Section 10-620 - Definitions(a) In Part IV of this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.(b) "Court" means a district or circuit court of this State.(c) "Emergency evaluee" means an individual for whom an emergency evaluation is sought or made under Part IV of this subtitle.(d)(1) "Emergency facility" means a facility that the Department designates, in writing, as an emergency facility.(2) "Emergency facility" includes a licensed general hospital that has an emergency room, unless the Department, after consultation with the health officer, exempts the hospital.(e) "Emergency facility personnel" means a physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or other advanced practice professional employed or under contract with the emergency facility.(f)(1) "Mental disorder" means the behavioral or other symptoms that indicate:(i) To a lay petitioner who is submitting an emergency petition, a clear disturbance in the mental functioning of another individual; and(ii) To the following health professionals doing an examination, at least one mental disorder that is described in the version of the American Psychiatric Association's "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual - Mental Disorders" that is current at the time of the examination: 3. Clinical social worker;4. Licensed clinical professional counselor;5. Clinical nurse specialist in psychiatric and mental health nursing (APRN/PMH);6. Psychiatric nurse practitioner (CRNP-PMH); or7. Licensed clinical marriage and family therapist.(2) "Mental disorder" does not include intellectual disability.(g) "Peace officer" means a sheriff, a deputy sheriff, a State police officer, a county police officer, a municipal or other local police officer, or a Secret Service agent who is a sworn special agent of the United States Secret Service or Department of Homeland Security authorized to exercise powers delegated under 18 U.S.C. § 3056.Amended by 2020 Md. Laws, Ch. 488,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2020.