Maryland Health - General Section 10-625

      (a)      If an emergency evaluee meets the requirements for an involuntary admission and is unable or unwilling to agree to a voluntary admission under this subtitle, the examining physician shall take the steps needed for involuntary admission of the emergency evaluee to an appropriate facility, which may be a general hospital with a licensed inpatient psychiatric unit.

      (b)      (1)      If the examining physician is unable to have the emergency evaluee admitted to a facility, the physician shall notify the Department.

            (2)      Within 6 hours after notification, the Department shall provide for admission of the emergency evaluee to an appropriate facility.