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Terms Used In Maryland Code, HEALTH - GENERAL 10-710

  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • minor: means an individual under the age of 18 years. See
  • Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(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.