Md. Code, Health - General § 8-503
This is the official text of Md. Code, Health - General § 8-503, part of Maryland’s Code, Health - General — covers public health regulation.
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§8–503.
Official statutory text
(a) If, after the police arrest an intoxicated individual for a criminal offense, the individual seems to require emergency medical treatment, the police immediately shall take the individual to a detoxification center or other appropriate health care facility as defined in § 19–114(d) of this article.
(b) (1) If necessary, after medical treatment, the police shall transport the individual to a program that provides detoxification services.
(2) The individual may be admitted to a program that provides detoxification services in accordance with the provisions of § 8–501(d) of this subtitle.
(b) (1) If necessary, after medical treatment, the police shall transport the individual to a program that provides detoxification services.
(2) The individual may be admitted to a program that provides detoxification services in accordance with the provisions of § 8–501(d) of this subtitle.
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