COMAR 10.07.16.04. Eligibility

A. An individual is eligible for limited private inpatient facility services if the individual:

(1) Requires 24-hour inpatient mental health evaluation and treatment services but does not require acute or long-term psychiatric hospital services; and

(2) Has stated a willingness to comply with program rules.

B. An individual is not eligible for limited private inpatient facility services if the individual:

(1) Has a sole diagnosis of substance abuse, intellectual disability, or dementia;

(2) Is in need of immediate involuntary inpatient psychiatric admission;

(3) Is medically unstable as determined by an individual authorized under Health Occupations Article, Annotated Code of Maryland , to make medical determinations; or

(4) Does not meet the eligibility criteria under §A of this regulation .