State Codes and Statutes
Statutes > Maryland > Correctional-services > Title-9 > Subtitle-6 > 9-603§ 9-603. Methadone detoxification program.
(a) In general.- An inmate in a State or local correctional facility shall be placed on a properly supervised program of methadone detoxification if:
(1) a physician determines that the inmate is an addict;
(2) the treatment is prescribed by a physician; and
(3) the inmate consents in writing to the treatment.
(b) Procedures and standards in determining drug addiction and treatment.- The procedures and standards used to determine drug addiction and treatment of addicted inmates are subject to the guidelines and regulations adopted by the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration in the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
(c) Funding.- The State shall fund the program of methadone detoxification.
[An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 700F; 1999, ch. 54, § 2.]
