Md. Code Regs. 10.21.03.01 – Scope.

Preface

The intent of the individualized treatment plan is to assure that the individual rights of patients are preserved and respected; to assure that the specific individual needs of patients are identified and met as efficiently, effectively, and economically as possible; to assure medico-legal responsibility; to assure that the treatment team includes approved and competent personnel representative of the several clinical disciplines; and to serve as a data base for determining and requesting necessary resources.

A. These regulations shall apply to every individual admitted either voluntarily or involuntarily to any inpatient mental health facility licensed by, or under the jurisdiction of, the Maryland Department of Health. These regulations may not apply to institutions for the care of developmentally disabled patients, or to those patients committed by the courts for evaluation only.
B. These regulations are supplemental to any other laws and regulations that may be applicable. In the event of conflict between these regulations or laws and any other regulations or laws, the more stringent shall apply.

Authority: Health-General Article, §10-705, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: June 25, 1975 (2:14 Md. R. 1016)

Annotation: COMAR 10.21.03 cited in Attorney General Opinion No. 82-034 (November 18, 1982)

Chapter revised effective January 9, 1989 (15:27 Md. R. 3129)