Maryland · Maryland Code — Criminal Procedure Article
Md. Code, Crim. Proc. § 3-106: (a) (1) In this section, “designated health care facility” means: (i) a State facility as defined in § 10–101 of the Health – General Article; (ii) a State forensic residential center; or (iii) a hospital or private residential facility under contract with the Health Department to house and treat in
What this law says, in plain English
This statute defines procedures for committing defendants found incompetent to stand trial to designated health care facilities for evaluation and treatment based on mental health or intellectual disability assessments.
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