WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                   Ch. 714

(3) THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ADDICTION,
VICTIM, AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES NEED NOT BE A PHYSICIAN, IF
THE DIRECTOR HAS AN ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR WHO:

(I) IS .A PHYSICIAN; AND

(II) MEETS THE QUALIFICATIONS OF THIS
SUBSECTION.

10-101.

(a)  In this title the following words have the meanings
indicated.

(b)  "Administration" means the Mental Hygiene
Administration.

(c)  (1) "Admission" means the process by which an
individual is accepted as a resident in:

(i) An inpatient facility; or

(ii) A Veterans' Administration hospital in
this State that provides care or treatment for individuals who
have mental disorders.

(2) "Admission" includes the physical act of the
individual entering the facility or Veterans' Administration
hospital.

(d)  "Director" means the Director of Mental Hygiene.

(e)  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this title,
"facility" means any public or private clinic, hospital, or other
institution that provides or purports to provide treatment or
other services for individuals who have mental disorders.

(2) "Facility" does not include a Veterans'
Administration hospital.

(F)  "HEALTH DEPARTMENT" MEANS, IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, THE
DEPARTMENT OF ADDICTION, VICTIM, AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.

(G) (1) "HEALTH OFFICER" MEANS, IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, THE
DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ADDICTION, VICTIM, AND MENTAL
HEALTH SERVICES.

(2) THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ADDICTION,
VICTIM, AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES SHALL HAVE:

(I) 1. A MASTER'S DEGREE IN PUBLIC HEALTH AND
AT LEAST 2 YEARS OF WORK IN THE FIELD OF PUBLIC HEALTH; OR------

- 4743 -