{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-correctional-services-5-406","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Correctional Services § 5–406","heading":"","body":"(a) On the recommendation of a health care provider, the facility administrator of the Youth Detention Center and the facility administrator’s designees may authorize medical treatment of a juvenile incarcerated individual when in the judgment of the facility administrator or a designee the treatment is required and a parent, guardian, or person in loco parentis of the juvenile is not available on a timely basis to give the authorization.\n(b) The facility administrator or the facility administrator’s designees may not be held liable for authorizing medical treatment under this section in good faith.","path":["Article - Correctional Services"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcs\u0026section=5-406","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:53Z","sha256":"dc34c557bf4e457eae15284e63ac5f9441382075ce1427e8b4994b21c6af02d4","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-correctional-services-5-405","next":"us-md/md.-code-correctional-services-6-101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}