Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 6 - Miscellaneous
Section 9-606 - Medical Treatment for Juvenile Inmates

(a)    This section applies to local correctional facilities and correctional facilities in the Division of Correction.
    (b)    On the recommendation of a health care provider, the managing official of a correctional facility or the managing official’s designee may authorize medical treatment of a juvenile inmate if:
        (1)    in the judgment of the managing official or designee, the treatment is necessary; and
        (2)    a parent, guardian, or person in loco parentis of the juvenile is not available on a timely basis to give the authorization.
    (c)    A managing official or designee may not be held liable for authorizing medically necessary treatment in good faith.

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