There is a Youth Detention Center in the Division.
The Youth Detention Center is a pretrial detention facility for juvenile incarcerated individuals under the age of 18 years who have been charged with a crime as an adult in Baltimore City.
With the approval of the Secretary, the Commissioner shall appoint a facility administrator of the Youth Detention Center.
The facility administrator serves at the pleasure of the Commissioner.
Subject to the authority of the Commissioner and the Secretary, the facility administrator is in charge of the Youth Detention Center.
The Commissioner may appoint assistant facility administrators for the Youth Detention Center as provided in the State budget.
An assistant facility administrator serves at the pleasure of the Commissioner.
Subject to the authority of the Commissioner and the Secretary, in the absence of the facility administrator, an assistant facility administrator designated by the facility administrator is in charge of the Youth Detention Center.
The Division shall operate a centralized booking facility for Baltimore City.
The centralized booking facility shall include:
pretrial release services;
District Court Commissioners;
an Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City; and
Baltimore City Police Services.
The centralized booking facility shall be equipped for video bail review.
An incarcerated individual in the centralized booking facility who is sick, injured, or disabled shall:
reimburse the State, as appropriate, for the payment of medical expenses; and
provide the warden with any information relating to:
the existence of any health insurance, group health plan, or prepaid medical care coverage under which the incarcerated individual is insured or covered;
the incarcerated individual’s eligibility for benefits under the Maryland Medical Assistance Program;
the name and address of the third party payor; and
any policy or other identifying number relating to items (i) through (iii) of this item.
In addition to obtaining any reimbursement authorized under subsection (a) of this section and subject to paragraph (4) of this subsection, the Department shall establish a reasonable fee, not to exceed $4, for each visit by an incarcerated individual to an institutional medical unit or noninstitutional physician, dentist, or optometrist.
The per visit fee shall be deducted from an incarcerated individual’s spending financial account, reserve financial account, or similar account held by the warden on behalf of the incarcerated individual.
The fees collected under this subsection shall be deposited in the General Fund of the State.
This subsection does not apply to a visit by an incarcerated individual to a medical unit or a physician, dentist, or optometrist if the visit is:
required as a part of the intake process;
required for an initial physical examination;
due to a referral by a nurse or physician’s assistant;
provided during a follow–up visit that is initiated by a medical professional from the centralized booking facility;
initiated by a medical or mental health staff member of the centralized booking facility; or
required for necessary treatment.
Subsections (a) and (b) of this section do not impose liability for reimbursement or payment of medical expenses on any person other than an incarcerated individual personally or through a person that provides insurance, coverage, or other benefits described under subsection (a) of this section.
On the recommendation of a health care provider, the facility administrator of the Youth Detention Center and the facility administrator’s designees may authorize medical treatment of a juvenile incarcerated individual when in the judgment of the facility administrator or a designee the treatment is required and a parent, guardian, or person in loco parentis of the juvenile is not available on a timely basis to give the authorization.
The facility administrator or the facility administrator’s designees may not be held liable for authorizing medical treatment under this section in good faith.