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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 790

SHALL transport the person to an appropriate medical
facility which shall immediately notify the next of kin and
the director. This medical care may not be rendered in a
State mental hospital other than, in an appropriate case,
the Walter P. Carter Community Mental Health and Retardation
Center and the Highland Health Facility unless authorized by.
the courts in a civil commitment proceeding. The director
shall file a petition pursuant to subsection (b) below
within 24 hours after the transfer of the person has taken
place. The court shall hold a hearing on the petition and
render its decision within 48 hours after the transfer has
occurred.

(c) In issuing an emergency order, the court shall
adhere to the following limitations:

(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs
(3) and (4) above, the court may extend the terms of the
emergency order and the appointment of the temporary
guardian until appointment of a guardian of the person
pursuant to § 13-705, upon petition of the temporary
guardian, the director, or the State Director on Aging, as
appropriate, and after a showing that the conditions found
to exist in subsection (b) above will probably continue
beyond the expiration of the extended emergency order. Such
petition shall be filed before the expiration of the six-day
period provided for in paragraph (3) above and shall be
accompanied by a petition for appointment of a guardian of
the person pursuant to § 13-705. Such petition for
appointment of a guardian of the person shall be heard on an
expedited basis[;] NO MORE THAN 60 DAYS AFTER THE FILING OF
THE PETITION.

Article 88A - Social Services Administration

109.

(a) The director may, or upon the request of any
person entitled to be a guardian, shall investigate fully
each report that an adult [individual] is unable to provide
for his daily needs sufficiently to protect his health or
safety. IF, IN THE COURSE OF THE INVESTIGATION, A
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE LOCAL DEPARTMENT BELIEVES THAT AN
EMERGENCY EXISTS, THE REPRESENTATIVE MAY CONTACT THE LOCAL
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER SHALL
ACCOMPANY THE REPRESENTATIVE, AND, IF THE OFFICER AGREES
THAT AN EMERGENCY EXISTS, AS DESCRIBED IN § 13-709(A) OF THE
ESTATES AND TRUSTS ARTICLE, THE OFFICER SHALL TRANSPORT THE
PERSON TO AN APPROPRIATE HEALTH CARE FACILITY AS PROVIDED IN
§ 13-709(A) OF THE ESTATES AND TRUSTS ARTICLE.

110.

(f) The Disabled Persons Review Board shall review
each guardianship held by [the director or Director of the