Ch. 576

LAWS OF MARYLAND

(ii) Treatment initiated;

(iii) Medications prescribed, their dosage
schedules, and the amount of each medication given to the
individual on release;

(iv) Date of release;

(v) Location of community placement;

(vi) Plan for continuing treatment; and

(vii) List of referrals indicated, including:

1.  Public social services;

2.  Legal aid;

3.  Educational services;

4.  Vocational services; and

5.  Medical treatment other than mental
health services.

(d) [(l) If the individual does not consent to an

aftercare plan, a statement to this effect signed by the

individual or a parent, guardian, or other representative of the
individual shall be placed in the individual's record.

(2)  [If an individual who was admitted voluntarily
leaves a facility against medical advice, the administrative head
of the facility need not prepare an aftercare plan.] WITH THE
CONSENT OF THE INDIVIDUAL, AND BEFORE A PATIENT AN INDIVIDUAL WHO
HAD BEEN ACCEPTED AS A RESIDENT IN THE FACILITY IS RELEASED FROM
THE A FACILITY, THE AFTERCARE STAFF OF THE FACILITY SHALL APPLY
ASSIST THE. INDIVIDUAL OR THE PARENT, GUARDIAN, OR OTHER
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE INDIVIDUAL IN APPLYING FOR THE NECESSARY
FEDERAL AND STATE BENEFITS FOR THE PATIENT WHICH THE INDIVIDUAL
MAY BE ELIGIBLE.

(3) (I) THE STAFF OF THE FACILITY SHALL BEGIN
ASSISTING THE INDIVIDUAL OR THE PARENT, GUARDIAN, OR OTHER
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE INDIVIDUAL IN THE APPLICATION PROCESS FOR
BENEFITS FOR THE INDIVIDUAL AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE AFTER THE
INDIVIDUAL IS ACCEPTED AS A RESIDENT IN THE FACILITY.

(II) ON ACCEPTANCE AS A RESIDENT TO THE
FACILITY, THE FACILITY SHALL PROVIDE TO EACH INDIVIDUAL, OR THE
PARENT, GUARDIAN, OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVE OF THE INDIVIDUAL,
WRITTEN INFORMATION REGARDING FEDERAL AND STATE BENEFITS AND
APPLICATION PROCESSES.

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