1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, application for involuntary admission of an individual to a facility or Veterans' Administration hospital may be made under this part by any person who has a legitimate interest in the welfare of the individual.
2. (b) If the Administration agrees to pay the appropriate expenses, application for involuntary admission to a facility of an incarcerated individual in an institution under the Division of Correction or the Patuxent Institution may be made under this part by the Division or the Patuxent Institution.

Added by Acts 1982, c. 21, § 2, eff. July 1, 1982. Amended by Acts 1982, c. 459, § 1, eff. July 1, 1982; Acts 2016, c. 8, § 1, eff. March 14, 2016; Acts 2023, c. 721, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 2023.

Formerly Art. 59, §§ 12, 16.