| Inpatient commitment law (9/34: Grade F) |
|---|
| Criteria |
(0/25) |
Comment |
| Gravely disabled standard |
(0/10) |
No. |
| Need-for-treatment standard |
(0/15) |
No. |
| Citizen's right to petition |
(4/5) |
Comment |
| May family member directly petition court for inpatient commitment? |
(3/3) |
Yes. "Any person who has legit interest." MD. CODE ANN., HEALTH-GEN. § 10-614(a). |
| May other lay adult directly petition court for inpatient commitment? |
(2/2) |
Yes. MD. CODE ANN., HEALTH-GEN. § |
| Duration |
(4/4) |
Comment |
| Allow initial commitment order to exceed 14 days? |
(1/1) |
Yes. No limit in statute. Review hearing required every 6 months by state regulation. COMAR § 10.21.01.08(C)(1). |
| Allow initial commitment order to exceed 30 days? |
(3/3) |
Yes. |
| Outpatient commitment law (0/34: Grade F) |
|---|
| Statutory authority for outpatient commitment? |
(0/4) |
No. |
| Criteria sufficiently broad to provide access? |
(0/20) |
N/A |
| Procedures sufficiently explained to guide practice? |
(0/5) |
N/A |
| Allow initial order to exceed 90 days? |
(0/2) |
N/A |
| Allow initial order to exceed 180 days? |
(0/2) |
N/A |
| Allow renewal to exceed 180 days? |
(0/1) |
N/A |
| Emergency evaluation law (12/12: Grade A+) |
|---|
| Criteria aligned with state commitment standard? |
(8/8) |
Yes. MD. CODE ANN., HEALTH-GEN. § 10-622(a). |
| Citizens’ right to petition? |
(4/4) |
Yes. "Any … interested person." MD. CODE ANN., HEALTH-GEN. § 10-622(b)(1)(iii). |
