{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-education-7-1103","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Education § 7–1103","heading":"","body":"(a) In this section, each incident during a behavioral health intervention in which a student is enclosed in a room, enclosure, or other space and prevented from leaving, shall be counted as a separate incident of seclusion regardless of the duration of the incident.\n(b) (1) If a student enrolled in a public school is physically restrained 10 times or more in a school year, the public school shall provide notice to the Department and the local school system at the earliest opportunity, but not longer than 4 business days after the student’s 10th incident of physical restraint.\n(2) If a student placed in a nonpublic school by the local school system is physically restrained or placed in seclusion 10 times or more in a school year, the nonpublic school shall provide notice to the Department and the local school system at the earliest opportunity, but not longer than 4 business days after the student’s 10th incident of physical restraint or seclusion.\n(c) On receipt of notice from a public school or nonpublic school under subsection (b) of this section, the local school system shall:\n(1) Review the student’s case, including the circumstances of each incident of physical restraint or seclusion;\n(2) Assess the public school’s or nonpublic school’s pattern of behavioral health interventions to evaluate whether the public school or nonpublic school could use less restrictive behavioral health interventions; and\n(3) Share the local school system’s recommendations with the Department and the public school or nonpublic school.\n(d) If a student enrolled in a public agency that is not a public school is physically restrained 10 times or more in a school year, the public agency shall provide notice to the Department at the earliest opportunity, but not longer than 4 business days after the student’s 10th incident of physical restraint.\n(e) On receipt of notice from a public agency under subsection (d) of this section, the Department shall:\n(1) Review the student’s case, including the circumstances of each incident of physical restraint;\n(2) Assess the public agency’s pattern of behavioral health interventions to evaluate whether the public agency could use less restrictive behavioral health interventions; and\n(3) Share the Department’s recommendations with the public agency.","path":["Article - Education"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=ged\u0026section=7-1103","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:38Z","sha256":"c3e0be07394a0aa268b0affc5a605c24ce3f0c1262fcffafde3a690ebf6ff997","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-education-7-1102","next":"us-md/md.-code-education-7-1104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}