1. A. The following terms have the meanings indicated.

2. B. Terms Defined.

   1. (1) “Administration” means the Maryland Department of Health.
   2. (2) “Applicant” means a child or adolescent who is the subject of an application for admission to a RICA.
   3. (3) “Director” means the Director of the Maryland Department of Health.
   4. (4) “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.
   5. (5) “Resident” means a child or adolescent who is admitted to a RICA for residential treatment.
   6. (6) “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.
   7. (7) “RICA” means a Regional Institute for Children and Adolescents.

Authority: Health-General Article, §§2-104, 10-204, 10-401, 10-406, 10-407, 10-602, 10-609, and 10-610, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: July 1, 1985 (12:9 Md. R. 811)