Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Part 3
Subtitle 21 - MENTAL HYGIENE REGULATIONS
Chapter 10.21.05 - Aftercare Plans
Section 10.21.05.02 - Definitions
Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 10.21.05.02
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Accepted" means:
(a) Taken into confinement on the basis of an
application and certificate for involuntary admission, according to the
provisions of Health-General Article, 10-614-----10-616, Annotated Code of
Maryland; or
(b) Admitted, as
defined in §B(4) of this regulation.
(2) "Administration" means the Mental Hygiene
Administration.
(3) "Administrative
services organization (ASO)" means the organization under contract with the
Administration to provide administrative services for the public mental health
system.
(4) "Admitted" means:
(a) Admitted voluntarily, according to the
provisions of Health-General Article, §10-609 or 10-610, Annotated Code of
Maryland;
(b) Admitted
involuntarily, by an administrative law judge, according to the provisions of
Health-General Article, §10-632, Annotated Code of Maryland; or
(c) Committed by a court according to the
provisions of:
(i) Health-General Article,
Title 12, Subtitle 1, Annotated Code of Maryland, or
(ii) Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article,
Title 3, Subtitle 8, Annotated Code of Maryland.
(5) "Aftercare plan" means the
plan developed by inpatient facility staff according to the requirements of
Health-General Article, §10-809, Annotated Code of Maryland.
(6) "Chief executive officer (CEO)" means the
individual responsible for the overall management of a facility.
(7) "Discharge" means authorization by a
physician for a voluntarily or involuntarily admitted individual to leave an
inpatient facility.
(8) "Proper
consent" means consent given by the individual, or, if the individual is a
child or adolescent, by the individual's parent or guardian, to release
relevant information.
(9) "Release"
means the authorization for an individual who is confined in an inpatient
facility on the basis of an application and certificate for involuntary
admission to leave the inpatient facility:
(a)
Given by a physician during the observation status period; or
(b) Ordered by an administrative law judge at
an involuntary admissions hearing.
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