{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-10-621","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Health - General § 10–621","heading":"","body":"(a) At least once a year, the Department shall:\n(1) Publish a list of emergency facilities and their addresses; and\n(2) Give the list to each health department, judge of a court, sheriff’s office, police station, local behavioral health authority, and Secret Service office in this State.\n(b) The list published under subsection (a)(1) of this section may include:\n(1) Comprehensive crisis response centers;\n(2) Crisis stabilization centers;\n(3) Crisis treatment centers established under § 7.5–207 of this article; and\n(4) Outpatient mental health clinics.\n(c) Before including a facility under subsection (b) of this section in the list of emergency facilities, the Department shall consult with stakeholders to develop a model program structure that ensures that a program wishing to serve as an emergency facility:\n(1) Is adequately staffed to provide 24–hour emergency petition services;\n(2) Provides the necessary services required for an emergency petition;\n(3) Has written procedures in place that provide for involuntary admissions, through an emergency petition, including to a licensed hospital, as necessary;\n(4) Provides additional support to respect the due process rights of patients received through the emergency petition process; and\n(5) Complies with additional procedures as otherwise determined by the Department.\n(d) On or before September 30 each year, the Department shall report to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, on:\n(1) The number of facilities that have sought to be designated an emergency facility;\n(2) The number of the facilities reported under item (1) of this subsection that have attempted to meet the model facility standards developed under subsection (c) of this section;\n(3) The progress of the facilities reported under item (2) of this subsection toward meeting the model facility standards;\n(4) The development of collaborative models between State, local, and private entities; and\n(5) Whether the Department, in consultation with stakeholders, has determined that any changes to the model facility standards are necessary.","path":["Article - Health - General"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=ghg\u0026section=10-621","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:48Z","sha256":"adc930c70bf472ccb6c21fccc3d2a36cf5f6afc7254b964f22df3fae2a6bdf9e","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-10-620","next":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-10-622"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}