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Ch. 90
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LAWS OF MARYLAND
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(2) If admission is denied because of the
determination of the geriatric evaluation team, the team shall:
(i) Inform the individual; and
(ii) Help the individual obtain the less
restrictive form of care or treatment that the geriatric
evaluation team finds would be adequate for the needs of the
individual.
10-617.
(a) A facility or Veterans' Administration hospital may not
admit the individual, under Part III of this subtitle unless:
(1) The individual has a mental disorder;
(2) The individual needs inpatient care or treatment;
(3) The individual presents a danger to the life or
safety of the individual or of others;
(4) The individual is unable or unwilling to be
admitted voluntarily; and
(5) There is no available, less restrictive form of
intervention that is consistent with the welfare and safety of
the individual.
(b) (1) In addition to the limitations in subsection (a) 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.
(2) If admission is denied because of the
determination of the geriatric evaluation team, the team shall:
(i) Inform the applicant; and
(ii) Help the applicant obtain the less
restrictive form of care or treatment that the team finds would
be adequate for the needs of the individual.
10-632.
(a) Any individual proposed for involuntary admission under
Part III of this subtitle shall be afforded a hearing to
determine whether the individual is to be admitted to a facility
as an involuntary patient or released without being admitted.
(b) The hearing shall be conducted within 5 working days of
the date of the initial confinement of the individual.
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