The following terms have the meanings indicated. Terms Defined. “Administration” means the Maryland Department of Health. “Applicant” means a child or adolescent who is the subject of an application for admission to a RICA. “Director” means the Director of the Maryland Department of Health. “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. “Resident” means a child or adolescent who is admitted to a RICA for residential treatment. “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. “RICA” means a Regional Institute for Children and Adolescents.