1658                             Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 761

SON SHOWN ON THE PETITION, AND TO HIS ATTORNEY,
IF ANY. IF THE EXAMINING PHYSICIAN FINDS THAT THE
EMERGENCY ADMITTEE IS NOT MENTALLY DISORDERED
AND DOES NOT GIVE THE APPEARANCE OF BEING IN
CLEAR AND IMMINENT DANGER OF CAUSING GRAVE AND
IMMEDIATE PERSONAL HARM TO HIMSELF OR OTHERS,
THE PHYSICIAN SHALL SO CERTIFY IN WRITING ON THE
PETITION, AND THE EMERGENCY ADMITTEE MUST BE
RELEASED FROM CUSTODY FORTHWITH, AND HE MUST
BE TRANSPORTED TO THE PLACE AT WHICH HE ENTERED
INTO CUSTODY, UNLESS HE REQUESTS NOT TO BE TRANS-
PORTED.

(G) NOTHING HEREIN IS INTENDED IN ANY WAY TO
ABROGATE OR LIMIT ANY RIGHT GIVEN IN ANY OTHER
SECTION OF THE LAW.

Mental Health Information AND REVIEW Service.
53.

There is hereby created a Mental Health Information AND RE-
VIEW Service in each Appellate Judicial Circuit. The senior judge
from each Appellate Judicial Circuit shall appoint and may remove
the head of the Service. Standards for qualifications of the personnel
in the Service having duties requiring direct contact with patients
and their immediate families shall be established in agreement with
the Commissioner of Mental Hygiene. Appointments in the Service
shall be made in accordance with the provisions of the Merit System
Law. ARTICLE 64A OF THE ANNOTATED CODE OF MARY-
LAND. There may SHALL be appropriated for the purposes of this
subtitle such sums from the general funds of the State as necessary
from time to time for the carrying on of the functions contained in

Section 54. HEREIN.

The Mental Health Information AND REVIEW Service in each
Judicial District of the State shall perform the following duties sub-
ject to directions made and rules and regulations promulgated by the
senior judge of each Appellate Judicial Circuit: COURT OF AP-
PEALS IN AGREEMENT WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF
MENTAL HYGIENE :

(a) study and review and admission and retention of involuntary
patients;

(A) STUDY AND REVIEW THE ADMISSION AND RETEN-
TION OF INVOLUNTARY PATIENTS, AND SUBMIT IN WRIT-
ING WITHIN FOURTEEN (14) DAYS OF ADMISSION TO THE
COURT AN INITIAL ADMISSION REVIEW RECOMMENDA-
TION ALONG WITH WHATEVER SUPPORTING DATA THE
COURT MAY REQUIRE AND SUBMIT INTERIM REVIEW REC-
OMMENDATIONS ALONG WITH SAID DATA, WHEN RE-
QUESTED TO DO SO BY THE COURT, BUT, IN ANY EVENT,
AT LEAST ANNUALLY;

(b) inform involuntary patients and in proper cases others inter-
ested in the patients' PATIENT'S welfare concerning procedures for

54.