with the provisions of this subtitle; and
(6)    Specific terms governing the operation of the authority, including, but not limited to financial reporting, budgetary, and personnel requirements, provided that these specific terms may not add powers to the authority which are not included under this subtitle.
(e)    The quasi-public authority is exempt from taxation by the State and the county.
(f)    Howard County shall send to the Secretary a copy of any ordinance or resolution activating a quasi–public authority which will serve as a core service agency or local behavioral health authority.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 10 - Mental Health Law › Subtitle 13 - Uniform Act for the Extradition of Persons of Unsound Mind › Section 10-1301 - Definitions

(a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    As applied to a request to return any person within the purview of this subtitle to or from the District of Columbia, the words “executive authority”, “Governor”, and “chief magistrate” respectively include the chief judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and other authority.
(c)    “Flee” means to depart:
(1)    Voluntarily or involuntarily from the jurisdiction of the court where the proceedings hereinafter mentioned may have been instituted and are still pending, with the effect of avoiding, impeding, or delaying the action of the court in which the proceedings may have been instituted or be pending; or
(2)    From the state where one is if one is under detention by law as a person of unsound mind and subject to detention.
(d)    “Flight” means the act of fleeing.
(e)    “State” includes a state, territory, district, and insular possession or other possession of the United States.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 10 - Mental Health Law › Subtitle 13 - Uniform Act for the Extradition of Persons of Unsound Mind › Section 10-1302 - Persons Subject to Subtitle; Action on Demand

(a)    This section applies to a person alleged to be of unsound mind found in this State, who has fled from another state, in which at the time of the flight the person:
(1)    Was under detention by law in a hospital, asylum, or other institution for the insane as a person of unsound mind;
(2)    Had been theretofore determined by legal proceedings to be of unsound mind, the finding being unreversed and in full force and effect, and the control of the person having been acquired by a court of competent jurisdiction of the state from which the person fled; or
(3)    Was subject to detention in the other state, being then the person’s legal domicile (personal service of process having been made) based on legal proceedings there pending to have the person declared of unsound mind.
(b)    A person subject to this section shall, on demand of the executive authority of the state from which the person fled, be delivered up to be removed thereto.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 10 - Mental Health Law › Subtitle 13 - Uniform Act for the Extradition of Persons of Unsound Mind › Section 10-1303 - Procedures

(a)    (1)    This subsection applies whenever the executive authority of any state:
(i)    Demands of the Governor, a fugitive within the purview of § 10-1302 of this subtitle; and
(ii)    Produces a copy of the commitment, decree, or other judicial process and proceedings, certified as authentic by the governor or chief magistrate of the state whence the person so charged has fled, with an affidavit made before a proper officer showing the person to be a fugitive.
(2)    The Governor shall:
(i)    Cause a person subject to this subsection to be apprehended and secured, if found in this State;
(ii)    Cause immediate notice of the apprehension to be given to the executive authority making a demand for the person, or to the agent of the executive authority appointed to receive the fugitive; and
(iii)    Cause the fugitive to be delivered to the agent when the agent appears.
(b)    If an agent does not appear within 30 days from the time of the apprehension, the fugitive may be discharged.
(c)    All costs and expenses incurred in the apprehending, securing, maintaining, and transmitting the fugitive to the state making the demand for the fugitive shall be paid by the demanding state.
(d)    Any agent so appointed who receives the fugitive into custody shall be empowered to transmit the fugitive to the state from which the fugitive has fled.
(e)    On application of any person interested, the Governor may demand the return to this State of any fugitive within the purview of this subtitle.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 10 - Mental Health Law › Subtitle 14 - Maryland Behavioral Health Crisis Response System › Section 10-1401 - Definitions

(a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    “Administration” means the Behavioral Health Administration.
(c)    “Core service agency” has the meaning stated in § 7.5–101 of this article.
(d)    “Crisis Response System” means the Maryland Behavioral Health Crisis Response System.
(e)    “Family support services” has the meaning stated in § 7.5–101 of this article.
(f)    “Local behavioral health authority” has the meaning stated in § 7.5–101 of this article.
(g)    “Mobile crisis team” means a team established by the local behavioral health authority that:
(1)    Operates 24 hours a day and 7 days a week to provide assessments, crisis intervention, stabilization, follow–up, and referral to urgent care and to arrange appointments for individuals to obtain behavioral health services;
(2)    Incorporates nationally recognized standards and best practices; and
(3)    Prioritizes:
(i)    Providing connection to services and coordinating patient follow–up, including peer support and family support services after stabilization;
(ii)    Serving all members of the immediate community with cultural competency and appropriate language access; and
(iii)    Limiting the interaction of law enforcement with individuals in crisis.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 10 - Mental Health Law › Subtitle 14 - Maryland Behavioral Health Crisis Response System › Section 10-1402 - Crisis Response System

(a)    There is a Maryland Behavioral Health Crisis Response System in the Behavioral Health Administration.
(b)    The Crisis Response System shall:
(1)    Operate a statewide network utilizing existing resources and coordinating interjurisdictional services to develop efficient and effective crisis response systems to serve all individuals in the State, 24 hours a day and 7 days a week;
(2)    Provide skilled clinical intervention to help prevent suicides, homicides, unnecessary hospitalizations, and arrests or detention, and to reduce dangerous or threatening situations involving individuals in need of behavioral health services; and
(3)    Respond quickly and effectively to community crisis situations.
(c)    The Administration shall consult with consumers of behavioral health services, family members, and behavioral health advocates in the development of the Crisis Response System.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 11 - Interstate Compact on Mental Health › Section 11-101 - "Article" Defined; Inapplicability of Definitions

(a)    In the Compact set forth in this title, “article” means an article of the Compact.
(b)    The definitions in § 1-101 of this article do not apply to the Compact set forth in this title.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 11 - Interstate Compact on Mental Health › Section 11-104 - Compact Administrator; Duties

(a)    The Secretary or a designee of the Secretary is this State’s Compact Administrator of the Interstate Compact on Mental Health.
(b)    Acting jointly with compact administrators in other party states, the Compact Administrator may adopt rules and regulations to carry out the terms of the Compact effectively.
(c)    To facilitate the proper administration of the Compact and of any supplementary agreement entered into by this State under the Compact, the Compact Administrator shall cooperate with all agencies or officers of this State and its subdivisions.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 11 - Interstate Compact on Mental Health › Section 11-105 - Supplementary Agreements With Other States

(a)    The Compact Administrator may enter into supplementary agreements with appropriate officials of other states under Articles VII and XI of the Interstate Compact on Mental Health.
(b)    If a supplementary agreement requires or contemplates the use of any institution or facility of this State or the provision of any service by this State, the agreement is not effective until approved by the head of the agency under whose jurisdiction the institution or facility is operated or whose agency will be charged with providing the service.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs › Subtitle 1 - Hereditary and Congenital Disorders Programs › Section 13-101 - Definitions

(a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    “Advisory Council” means the State Advisory Council on Hereditary and Congenital Disorders.
(c)    “Commission” means the State Commission on Hereditary and Congenital Disorders.
(d)    (1)    “Congenital disorder” means a significant structural or functional abnormality of the body that is present at birth.
(2)    “Congenital disorder” does not include a condition that results from:
(i)    An intrauterine infection; or
(ii)    A birth injury.
(e)    “Hereditary disorder” means any disorder that:
(1)    Is transmitted through the genetic material deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA); or
(2)    Arises through the improper processing of the information in the genetic material.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs › Subtitle 1 - Hereditary and Congenital Disorders Programs › Section 13-102 - Findings

The General Assembly finds that:
(1)    Everyone in this State is entitled to the highest level of health care attainable and protection from inadequate health services;
(2)    Hereditary and congenital disorders are often costly and tragic and sometimes deadly burdens to the health and well-being of the citizens of this State;
(3)    Detection through screening for hereditary and congenital disorders can:
(i)    Lead to alleviation of the disability of some hereditary and congenital disorders; and
(ii)    Further the understanding of and accumulation of medical knowledge about other hereditary and congenital disorders that may lead to their eventual alleviation or cure;
(4)    Hereditary and congenital disorders differ in severity, in that:
(i)    Some have little effect on the normal functioning of an individual; and
(ii)    Some may be alleviated, wholly or partly, through medical intervention and treatment;
(5)    Most, if not all, individuals are carriers of some hereditary disorder and are substantially unaffected by that fact;
(6)    A carrier of a hereditary disorder should not be discriminated against or stigmatized;
(7)    Medical knowledge of the discovery, diagnosis, treatment, and cure of hereditary and congenital disorders is expanding rapidly and often at an uneven rate, so that hereditary and congenital disorders are discovered long before their treatment or cure can be found;
(8)    Legislation designed to alleviate the problems associated with specific hereditary and congenital disorders may tend to be inflexible in the face of rapidly expanding medical knowledge;
(9)    The policy of this State on hereditary and congenital disorders should be:
(i)    Made with full public knowledge, in light of expert opinion; and
(ii)    Reviewed constantly to consider changing medical knowledge and ensure full public protection;
(10)    Participation in a hereditary and congenital disorders program should be wholly voluntary, and all information obtained about any individual in a hereditary and congenital disorders program should be kept confidential; and
(11)    A commission is needed:
(i)    To ensure that the policies and programs of this State for hereditary and congenital disorders comply with the principles established in this subtitle; and
(ii)    To preserve and protect the freedom, health, and well-being of the citizens of this State from improper treatment or advice, discrimination, violation of privacy, or undue anxiety that results from any hereditary and congenital disorders program.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs › Subtitle 1 - Hereditary and Congenital Disorders Programs › Section 13-104 - Advisory Council -- Membership

(a)    (1)    The Advisory Council consists of 11 voting members and 4 nonvoting members.
(2)    Of the 11 voting members:
(i)    1 shall be a member of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate;
(ii)    1 shall be a member of the House of Delegates appointed by the Speaker of the House;
(iii)    4 shall be professional individuals in the field of hereditary or congenital disorders appointed by the Secretary; and
(iv)    5 shall be individuals appointed by the Secretary, none of whom may be:
1.    A health professional or spouse of a health professional; or
2.    An individual or spouse of an individual involved in the administration or ownership of any health care institution or health insurance organization.
(3)    (i)    Except as provided in subparagraph (iv) of this paragraph, the Secretary shall appoint 1 professional member from a list of qualified individuals submitted to the Secretary by each of the following organizations:
1.    Children’s National Health System;
2.    The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of the State of Maryland;
3.    The faculty of the University of Maryland School of Medicine; and
4.    The faculties of the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions.
(ii)    The number of names on a list shall be 3.
(iii)    An organization shall submit its list:
1.    At least 3 months before the expiration of the term of the professional member who represents the organization; and
2.    If a vacancy is for a reason other than expiration of the term, at any time before the Secretary makes the appointment, if the organization complies with the reasonable request of the Secretary for the list.
(iv)    If a list is not submitted to the Secretary as required under subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph, within 3 months after a request is made by the Secretary, the Secretary may appoint any professional individual who meets the requirements under subsection (b) of this section.
(4)    The 4 nonvoting members shall be representatives of the Department, appointed by the Secretary.
(b)    Each professional individual selected for the Advisory Council shall be knowledgeable in the diagnosis and treatment of hereditary and congenital disorders.
(c)    (1)    The term of a voting member is 4 years.
(2)    The terms of the voting members are staggered as required by the terms provided for voting members of the Advisory Council on July 1, 1982. The terms of those members end as follows:
(i)    3 in 1983;
(ii)    3 in 1984;
(iii)    3 in 1985; and
(iv)    2 in 1986.
(3)    At the end of a term, a voting member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
(4)    A voting member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
(5)    A voting member who serves 2 consecutive full 4–year terms may not be reappointed for 4 years after completion of those terms.
(6)    When a vacancy occurs, a successor shall be appointed promptly.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs › Subtitle 1 - Hereditary and Congenital Disorders Programs › Section 13-106 - Advisory Council -- Quorum; Meetings; Compensation; Staff

(a)    A majority of the full authorized voting membership of the Advisory Council is a quorum to do business.
(b)    The Advisory Council shall meet at least twice a year, at the times and places that it determines.
(c)    A member of the Advisory Council:
(1)    May not receive compensation; but
(2)    Is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.
(d)    The Secretary shall designate the staff necessary to carry out this subtitle.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs › Subtitle 1 - Hereditary and Congenital Disorders Programs › Section 13-108 - Advisory Council -- Specific Powers as to Hereditary and Congenital Disorders

To preserve and protect the health and welfare of the citizens of this State, the Advisory Council may:
(1)    Gather and give out information to further the public’s understanding of hereditary and congenital disorders;
(2)    Reevaluate continually the need for and the effectiveness of State hereditary and congenital disorders programs;
(3)    Make any necessary recommendation to end any unjustified discrimination that might result from identification of an individual as a carrier of a hereditary disorder, but this item does not affect any right of anyone to seek or have any other redress for this discrimination;
(4)    Advise the Secretary as to the need for rules, regulations, and standards for the detection and management of hereditary and congenital disorders;
(5)    Participate actively in the development of the rules and regulations adopted by the Department; and
(6)    Assist the Department in prioritizing its efforts.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs › Subtitle 1 - Hereditary and Congenital Disorders Programs › Section 13-110 - Duties of Secretary

The Secretary:
(1)    Is responsible for the operation of hereditary and congenital disorders programs within the rules, regulations, and standards that the Department adopts;
(2)    Shall disburse and collect any funds available to the Department;
(3)    Shall enforce the rules, regulations, and standards that the Department adopts; and
(4)    Shall keep the Advisory Council informed of:
(i)    The progress of hereditary and congenital disorders programs; and
(ii)    Any need for a change in the Department’s rules, regulations, and standards.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs › Subtitle 1 - Hereditary and Congenital Disorders Programs › Section 13-112 - Screening Tests

(a)    The Secretary may contract or delegate the screening required under § 13–111 of this subtitle to another entity with the approval of the State Advisory Council on Hereditary and Congenital Disorders.
(b)    Subject to subsection (c) of this section, a laboratory other than the Department’s public health laboratory may perform postscreening confirmatory or diagnostic tests on newborn infants for hereditary and congenital disorders.
(c)    Before offering or performing a postscreening test on a newborn infant for hereditary and congenital disorders under subsection (b) of this section, a laboratory shall:
(1)    Obtain and maintain a license issued by the Secretary as required by Title 17 of this article; and
(2)    Meet all the standards and requirements for a laboratory to perform tests on newborn infants for hereditary and congenital disorders that are established by the Secretary.