(a) The Administration may establish an outpatient civil commitment pilot program to allow for the release of an individual who is involuntarily admitted for inpatient treatment under § 10-632 of this article on condition of the individual’s admission into the pilot program.

(b) If the Administration establishes a pilot program under subsection (a) of this section, the Administration shall:

(1) Adopt criteria an individual must meet in order to be admitted into the pilot program;

(2) Establish application, hearing, and notice requirements;

(3) Specify the rights of an individual who may be or who has been admitted into the pilot program;

(4) Allow an eligible individual to request enrollment into the pilot program; and

(5) Allow an immediate family member of an eligible individual to request that the individual be voluntarily enrolled into the pilot program.

(c) If the Administration establishes a pilot program under subsection (a) of this section, on or before December 1 each year the pilot program is in existence, the Administration shall submit to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Health and Government Operations Committee, in accordance with § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, a report that includes:

(1) The number of individuals admitted into the pilot program during the immediately preceding 12-month period;

(2) The number of applications for admission into the pilot program submitted during the immediately preceding 12-month period;

(3) The cost of administering the pilot program for the immediately preceding 12-month period;

(4) For individuals admitted into the program voluntarily and involuntarily:

(i) The percentage of individuals admitted into the pilot program who adhered to the treatment plan established for the individual under the pilot program;

(ii) Treatment outcomes; and

(iii) The type, intensity, and frequency of services provided to individuals admitted into the pilot program; and

(5) Any other information that may be useful in determining whether a permanent outpatient civil commitment program should be established.