Md. Code, Health - General § 10-710
This is the official text of Md. Code, Health - General § 10-710, part of Maryland’s Code, Health - General — covers public health regulation.
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§10–710.
Official statutory text
(a) Each minor who is being cared for or treated in a residential, State facility shall be placed in a unit for minors and may not be placed in a unit where adults are placed, unless the individual plan of treatment for the minor provides otherwise.
(b) A person, on behalf of the minor, may file a petition in the circuit court for the county where the facility is located, to compel compliance with this section.
(b) A person, on behalf of the minor, may file a petition in the circuit court for the county where the facility is located, to compel compliance with this section.
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