Criteria for discharge shall be established and shall be available for use by the utilization review committee. Discharge criteria may include, but not be limited to, symptomatic improvement; readiness for participation in voluntary, educational, or vocational programs; achievement of treatment goals; inability to comply with program requirements; or the need for 24-hour hospitalization.

Authority: Health-General Article, §2-104, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: November 25, 1961

Amended effective August 4, 1965 and April 15, 1974

Chapter revised effective May 29, 1981 (8:11 Md. R. 974)