§ 10-621
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§10–621.
(a)At least once a year, the Department shall:
(1)Publish a list of emergency facilities and their addresses; and
(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.
(b)The list published under subsection (a)(1) of this section may include:
(1)Comprehensive crisis response centers;
(2)Crisis stabilization centers;
(3)Crisis treatment centers established under § 7.5–207 of this article; and
(4)Outpatient mental health clinics.
(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:
(1)Is adequately staffed to provide 24–hour emergency petition services;
(2)Provides the necessary services required for an emergency petition;
(3)Has written procedures in place that provide for involuntary admissions, through an emergency petition, including to a licensed hospital, as necessary;
(4)Provides additional support to respect the due process rights of patients received through the emergency petition process; and
(5)Complies with additional procedures as otherwise determined by the Department.
(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:
(1)The number of facilities that have sought to be designated an emergency facility;
(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;
(3)The progress of the facilities reported under item
(2)of this subsection toward meeting the model facility standards;
(4)The development of collaborative models between State, local, and private entities; and
(5)Whether the Department, in consultation with stakeholders, has determined that any changes to the model facility standards are necessary.