Section 5-406 - Authorization for Medical Treatment for Juvenile Incarcerated Individuals

(a) On the recommendation of a health care provider, the warden of the Baltimore City Detention Center and the warden’s designees may authorize medical treatment of a juvenile inmate when in the judgment of the warden or a designee the treatment is required and a parent, guardian, or person in loco parentis of the juvenile is not available on a timely basis to give the authorization. (b) The warden or the warden’s designees may not be held liable for authorizing medical treatment under this section in good faith.