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§ 2201. Declaration of policy. - Substance abuse is one of the greatest challenges facing our...
§ 2202. Establishment of Office. - There is hereby established an Office of Substance Abuse Services...
§ 2203. Definitions. - For the purposes of this chapter, definitions of the following...
§ 2204. Powers of the Office. - The Office of Substance Abuse Services, as a component of...
§ 2205. Duties of Office. - The Office of Substance Abuse Services, as a component of...
§ 2206. Residential and nonresidential facilities. - The Office of Substance Abuse Services, as a component of...
§ 2207. Standards for public and private treatment facilities. - (a) In cooperation with the Department of Services for Children,...
§ 2208. Licensing of treatment facility; regulations. - (a) The Secretary, upon recommendation from the Division, shall approve...
§ 2209. Violation of licensing requirement; injunction. - (a) Any organization that maintains, manages or operates, or aids...
§ 2210. Voluntary treatment for substance abuse. - (a) A person in need of treatment or anyone engaging...
§ 2211. Involuntary treatment. - (a) A person in need of treatment shall be involuntarily...
§ 2212. Commitment; judicial proceedings. - (a) Not more than 2 working days after the date...
§ 2213. Limitation on involuntary treatment. - Subject to Chapters 50 and 51 of this title, no...
§ 2214. Hearing on petition; notice; decision; review. - Upon the filing of the petition the court shall promptly:...
§ 2215. Procedural rights of involuntary patients. - An individual whom the staff of a facility has determined...
§ 2216. Discharge by the facility. - Notwithstanding the pendency of the action or any order previously...
§ 2217. Changing to voluntary status. - An involuntary patient is entitled to change that patient's own...
§ 2218. Enlargement of time. - Notwithstanding the above provisions of this chapter, except for the...
§ 2219. Appeal; rules of procedure. - (a) Any party to the proceedings may appeal an order...
§ 2220. Patient's rights. - It is the intent of the General Assembly and the...
§ 2221. Devolution of rights. - Where consistent with the nature of each right in §...
§ 2222. Immunity, limitation of liability. - Any peace officer, emergency medical technician, firefighter, ambulance attendant, physician,...
§ 2223. Unwarranted confinement in a substance abuse treatment facility or denial of rights; penalties. - (a) Any person that willingly causes or conspires with or...
§ 2224. Reporting requirements. - (a) Any employee of a facility or anyone who provides...
§ 2226. Distribution of fentanyl testing strips; immunity. - (a) The purpose of this section is to expand the...