WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                    Ch. 576

(2) PROCEDURES TO ASSIST AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS UNABLE
TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN AFTERCARE PLANNING.

10-809.

(a)  Whenever a release of an individual from a facility is
planned, the administrative head of the facility or a designee of
the administrative head, with the consent of the individual,
shall notify the parent or next of kin about the proposed
release. 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
release.

(b)  Except as otherwise provided in this section, before a
facility releases an individual WHO HAS BEEN ACCEPTED AS A
RESIDENT IN THE FACILITY, the administrative head of the facility
or a designee of the administrative head [, with the consent of
the individual,] shall:

(1)  Prepare a written aftercare plan for the
individual; and

(2)  Send WITH THE CONSENT OF THE INDIVIDUAL SEND the
plan to the treatment program in the community that the
individual chooses.

(c)  (1) IN THIS SUBSECTION "AFTERCARE SERVICES" MEANS
SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO NO LONGER RECEIVE INPATIENT SERVICES
FOR A MENTAL DISORDER.

(2) "AFTERCARE SERVICES" INCLUDE:

(I)  MEDICAL CARE;

(II)  PSYCHIATRIC CARE;

(III)  VOCATIONAL OR AND SOCIAL REHABILITATION;

(IV)  SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; OR

(V)  CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES.

[(1)] (3) The aftercare plan shall be prepared in
collaboration with the community program that provides aftercare
services to the area where the individual will reside after
release.

[(2)] (4) The aftercare plan shall include:

(i) [ A diagnosis ) DIAGNOSES, INCLUDING
EXISTING PSYCHIATRIC, SOMATIC, AND DENTAL DIAGNOSES;

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