HARRY HUGHES, Governor

593

STAY UNLESS, BECAUSE THE EMERGENCY EVALUEE IS VIOLENT, A
PHYSICIAN ASKS THE SUPERVISOR OF THE PEACE OFFICER TO HAVE
THE PEACE OFFICER STAY.

(3)  A PEACE OFFICER SHALL STAY UNTIL THE
SUPERVISOR RESPONDS TO THE REQUEST FOR HELP. ASSISTANCE. IF
THE EMERGENCY EVALUEE IS VIOLENT, THE SUPERVISOR SHALL ALLOW
THE PEACE OFFICER TO STAY.

(4)  IF A PHYSICIAN ASKS THAT A PEACE OFFICER
STAY, A PHYSICIAN SHALL EXAMINE THE EMERGENCY EVALUEE AS
PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE.

(B) DUTIES OF EMERGENCY FACILITY.

(1)  IF THE PETITION IS EXECUTED PROPERLY, THE
EMERGENCY FACILITY SHALL ACCEPT THE EMERGENCY EVALUEE.

(2)  WITHIN 6 HOURS AFTER AN EMERGENCY EVALUEE IS
BROUGHT TO AN EMERGENCY FACILITY, A PHYSICIAN SHALL EXAMINE
THE EMERGENCY EVALUEE, TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE EMERGENCY
EVALUEE MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS FOR INVOLUNTARY ADMISSION.

(3)  PROMPTLY AFTER THE EXAMINATION, THE
EMERGENCY EVALUEE SHALL BE RELEASED UNLESS THE EMERGENCY
EVALUEE:

(I)  ASKS FOR VOLUNTARY ADMISSION; OR

(II)  MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS FOR
INVOLUNTARY ADMISSION.

(4)  AN EMERGENCY EVALUEE MAY NOT BE KEPT AT AN
EMERGENCY FACILITY FOR MORE THAN 30 HOURS.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from former Article
59, § 22(f), (g), (h), and (j).

The Commission to Revise the Annotated Code
notes, for consideration by the General Assembly,
that, while a court order for emergency
evaluation is valid for only 5 days, there is no
time limit on the validity of a petition signed
by an individual described in subsection
(a)(l)(ii) of this section.

Defined terms: "Admission" § 10-101

"Court" § 10-620 "Peace officer" § 10-620

"Emergency evaluee" § 10-620

"Emergency facility" § 10-620

"Physician" §§ 1-101 & 10-601

"Health officer" § 1-101 "Psychologist" § 10-601

10-625. EMERGENCY INVOLUNTARY ADMISSION.