# Family Law (GFL)

## Title 14. Adult Protective Services

### Subtitle 1. Definitions and General Provisions

#### Section 14-103

This title does not apply to:

(1) the abuse of a patient in a mental health facility, under Title 10 of the Health - General Article;

(2) the abuse of a patient in a facility for individuals with an intellectual disability under Title 7 of the Health - General Article;

(3) the abuse of a patient in a nursing home under Title 19 of the Health - General Article; or

(4) the abuse of a patient in a hospital under Title 19 of the Health - General Article.

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Md. Code Ann., Fam. Law (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)