1. (a) The Administration may establish an outpatient civil commitment pilot program to allow for the release of an individual who is involuntarily admitted for inpatient treatment under § 10-632 of this article on condition of the individual's admission into the pilot program.

2. (b) If the Administration establishes a pilot program under subsection (a) of this section, the Administration shall:

   1. (1) Adopt criteria an individual must meet in order to be admitted into the pilot program;
   2. (2) Establish application, hearing, and notice requirements;
   3. (3) Specify the rights of an individual who may be or who has been admitted into the pilot program;
   4. (4) Allow an eligible individual to request enrollment into the pilot program; and
   5. (5) Allow an immediate family member of an eligible individual to request that the individual be voluntarily enrolled into the pilot program.

3. (c) If the Administration establishes a pilot program under subsection (a) of this section, on or before December 1 each year the pilot program is in existence, the Administration shall submit to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Health and Government Operations Committee, in accordance with § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, a report that includes:

   1. (1) The number of individuals admitted into the pilot program during the immediately preceding 12-month period;
   2. (2) The number of applications for admission into the pilot program submitted during the immediately preceding 12-month period;
   3. (3) The cost of administering the pilot program for the immediately preceding 12-month period;

   4. (4) For individuals admitted into the program voluntarily and involuntarily:

      1. (i) The percentage of individuals admitted into the pilot program who adhered to the treatment plan established for the individual under the pilot program;
      2. (ii) Treatment outcomes; and
      3. (iii) The type, intensity, and frequency of services provided to individuals admitted into the pilot program; and
   5. (5) Any other information that may be useful in determining whether a permanent outpatient civil commitment program should be established.

Added by Acts 2017, c. 576, § 1, eff. July 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 577, § 1, eff. July 1, 2017. Amended by Acts 2019, c. 8, § 5; Acts 2019, c. 359, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019; Acts 2019, c. 360, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019.