WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                   Ch. 758

reasonable rules and regulations for leaving the facility and for
providing transportation for that purpose may be adopted.

8-508.

(a) An individual may ask voluntarily for admission to an
outpatient treatment program, whether or not the individual has
been admitted to the program before.

(b) After an individual asks for admission to an outpatient
treatment program, the administrative head of the program shall
determine whether the individual is to be admitted. However, the
administrative head may not deny readmission of an individual
solely because the individual previously left the program against
the advice of the administrative head.

(c) An outpatient treatment program shall use public and
private community efforts, including welfare services, vocational
rehabilitation, and job replacement, to integrate a chronic
alcoholic into society as a productive citizen.

(d) (1) A chronic alcoholic may not be dropped from an
outpatient treatment program solely because of a relapse into
intoxication.

(2) Every reasonable method of treatment shall be
used to prevent a relapse.

(3) If recovery of the chronic alcoholic is unlikely,
the outpatient treatment program shall provide supportive
services and residential facilities so that the individual may
survive in a decent manner.

8-509.

The Administration shall promote the admission and treatment
of intoxicated individuals and alcoholics in private and public
hospitals without discrimination.

8-510.

(a) (1) If a district court or circuit court judge is
satisfied that a defendant in a criminal case is a chronic
alcoholic, the judge may commit the defendant to the Department
for evaluation and treatment, under the conditions that the judge
sets.

(2) The Department shall accept custody of the
individual.

(b) (1) A commitment under this section shall be for at
least 96 hours and not more than 6 weeks.

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