MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                        747

102.

(i) A chronic alcoholic shall be treated as a sick person and
provided adequate and appropriate medical, psychiatric, and other
humane rehabilitative treatment services for his illness. All public
officials in the State shall take cognizance of this legislative policy
and this [subtitle] article shall be construed in a manner con-
sistent therewith.

303.

(e) The police shall make every reasonable effort to protect the
health and safety of intoxicated persons, in accordance with the
intent of this section. If no criminal charge is filed no entry shall be
made on the person's arrest or other criminal record. The registra-
tion and other records of a detoxification unit and of the other
alcoholism treatment facilities utilized under this [subtitle]
article shall remain confidential and a patient's identity may be
disclosed without the patient's consent only to his family, next of
kin, to personnel working with the patient in accordance with this
[subtitle] article, to police personnel for purposes of investigation
of criminal offenses and of complaints against police action, and to
court or correctional personnel for purposes of procedures related
to trial, appeal, probation, parole and presentence reports.

304.

(a) A patient in a detoxification unit shall be encouraged to con-
sent to an intensive diagnosis for possible alcoholism on his first stay
and, where indicated, to consent to treatment at the inpatient and
outpatient facilities provided for under Section 302(a) (2) and
302 (a) (3) of this [chapter] article.

(1)    Any person may voluntarily request admission to an in-
patient facility under the provisions of Article 59, Section 37. The
medical officer then in charge of the inpatient facility is authorized
to determine who shall be admitted as a patient on a voluntary
basis. A person who has previously been diagnosed and treated at an
inpatient facility may again be admitted voluntarily for further
diagnosis and treatment at the discretion of the medical officer in
charge of the facility.

(2)    A complete medical, social, occupational, and family history
shall be obtained as part of the diagnosis and classification at the
inpatient facility. An effort shall be made to obtain copies of all
pertinent records from other agencies, institutions, and medical
facilities in order to develop a complete and permanent history on
each patient.

305.

(a) A chronic alcoholic shall be encouraged to consent to out-
patient and aftercare treatment for his illness at the types of
facilities, and utilizing the broad spectrum of services, provided for
under Section 302 (a) (3) of this [chapter] article.

(1)    Any person may voluntarily request admission to outpatient
treatment.

(2)    [(a)] Because of the nature and seriousness of the disease
a chronic alcoholic must be expected to relapse into intoxication