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Maryland Code, Health-General § 10-6A-08

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

<Section effective July 1, 2025.>

(a) If, after hearing all relevant evidence, the court does not find by clear and convincing evidence that the respondent meets the criteria for assisted outpatient treatment, the court shall deny the petition.

(b)(1) If, after hearing all relevant evidence, the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the respondent meets the criteria for assisted outpatient treatment, the court shall order the respondent to comply with assisted outpatient treatment for a period not to exceed 1 year.

(2) The order of the court shall incorporate a treatment plan that:

(i) Is limited in scope to the elements included in the treatment plan presented to the court under § 10-6A-06 of this subtitle; and

(ii) Includes only those elements that the court finds by clear and convincing evidence to be essential to the maintenance of the respondent's health or safety.

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