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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 21

§ 37" and to detention "{a}s provided in
Article 59, § 37" are deleted. Former Article
59, § 37 — now § 10-706 of this article --
related solely to treatment plans for minors,
while former Article 59, § 11 — now § 10-608 et
seq. of this article — provided for voluntary
admissions to a mental health facility. Since
former Article 59, § 11(e) allows the temporary
detention of individuals who are admitted to a
mental health facility for treatment of
alcoholism and, therefore, is inconsistent with
the prohibition against detention in former
Article 2C, § 304(d), the cross-reference is
deleted. The Administration indicates that these
references to former Article 59 are obsolete
references to admission procedures in effect
before the alcoholism control functions were
removed from the jurisdiction of the Mental
Hygiene Administration and that alcoholism
treatment facilities do not detain individuals
against their will.

Defined terms: "Chronic alcoholic" § 8-101
"Includes"/"including" § 1-101

8-508. OUTPATIENT AND AFTERCARE TREATMENT.

(A)  ADMISSION REQUEST.

AN INDIVIDUAL MAY ASK VOLUNTARILY FOR ADMISSION TO AN

OUTPATIENT TREATMENT PROGRAM, WHETHER OR NOT THE INDIVIDUAL
HAS BEEN ADMITTED TO THE PROGRAM BEFORE.

(B)  DETERMINATION.

AFTER AN INDIVIDUAL ASKS FOR ADMISSION TO AN OUTPATIENT
TREATMENT PROGRAM, THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEAD OF THE PROGRAM
SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER THE INDIVIDUAL IS TO BE ADMITTED.
HOWEVER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEAD MAY NOT DENY READMISSION OF
AN INDIVIDUAL SOLELY BECAUSE THE INDIVIDUAL PREVIOUSLY LEFT
THE PROGRAM AGAINST THE ADVICE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEAD.

(C)  SCOPE OF PROGRAM.

AN OUTPATIENT TREATMENT PROGRAM SHALL USE PUBLIC AND
PRIVATE COMMUNITY EFFORTS, INCLUDING WELFARE SERVICES,
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION, AND JOB REPLACEMENT, TO INTEGRATE
A CHRONIC ALCOHOLIC INTO SOCIETY AS A PRODUCTIVE CITIZEN.

(D)  RELAPSES.

(1) A CHRONIC ALCOHOLIC MAY NOT BE DROPPED FROM
AN OUTPATIENT TREATMENT PROGRAM SOLELY BECAUSE OF A RELAPSE
INTO INTOXICATION.