Sec. 10.21.05.02. Definitions

A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.

B. Terms Defined.

(1) "Accepted" means:

(a) Taken into confinement on the basis of an application and certificate for involuntary admission, according to the provisions of Health-General Article, §§10-614-10-616, Annotated Code of Maryland; or

(b) Admitted, as defined in §B(4) of this regulation.

(2) "Administration" means the Mental Hygiene Administration.

(3) "Administrative services organization (ASO)" means the organization under contract with the Administration to provide administrative services for the public mental health system.

(4) "Admitted" means:

(a) Admitted voluntarily, according to the provisions of Health-General Article, §10-609 or 10-610, Annotated Code of Maryland;

(b) Admitted involuntarily, by an administrative law judge, according to the provisions of Health-General Article, §10-632, Annotated Code of Maryland; or

(c) Committed by a court according to the provisions of:

(i) Health-General Article, Title 12, Subtitle 1, Annotated Code of Maryland; or

(ii) Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article, Title 3, Subtitle 8, Annotated Code of Maryland.

(5) "Aftercare plan" means the plan developed by inpatient facility staff according to the requirements of Health-General Article, §10-809, Annotated Code of Maryland.

(6) "Chief executive officer (CEO)" means the individual responsible for the overall management of a facility.

(7) "Discharge" means authorization by a physician for a voluntarily or involuntarily admitted individual to leave an inpatient facility.

(8) "Proper consent" means consent given by the individual, or, if the individual is a child or adolescent, by the individual's parent or guardian, to release relevant information.

(9) "Release" means the authorization for an individual who is confined in an inpatient facility on the basis of an application and certificate for involuntary admission to leave the inpatient facility:

(a) Given by a physician during the observation status period; or

(b) Ordered by an administrative law judge at an involuntary admissions hearing.