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HARRY HUGHES, Governor
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(2) Admitted after an emergency evaluation under Part
IV of this subtitle.
(b) In addition to the other requirements of this subtitle,
a STATE facility or a Veterans' Administration hospital may admit
an individual who is 65 years old or older only if a geriatric
evaluation team determines that there is no available, less
restrictive form of care or treatment that is adequate for the
needs of the individual..
(c) (1) Each geriatric evaluation shall be done by the
geriatric evaluation ream of a county health department.
(2) Each geriatric evaluation team consists of the
individuals whom the Secretary designates from multiple
disciplines.
10-609.
(a) Application for voluntary admission of an individual to
a facility may be made under this section by the individual, if
the individual is 16 years old or older.
(b) The applicant shall:
(1) Submit a formal, written application that
contains the personal, information and is on the form required by
the Administration; or
(2) Informally request admission.
(c) A facility may not admit an individual under this
section unless:
(1) The individual has a mental disorder;
(2) The mental disorder is susceptible to care or
treatment;
(3) The individual understands the nature of the
request for admission;
(4) The individual is able to give continuous assent
to retention by the facility; and
(5) The individual is able to ask for release.
(d) (1) In addition to the limitations in subsection (c) of
this section, a STATE facility may not admit an individual who is
65 years old or older unless a geriatric evaluation team
determines that there is no available, less restrictive form of
care or treatment that is adequate for the needs of the
individual.
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