Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Part 3
Subtitle 22 - DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
Chapter 10.22.13 - Admission of Individuals to State Residential Facilities Under the Jurisdiction of the Developmental Disabilities Administration
Section 10.22.13.02 - Definitions
Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 10.22.13.02
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. The following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) Admission.
(a) "Admission" means the process by which an
individual with an intellectual disability is accepted as a resident in a State
residential center.
(b) "Admission"
includes the physical act of the individual entering the facility.
(2) "Hearing" means the
administrative proceedings which are conducted to determine whether the
conclusions leading to an admission decision were properly drawn.
(3) "Hearing examiner" means any impartial
officer designated by the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to conduct
hearings and make administrative decisions in accordance with these
regulations.
(4) "Proponent" means
any person who has a legitimate interest in the welfare of an individual who is
being served in a program licensed, operated, or funded by the Developmental
Disabilities Administration.
(5)
"Reasonable time" means a period after a hearing in which an appropriate
program or service shall be made available to an individual in order to avoid
admission to a State residential center. This period of time may not exceed 90
days unless there is a program or service which is identified as available to
the individual and which will accept the individual for services to begin on a
fixed date.
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