§5–406.

    (a)    On the recommendation of a health care provider, the facility administrator of the Youth Detention Center and the facility administrator’s designees may authorize medical treatment of a juvenile incarcerated individual when in the judgment of the facility administrator 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 facility administrator or the facility administrator’s designees may not be held liable for authorizing medical treatment under this section in good faith.