Ch. 758                                          LAWS OF MARYLAND

(a)  The commitment of an individual to the Administration
under this subtitle:

(1)  Begins on the date of the commitment order;

(2)  Continues:

(i) Whether the individual is receiving
inpatient or outpatient care; and

(ii) Whether the care is provided by the
Administration or by a person or public agency to whom the
Administration assigns or transfers the individual; and

(3)  Ends on the earlier of:

(i) The discharge of the individual by the
Administration as rehabilitated;

(ii) The termination of the commitment by the
court that ordered commitment; or

(iii) 5 years after the date of the commitment
order.

(b)  A court may not set a minimum or maximum period for
commitment under this subtitle.

[9-647.] 8-638.

(a)  The Administration may assign or transfer an individual
who is committed to the Administration under this subtitle to a
facility of any person or State agency.

(b) The Administration may assign supervision of an
individual to any person or public agency, in accordance with the
policies that the Administration adopts and to which the person
or agency head agree.

[9-648.] 8-639.

(a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this section,
the inpatient care that an individual receives immediately after
commitment under this subtitle may not continue for more than 2
years.

(b)  (1) If, 6 months after commitment of an individual
under Part II or III of this subtitle, the individual still is
receiving inpatient care, the Administration shall apply to the
court for an order to continue the inpatient care.

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