child in the care of the Department of Human Resources.

Defined terms: "Correctional facility" § 1-101
"County" § 1-101
"Division of Correction" § .1-101
"Inmate" § 1-101
"Managing official" § 1-101

9-602. SAME — SICK INMATES.

(A) IN GENERAL.

WHENEVER THE DIVISION OF CORRECTION DETERMINES THAT AN INMATE IN A
CORRECTIONAL FACILITY IN THE DIVISION IS ILL AND THE FACILITIES OF THE
CORRECTIONAL FACILITY ARE INADEQUATE TO PROVIDE TREATMENT FOR THE
ILLNESS, THE DIVISION MAY DIRECT THE MANAGING OFFICIAL OF THE
CORRECTIONAL FACILITY TO ORDER THE TEMPORARY REMOVAL OF THE INMATE
FROM THE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY TO A FACILITY IN THE STATE IN WHICH THE
INMATE MAY RECEIVE ADEQUATE TREATMENT.

(B) TIME PERIOD OF REMOVAL.

THE DIVISION OF CORRECTION MAY DIRECT THE TEMPORARY REMOVAL OF AN
INMATE FROM A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION
FOR A SPECIFIED OR UNSPECIFIED TIME PERIOD.

(C) REQUIREMENTS.

AN ORDER OF TEMPORARY REMOVAL UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION
SHALL:

(1) BE CARRIED OUT WITH CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS AND UNDER
SUPERVISION AND SAFEGUARDS AS NECESSARY TO PREVENT THE ESCAPE OF THE
INMATE; AND

(2) REQUIRE THE INMATE TO BE RETURNED TO. A CORRECTIONAL
FACILITY IN THE DIVISION OF CORRECTION AS SOON AS THE INMATE'S HEALTH
ALLOWS.

(D) EFFECT ON STATUS OF INMATE.

DURING THE PERIOD OF THE INMATE'S TEMPORARY REMOVAL UNDER THIS
SECTION, AN INMATE REMAINS IN THE CUSTODY OF THE DIVISION OF CORRECTION
FOR THE PURPOSES OF DETERMINING:

(1) THE RELEASE DATE OF THE INMATE; AND

(2) DIMINUTION OF THE INMATE'S TERM OF CONFINEMENT IN
ACCORDANCE WITH §§ 3-702 THROUGH 3-704 OF THIS ARTICLE.

(E) ESCAPE DURING PERIOD OF REMOVAL.