Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Part 3
Subtitle 21 - MENTAL HYGIENE REGULATIONS
Chapter 10.21.01 - Involuntary Admission to Inpatient Mental Health Facilities
Section 10.21.01.01 - Scope

Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 10.21.01.01

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024

A. This chapter governs the procedure for the involuntary admission of individuals to inpatient mental hygiene facilities, including State facilities, private psychiatric facilities, acute general hospitals with inpatient psychiatric units, and Veterans' Administration hospitals pursuant to Health-General Article, §§10-603, 10-613 -10-617, 10-620, 10-631-10-633, and 10-803-10-806, Annotated Code of Maryland.

B. This chapter is not intended to impose any exhaustion requirement upon an individual as a prerequisite to the individual's pursuing concurrently or in any order any available legal remedy to obtain release from an inpatient facility.

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