Section 10-603 - Limitations on admissions - Geriatric evaluations.
§ 10-603. Limitations on admissions - Geriatric evaluations.
(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.
[An. Code 1957, art. 59, §§ 3, 11, 12; 1982, ch. 21, § 2; 1983, ch. 90.]