No such proceeding
“Admission” is defined under the Mental Health Law title as “the process by which an individual is accepted as a resident in: (i) An inpatient facility; or (ii) A Veterans’ Administration hospital in this State that provides care or treatment for individuals who have mental disorders.” Md. Health-General Code § 10-101(c) (emphasis added). Accordingly, it does not appear that the provisions used to compel inpatient treatment can be used to require someone to participate in treatment on an outpatient basis. Thus, we have classified this development as “No such proceeding.”
To learn more about the right to counsel in involuntary medication matters that occur in the context of inpatient treatment, see Maryland, Legislation, Civil Commitment and Maryland, Litigation, Civil Commitment: MD high court finds right to counsel for patients facing forced medication.
