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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="10-619" title_number="10" title_name="Mental Health Law" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Admission Provisions">
  <text>Within 12 hours of notification by a physician, licensed psychologist, psychiatric nurse practitioner, licensed certified social worker–clinical, or licensed clinical professional counselor who has certified an individual under this part, a facility operated by the Maryland Department of Health shall receive and evaluate the individual certified for involuntary admission if:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>The individual’s involuntary admission is not limited by § 10–617 of this subtitle;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>An application for admission has been completed;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="3">
    <text>A certifying physician, psychologist, psychiatric nurse practitioner, licensed certified social worker–clinical, or licensed clinical professional counselor is unable to place the individual in a facility not operated by the Department; and</text>
  </level>
  <level label="4">
    <text>The Department is unable to provide for the placement of the person other than in a facility operated by the Department.</text>
  </level>
</section>
