HARRY HUGHES, Governor                               3607

District Court judge, circuit court judge, sheriff's
office, and police station in the State.

(i) The cost of emergency vehicle transportation of a
patient to an emergency facility, pursuant to § 22 or to an
appropriate facility pursuant to § 12 of this article, shall
be billed to the medical insurance carrier of the patient.
If the patient is not covered by insurance the cost of
transportation shall be paid by the State Department of
Health and Mental Hygiene and the Department shall reimburse
the appropriate party promptly for the total cost.]

22.

(A) IN THIS SUBTITLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS HAVE THE
MEANINGS INDICATED.

(1)  "COURT" MEANS ANY DISTRICT COURT OR CIRCUIT
COURT OF THIS STATE.

(2)  "EMERGENCY EVALUEE" MEANS A PERSON WHO IS
PROPOSED FOR EVALUATION, TRANSPORTED, EXAMINED, DETAINED,
RELEASED, OR PLACED UNDER THIS SECTION.

(3) (I) "EMERGENCY FACILITY" MEANS ANY FACILITY
DESIGNATED IN WRITING BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL
HYGIENE AS AN EMERGENCY FACILITY.

(II) "EMERGENCY FACILITY" INCLUDES ALL
GENERAL HOSPITALS WITH LICENSED EMERGENCY ROOMS UNLESS
EXEMPTED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN CONSULTATION WITH THE LOCAL
HEALTH OFFICER.

(4) (I) "MENTAL DISORDER" MEANS THE BEHAVIORAL
AND OTHER SYMPTOMS WHICH TO A LAY PETITIONER SUBMITTING THE
EMERGENCY PETITION INDICATE A CLEAR DISTURBANCE IN THE
MENTAL FUNCTIONING OF ANOTHER PERSON, AND TO A PHYSICIAN OR
CERTIFIED PSYCHOLOGIST CONDUCTING AN EXAMINATION INDICATE
ONE OR MORE OF THE MENTAL DISORDERS DESCRIBED IN THE
"DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL - MENTAL DISORDERS"
PUBLISHED PERIODICALLY BY THE AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC
ASSOCIATION.

(II) "MENTAL DISORDER" DOES NOT INCLUDE
MENTAL RETARDATION.

(5)  "PEACE OFFICER" MEANS A SHERIFF, STATE
POLICE OFFICER, MUNICIPAL, OR OTHER LOCAL POLICE OFFICER.

(6) (I) "PETITION" MEANS A PETITION FOR THE
EMERGENCY EVALUATION OF AN EMERGENCY EVALUEE. "PETITION"
INCLUDES:

1. THE PETITIONER'S NAME, ADDRESS,
AND HOME AND WORK TELEPHONE NUMBERS; AND