§ 10-603. Limitations on admissions -- Geriatric evaluations

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   (a) Scope of section. -- This section does not apply to an individual who is:

   (1) Transferred from a facility of another state to a State facility under the Interstate Compact on Mental Health; or

   (2) Admitted after an emergency evaluation under Part IV of this subtitle.

(b) Evaluation required. -- In addition to the other requirements of this subtitle, a State facility or a Veterans' Administration hospital may admit an individual who is 65 years old or older only if a geriatric evaluation team determines that there is no available, less restrictive form of care or treatment that is adequate for the needs of the individual.

(c) Evaluation team. --

   (1) Each geriatric evaluation shall be done by the geriatric evaluation team of a county health department.

   (2) Each geriatric evaluation team consists of the individuals whom the Secretary designates from multiple disciplines.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 59, § 3, 11, 12; 1982, ch. 21, § 2; 1983, ch. 90.

                    
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