§ 8-503. Emergency medical treatment of intoxicated individual
West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth--GeneralEffective: July 1, 2014
Effective: July 1, 2014
MD Code, Health - General, § 8-503
§ 8-503. Emergency medical treatment of intoxicated individual
(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.
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Added by Acts 1982, c. 21, § 2, eff. July 1, 1982. Amended by Acts 1988, c. 758, § 2, eff. June 1, 1988; Acts 1989, c. 782, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 1995, c. 3, § 22, eff. March 7, 1995; Acts 1999, c. 702, § 5, eff. Oct. 1, 1999; Acts 2001, c. 29, § 5, eff. April 10, 2001; Acts 2014, c. 460, § 1, eff. July 1, 2014.
Formerly Art. 2C, § 303.
MD Code, Health - General, § 8-503, MD HEALTH GEN § 8-503
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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