Legal Opinion
Beeman v. Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided June 2, 1995No. 1353PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLANDER, Judge.
In this appeal, we consider the extent to which a patient, involuntarily committed to a State psychiatric facility, can be forced to take neuroleptic1 and side-effect medications pursuant to Md.Code Ann., Health-Gen. Art. (“HG”) § 10-708 (1993). Appellant Arlene Beeman, who was involuntarily committed to the Thomas B. Finan Center (the “Finan Center”) for treatment of schizo-affeetive disorder, refused to take certain drugs prescribed by Dr. E. Michael Ehlers, her psychiatrist. The Finan Center’s Clinical Review Panel (“CRP”), convened pursuant to HG § 10-708, authorized Dr.…
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