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Regulation .02 Definitions.

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A.
The following terms have the meanings indicated.
B.
Terms Defined.
(1)
“Administration” means the Maryland Department of Health.
(2)
“Applicant” means a child or adolescent who is the subject of an application for admission to a RICA.
(3)
“Director” means the Director of the Maryland Department of Health.
(4)
“Mental disorder” means a behavioral or emotional illness that results from a psychiatric or neurological disorder and is referenced in Health-General Article, §10-620(e)(1), Annotated Code of Maryland.
(5)
“Resident” means a child or adolescent who is admitted to a RICA for residential treatment.
(6)
“Residential treatment” means a program of active psychiatric treatment that is provided on a residential basis, under the direction of a psychiatrist, and in conformity with an individualized treatment plan.
(7)
“RICA” means a Regional Institute for Children and Adolescents.