(a) If the medical staff of a center determines that an individual cannot receive any further benefit at the center, the individual shall be discharged on the written order of a medical staff member.
(b) If, after a competent authority directs a discharged individual to leave the center, the individual fails to do so, the administrative head of the center may take any legal step needed to remove the individual from the center, under an adequate plan for treatment and care.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 19 - Health Care Facilities
Subtitle 5 - Chronic Disease Centers
Section 19-502 - Purpose and Location
Section 19-503 - Rules and Regulations
Section 19-508 - Citizens' Advisory Boards Established
Section 19-509 - Boards -- Membership
Section 19-510 - Boards -- Officers
Section 19-511 - Boards -- Meetings; Compensation