§ 10-618. Exemption from liability

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(a) Applicant for involuntary admission. -- A person who applies for involuntary admission of an individual shall have the immunity from liability described under § 5-623(b) of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article.

(b) Facility or Veterans' Administration hospital. -- A facility or Veterans' Administration hospital that acts in compliance with the provisions of Part III of this subtitle shall have the immunity from liability described under § 5-623(c) of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article.

(c) Agent or employee of facility or Veterans' Administration hospital. -- An agent or employee of a facility or Veterans' Administration hospital who acts in compliance with the provisions of Part III of this subtitle shall have the immunity from liability described under § 5-623(d) of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article.

HISTORY: 1982, ch. 459; 1990, ch. 546, § 3; 1997, ch. 14, § 20.

                    
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