This statute specifies the procedural requirements for applications for involuntary admission to a psychiatric facility or Veterans' Administration hospital in Maryland, including that the application must be written, dated, on the required form, signed, and accompanied by certificates from specified licensed clinicians (e.g., physician plus psychologist, two physicians, or physician plus a psychiatric nurse practitioner, licensed certified social worker–clinical, or licensed clinical professional counselor). Facility operators must ensure that any involuntary admission application they receive meets all of these formal requirements before proceeding. The rule governs the intake/admission process for inpatient psychiatric settings.
View official source- 1 - Article - Health - General [Previous][Next] §10–615. Each application for involuntary admission to a facility or Veterans’ Administration hospital under this part shall: (1) Be in writing; (2) Be dated; (3) Be on the form required by: (i) The Administration, in the case of a facility; or (ii) The Veterans’ Administration hospital, in the case of a Veterans’ Administration hospital; (4) State the relationship of the applicant to the individual for whom admission is sought; (5) Be signed by the applicant; (6) Be accompanied by the certificates of: (i) 1 physician and 1 psychologist; (ii) 2 physicians; (iii) 1 physician and 1 psychiatric nurse practitioner; (iv) 1 physician and 1 licensed certified social worker–clinical; or (v) 1 physician and 1 licensed clinical professional counselor; and (7) Contain any other information that the Administration requires. [Previous][Next]