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LAWS OF MARYLAND

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and to a minor being "housed and treated" was
retained in former Article 59, § 37(a)(2).
Therefore, the Attorney General advised the
Governor that the measure failed to accomplish
the presumed intent. See Bill Review Letter
(S.B. 437) from Stephen H. Sachs, Attorney
General, to Harry R. Hughes, Governor, May 14,
1981.

Defined terms: "Facility" § 10-101
"Treatment" § 10-101

10-707.

STATUS REPORTS.

(A) REPORT REQUIRED.

EACH FACILITY THAT ADMITS AN INDIVIDUAL UNDER THIS
TITLE SHALL REPORT TO THE ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT ON THE
STATUS OF THE INDIVIDUAL:

(1) AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR AND, IF REQUESTED BY
THE ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT, MORE OFTEN; AND

CHANGES.

(2) WHEN THE ADMISSION STATUS OF THE INDIVIDUAL

(B) FORM AND CONTENTS.
A STATUS REPORT SHALL:

(1) BE IN THE FORM THAT THE ADMINISTRATION
DEPARTMENT REQUIRES; AND

(2) CONTAIN THE INFORMATION THAT THE
ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT REQUIRES.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from the second and
third sentences of former Article 59, § 20, as
those sentences related to status reports.

Although former Article 59, § 3(d) defined
"Department" to mean the Administration, the
reference to "Department", as the Department of
Health and Mental Hygiene, is retained to reflect
practice.

10-708.

Defined terms:

"Admission" § 10-101 "Facility" § 10-101

"Department" § 1-101

DIRECTOR'S ACCESS.

ON REQUEST, THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEAD OF EACH FACILITY
SHALL GIVE TO THE DIRECTOR OR A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE