Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Part 3
Subtitle 21 - MENTAL HYGIENE REGULATIONS
Chapter 10.21.06 - Admission to Regional Institutes for Children and Adolescents
Section 10.21.06.02 - Definitions
Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 10.21.06.02
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. The following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Administration" means the Mental Hygiene
Administration.
(2) "Applicant"
means a child or adolescent who is the subject of an application for admission
to a RICA.
(3) "Director" means the
Director of the Mental Hygiene Administration.
(4) "Mental disorder" means a behavioral or
emotional illness that results from a psychiatric or neurological disorder and
is referenced in Health-General Article, §10-620(e)(1), Annotated Code of
Maryland.
(5) "Resident" means a
child or adolescent who is admitted to a RICA for residential
treatment.
(6) "Residential
treatment" means a program of active psychiatric treatment that is provided on
a residential basis, under the direction of a psychiatrist, and in conformity
with an individualized treatment plan.
(7) "RICA" means a Regional Institute for
Children and Adolescents.
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