(a) Each minor who is being cared for or treated in a residential, State facility shall be placed in a unit for minors and may not be placed in a unit where adults are placed, unless the individual plan of treatment for the minor provides otherwise.
(b) A person, on behalf of the minor, may file a petition in the circuit court for the county where the facility is located, to compel compliance with this section.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 7 - Rights of Mentally Ill Individuals in Facilities
Section 10-702 - Communications
Section 10-704 - Civil Rights Generally
Section 10-705 - Abuse Prohibited
Section 10-706 - Treatment Plan; Rehabilitation Plan
Section 10-707 - Physically Intrusive Research
Section 10-708 - Refusal of Medication; Clinical Review Panel
Section 10-709 - Aftercare Plan
Section 10-710 - Treatment of Minors