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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 21

(A)  PLACEMENT.

IF AN EMERGENCY EVALUEE MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS FOR AN
INVOLUNTARY ADMISSION AND IS UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO AGREE TO
A VOLUNTARY ADMISSION UNDER THIS SUBTITLE, THE EXAMINING
PHYSICIAN SHALL TAKE THE STEPS NEEDED FOR INVOLUNTARY
ADMISSION OF THE EMERGENCY EVALUEE TO AN APPROPRIATE
FACILITY, WHICH MAY BE A GENERAL HOSPITAL WITH A LICENSED
INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC UNIT.

(B)  INABILITY TO PLACE.

(1)  IF THE EXAMINING PHYSICIAN IS UNABLE TO HAVE
THE EMERGENCY EVALUEE INVOLUNTARILY ADMITTED TO A FACILITY,
THE PHYSICIAN SHALL NOTIFY THE DEPARTMENT.

(2)  WITHIN 6 HOURS AFTER NOTIFICATION, THE
DEPARTMENT SHALL FIND AN APPROPRIATE FACILITY TO WHICH THE
EMERGENCY EVALUEE CAN BE ADMITTED INVOLUNTARILY PROVIDE FOR
ADMISSION OF THE EMERGENCY EVALUEE TO AN APPROPRIATE
FACILITY.

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

As to voluntary and involuntary admissions, see
Parts II and III of this subtitle.

Defined terms: "Admission" § 10-101
"Department" § 1-101 "Facility" § 10-101
"Emergency evaluee" § 10-620
"Physician" §§ 1-101 & 10-601

10-626. EMERGENCY EVALUATION OF ARRESTED INDIVIDUALS.

(A)  FINDING OF PROBABLE CAUSE.

A COURT MAY ORDER, AT ANY TIME, AN EMERGENCY EVALUATION
UNDER PART IV OF THIS SUBTITLE OF AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS BEEN
ARRESTED, IF THE COURT FINDS PROBABLE CAUSE TO. BELIEVE THAT
THE INDIVIDUAL HAS A MENTAL DISORDER AND THERE APPEARS TO BE
CLEAR AND IMMINENT DANGER OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S DOING BODILY
HARM TO THE INDIVIDUAL OR ANOTHER.

(B)  COURT ORDER.

THE COURT ORDER FOR AN EMERGENCY EVALUATION SHALL STATE
THE GROUNDS.

(C)  CUSTODY OF PEACE OFFICER.

UNLESS THE COURT DIRECTS OTHERWISE, AN INDIVIDUAL WHO
IS TAKEN TO AN EMERGENCY FACILITY UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL