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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 677

to be Section 10-809(b) through (d), respectively

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1982 Volume and 1984 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article - Health - General
Section 10-809(a)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1982 Volume and 1984 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

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10-808.

(a) In this section, "federal agency" means the Veterans'
Administration or any other agency of the United States
government.

(B) WHENEVER THE TRANSFER OF AN INDIVIDUAL TO A FEDERAL
AGENCY IS PLANNED UNDER THIS SECTION, THE DIRECTOR OR
ADMINISTRATIVE HEAD OF A FACILITY, WITH THE CONSENT OF THE
INDIVIDUAL, SHALL NOTIFY THE PARENT, GUARDIAN, OR NEXT OF KIN OF
THE INDIVIDUAL ABOUT THE TRANSFER. IN THE CASE OF A MINOR CHILD
OR AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS ASSIGNED A LEGAL GUARDIAN, THE PARENT OF
THE MINOR CHILD OR THE LEGAL GUARDIAN OF THE INDIVIDUAL SHALL BE
NOTIFIED OF ANY PLANNED TRANSFER.

[(b)] (C) (1) The Director may transfer an individual from
a facility to a Veterans' Administration hospital in this State,
if the individual is entitled to benefits in that hospital.

(2) After the transfer, the chief officer of the
Veterans' Administration hospital has all the powers and rights
of the Administration as to that individual.

[(c)] (D) (1) If a court of competent jurisdiction of any
other state commits an individual to a federal agency for care or
treatment, the commitment judgment or order affects the
individual, while the individual is in this State, to the extent
that the judgment or order would affect the individual in the
other state.

(2)  The courts of the committing state have
continuing jurisdiction over the committed individual to inquire
into the mental condition of that individual and determine the
need to continue commitment.

(3)  Retention, custody, transfer, parole, and release
of the committed individual are governed by the law of the
committing state.