Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 2 - Behavioral Health Administration
Section 7.5-205.1 - Outpatient Civil Commitment Pilot Program

(a)    The Administration may establish an outpatient civil commitment pilot program to allow for the release of an individual who is involuntarily admitted for inpatient treatment under § 10–632 of this article on condition of the individual’s admission into the pilot program.
    (b)    If the Administration establishes a pilot program under subsection (a) of this section, the Administration shall:
        (1)    Adopt criteria an individual must meet in order to be admitted into the pilot program;
        (2)    Establish application, hearing, and notice requirements;
        (3)    Specify the rights of an individual who may be or who has been admitted into the pilot program;
        (4)    Allow an eligible individual to request enrollment into the pilot program; and
        (5)    Allow an immediate family member of an eligible individual to request that the individual be voluntarily enrolled into the pilot program.
    (c)    If the Administration establishes a pilot program under subsection (a) of this section, on or before December 1 each year the pilot program is in existence, the Administration shall submit to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Health and Government Operations Committee, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, a report that includes:
        (1)    The number of individuals admitted into the pilot program during the immediately preceding 12–month period;
        (2)    The number of applications for admission into the pilot program submitted during the immediately preceding 12–month period;
        (3)    The cost of administering the pilot program for the immediately preceding 12–month period;
        (4)    For individuals admitted into the program voluntarily and involuntarily:
            (i)    The percentage of individuals admitted into the pilot program who adhered to the treatment plan established for the individual under the pilot program;
            (ii)    Treatment outcomes; and
            (iii)    The type, intensity, and frequency of services provided to individuals admitted into the pilot program; and
        (5)    Any other information that may be useful in determining whether a permanent outpatient civil commitment program should be established.