Maryland Statutes
Title 10 - Mental Health Law
Subtitle 6 - Admission Provisions

Part I - Definitions; General Provisions

Section 10-601 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 10-602 - Admissions Authorized - A facility or a Veterans’ Administration hospital may admit an...

Section 10-603 - Limitations on Admissions -- Geriatric Evaluations - (a) This section does not apply to an individual who...

Section 10-605 - Report on Admission - (a) Within 10 days after admission of an individual to...

Part II - Voluntary Admissions

Section 10-608 - Scope of Part Ii - A veteran may be admitted voluntarily to a Veterans’ Administration...

Section 10-609 - Application by Individual - (a) Except as provided in § 10–611 of this subtitle,...

Section 10-610 - Application by Parent or Guardian - (a) On behalf of a minor, a parent or guardian...

Section 10-611 - Voluntary Admission of Disabled Person - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Part III - Involuntary Admissions

Section 10-613 - "Involuntary Admission" Defined - In this part, “involuntary admission” includes every admission of a...

Section 10-614 - Applicants - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 10-615 - Applications - Each application for involuntary admission to a facility or Veterans’...

Section 10-616 - Certificates - (a) (1) A certificate for involuntary admission of an individual...

Section 10-617 - Admission Limitations - (a) A facility or Veterans’ Administration hospital may not admit...

Section 10-618 - Exemption From Liability - (a) A person who applies for involuntary admission of an...

Section 10-619 - Individual Certified by Physician, Psychologist, or Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner - Within 12 hours of notification by a physician, licensed psychologist,...

Part IV - Emergency Evaluations

Section 10-620 - Definitions - (a) In Part IV of this subtitle the following words...

Section 10-621 - List of Emergency Facilities - (a) At least once a year, the Department shall: (1)...

Section 10-622 - Petition for Emergency Evaluation - (a) A petition for emergency evaluation of an individual may...

Section 10-623 - Action on Petition of Lay Petitioner - (a) If the petitioner under Part IV of this subtitle...

Section 10-624 - Emergency Facility - (a) (1) A peace officer shall take an emergency evaluee...

Section 10-625 - Emergency Involuntary Admission - (a) If an emergency evaluee meets the requirements for an...

Section 10-626 - Emergency Evaluation of Arrested Individuals - (a) A court may order, at any time, an emergency...

Section 10-627 - Notice of Admission of Individual 65 or Older - On the first work day after admission of an emergency...

Section 10-628 - Reimbursement for Services Provided Under Emergency Petition - (a) (1) If an emergency evaluee cannot pay or does...

Section 10-629 - Exemption From Liability - (a) Any petitioner who submits or completes a petition under...

Section 10-630 - Court Records Relating to a Petition for Emergency Evaluation - (a) All court records relating to a petition for an...

Part V - Hearings on Admission

Section 10-631 - Notice of Admission Status and Hearing Rights - (a) The Administration shall prepare and provide each facility with...

Section 10-632 - Notice and Time of Hearing; Hearing Officer; Decision - (a) Any individual proposed for involuntary admission under Part III...

Section 10-633 - Final Decision - The determination of a hearing officer on an involuntary admission...