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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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Ch. 49
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Commissioners of St. Mary's County, and the County Commissioners of St. Mary's
County shall take effect at the beginning of the next following term of office.
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 2002.
Approved April 9, 2002.
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CHAPTER 49
(House Bill 253)
AN ACT concerning
Mental Hygiene - Emergency Evaluation Petitions - Licensed Clinical
Professional Counselors
FOR the purpose of adding licensed clinical professional counselors to the
professionals authorized to diagnose a mental disorder for purposes of seeking
an emergency evaluation of an individual; authorizing licensed clinical
professional counselors to petition for an emergency evaluation; authorizing
licensed clinical professional counselors to sign and submit those petitions to
peace officers; making conforming changes; and generally relating to emergency
evaluation petitions.
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Health - General
Section 10-601, 10-620, 10-622, 10-623, and 10-624
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2000 Replacement Volume and 2001 Supplement)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article - Health - General
10-601.
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b) "Clinical social worker" means an individual who is licensed under Title 19
of the Health Occupations Article to practice clinical social work.
(c) "LICENSED CLINICAL PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR" MEANS AN
INDIVIDUAL WHO IS LICENSED UNDER TITLE 17, SUBTITLE 3A OF THE HEALTH
OCCUPATIONS ARTICLE TO PRACTICE CLINICAL PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING.
(D) "Physician" means an individual who is licensed under Title 14 of the
Health Occupations Article to practice medicine in this State.
[(d)] (E) "Psychologist" means an individual who is:
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