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"Admission" § 10-101 "Person" § l-l01
"Facility" § 10-101
"Involuntary admission" § 10-613

10-615. APPLICATIONS.

EACH APPLICATION FOR INVOLUNTARY ADMISSION TO A
FACILITY OR VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION HOSPITAL UNDER PART III
OF THIS SUBTITLE SHALL:

(1)  BE IN WRITING;

(2)  BE DATED;

(3)  BE ON THE FORM REQUIRED BY:

(I)  THE ADMINISTRATION, IN THE CASE OF A
FACILITY; OR

(II) THE VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION
HOSPITAL, IN THE CASE OF A VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION
HOSPITAL;

(4)   STATE THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE APPLICANT TO
THE INDIVIDUAL FOR WHOM ADMISSION IS SOUGHT;

(5)  BE SIGNED BY THE APPLICANT;

(6)  BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE CERTIFICATES OF:

(I)   1 PHYSICIAN AND 1 PSYCHOLOGIST; OR

(II)  2 PHYSICIANS; AND

(7)  CONTAIN ANY OTHER INFORMATION THAT THE
ADMINISTRATION REQUIRES.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from former Article
59, § 12(c).

In item (6) of this section, the former reference
to the content of the certificate is deleted as
unnecessary in light of the more detailed
provisions of § 10-616 of this subtitle.

Defined terms: "Administration" § 10-101
"Admission" § 10-101 "Psychologist" § 10-601
"Facility" § 10-101
"Involuntary admission" § 10-613
"Physician" §§ 10-101 & 10-601

10-616. CERTIFICATES.

(A) FORM.