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MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  7-706 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 7 - Developmental Disabilities Law|Subtitle 7 - Nonresidential Programs|Part III - Individual Support Services Program|Section 7-706 - Definitions

    (a)    In this part the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Eligible person” means an individual with a developmental disability that is likely to continue indefinitely or an individual with a severe chronic disability that is attributable to a physical or mental impairment, other than the sole diagnosis of mental illness, or to a combination of mental and physical impairments that is likely to continue indefinitely.    (c)    (1)    “Individual support services” means a program designed to assist eligible persons in developing their maximum potential and in maintaining themselves in the community.        (2)    “Individual support services” includes:            (i)    Identification services;            (ii)    Training and support for self–advocacy;            (iii)    Therapeutic services;            (iv)    Individual and family counseling;            (v)    Medical equipment purchase, rental, and repair;            (vi)    Crisis intervention and follow–up;            (vii)    Attendant care;            (viii)    Respite services;            (ix)    Barrier removal;            (x)    Transportation assistance;            (xi)    Community integration services;            (xii)    Employment related services; and            (xiii)    Other services to maximize independence, productivity, and integration within the community.    (d)    “Program” means the Individual Support Services Program.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  7-707 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 7 - Developmental Disabilities Law|Subtitle 7 - Nonresidential Programs|Part III - Individual Support Services Program|Section 7-707 - Purpose

    (a)    The General Assembly finds and declares that:        (1)    Persons with disabilities should be afforded the opportunity to achieve their maximum potential through increased independence, productivity, and integration into the community.        (2)    Services provided to persons with disabilities should be provided within a natural home setting in a manner that is responsive to the person’s needs and does not overly intrude into the person’s life.        (3)    Individual support services are flexible, creative services provided in accordance with unique individual needs.        (4)    Individual support services promote the development of the individual’s inner strengths and encourage informal support networks consisting of family, friends, and the community.        (5)    The provision of individual support services is cost effective because reliance upon more expensive day and residential services is diminished.        (6)    Although the focus of the Individual Support Services Program is upon the adult with a disability, the provision of individual support services may begin with young adults in adolescence.    (b)    The General Assembly declares that it is the policy of this State to promote the independence, productivity, and integration within the community for individuals with severe disabilities by providing an array of individual support services.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  7-708 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 7 - Developmental Disabilities Law|Subtitle 7 - Nonresidential Programs|Part III - Individual Support Services Program|Section 7-708 - Establishment of Program

    (a)    There is an Individual Support Services Program.    (b)    The Administration shall enter into grant agreements for the provision of individual support services in all counties of the State.    (c)    Eligible persons selected for services by the Administration shall be informed of individual support services and encouraged to use them, as appropriate, prior to being offered full day or residential services.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  7-709 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 7 - Developmental Disabilities Law|Subtitle 7 - Nonresidential Programs|Part IV - Community Supported Living Arrangements Services Program|Section 7-709 - Definitions

    (a)    In this Part IV the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    (1)    “Community supported living arrangements services” means services to assist an individual with developmental disabilities in activities of daily living necessary to permit the individual to live in the individual’s own home, apartment, family home, or rental unit with no more than 2 other individuals who are recipients of these services.        (2)    “Community supported living arrangements services” includes:            (i)    Personal assistance;            (ii)    Training and habilitation services necessary to assist the individual in achieving increased integration, independence, and productivity;            (iii)    24–hour emergency assistance;            (iv)    Assistive technology;            (v)    Adaptive equipment;            (vi)    Support services necessary to enable the individual to participate in community activities;            (vii)    Case management services; and            (viii)    Other services, as approved by the Secretary.    (c)    “Eligible individual” means an individual who:        (1)    Has a developmental disability as defined in § 7–101(g) of this title; or        (2)    Is eligible only for individual support services, as provided in § 7–403(c) of this title.    (d)    “Program” means the Community Supported Living Arrangements Services Program.    (e)    “Support services” means individual support services and family support services as defined in this title.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  7-710 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 7 - Developmental Disabilities Law|Subtitle 7 - Nonresidential Programs|Part IV - Community Supported Living Arrangements Services Program|Section 7-710 - Findings; Policies

    (a)    The General Assembly finds and declares that:        (1)    The Developmental Disabilities Administration has funded individuals with developmental disabilities in successful residential programs in the communities of the State;        (2)    Recipients of services are capable and eager to determine the services and homes they desire to a greater degree than allowed under the present system;        (3)    Currently, to obtain residential service, individuals with developmental disabilities must fit into “slots” available in existing service delivery systems, rather than being supported in their own homes;        (4)    Support services can be tailored to the needs of individuals with developmental disabilities, regardless of the nature or severity of their disability, to enable them to live in homes of their own choosing that may include homes owned or rented by the recipient or supplied by parents, relatives, or trusts; and        (5)    The provision of community supported living arrangements services promotes the integration and independence of individuals with developmental disabilities and enhances their quality of life.    (b)    The General Assembly declares that it is the policy of the State to promote the integration and independence of individuals with developmental disabilities and to enhance the quality of life of these individuals by:        (1)    Providing essential community supported living arrangements services to eligible individuals to enable them to:            (i)    Receive services from providers of their own choosing; and            (ii)    Live in their own home or homes of their own choosing in their own community;        (2)    Making community supported living arrangements services available to eligible individuals no matter how severe or profound their disability may be; and        (3)    Tailoring community supported living arrangements services to the needs of the individual recipients, rather than requiring individuals to fit into a preexisting residential service delivery system.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  7-711 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 7 - Developmental Disabilities Law|Subtitle 7 - Nonresidential Programs|Part IV - Community Supported Living Arrangements Services Program|Section 7-711 - Licensing

    (a)    The Secretary shall adopt regulations for the licensing of persons who provide community supported living arrangements services to eligible individuals that include standards for:        (1)    Licensing providers that include grievance procedures for recipients of community supported living arrangements services; and        (2)    The inspection of licensees at least once each year.    (b)    The regulations shall ensure that community supported living arrangements services to an eligible individual are provided in accordance with an individual support plan as required by regulation.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  7-712 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 7 - Developmental Disabilities Law|Subtitle 7 - Nonresidential Programs|Part IV - Community Supported Living Arrangements Services Program|Section 7-712 - Quality Assurance Program

    (a)    The Secretary shall establish and implement a Quality Assurance Program for the Community Supported Living Arrangements Services Program.    (b)    The Quality Assurance Program shall include:        (1)    A system of external monitoring of providers of community supported living arrangements services by recipients, family members, and other interested parties that focuses on the recipient’s quality of life;        (2)    Reporting procedures to make information available to the public as required by federal regulations; and        (3)    Provisions for the ongoing monitoring of the health and well-being of each recipient.    (c)    Any State plan amendment affecting the State Medical Assistance Program regarding community supported living arrangements services, including the Quality Assurance Program, shall be reviewed by the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council and the Maryland Disability Law Center.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  7-713 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 7 - Developmental Disabilities Law|Subtitle 7 - Nonresidential Programs|Part IV - Community Supported Living Arrangements Services Program|Section 7-713 - State Plan for Community Supported Living Arrangements Services

    (a)    The Secretary shall develop a plan for community supported living arrangements services that addresses:        (1)    How services will be structured to meet the needs and preferences of eligible individuals;        (2)    The number of eligible individuals estimated to need services and the number of individuals actually provided services sufficient to meet their needs under the Program;        (3)    A recipient-based evaluation system on which to base individual and State policy changes to the Program that includes recipient satisfaction with provided services;        (4)    Technical assistance and information on how to access and to utilize the Program to recipients, family members of recipients, advocacy organizations, and other interested persons; and        (5)    Technical assistance and information to service providers on how to structure services to meet the needs and preferences of recipients.    (b)    Community advocacy and provider organizations shall be involved in the development of the State plan for community supported living arrangements services.    (c)    In order to offer eligible individuals creative housing alternatives, the Administration shall include in the State plan for community supported living arrangements services a provision for collaboration with the Department of Housing and Community Development and other appropriate agencies and organizations.    (d)    (1)    In addition to any other provisions required under this section, the State plan for community supported living arrangements services shall provide, to the extent that funds are available, that the first 500 individuals to receive community supported living arrangements services shall be:            (i)    Eligible individuals who have applied for community-based residential or support services under this title and are not currently receiving these services; or            (ii)    In equal numbers, eligible individuals who are currently receiving residential services and eligible individuals who have applied for community residential or support services and are not currently receiving these services.        (2)    After the first 500 individuals have received community supported living arrangements services under paragraph (1) of this subsection, to determine the distribution of available funds, the Secretary shall review:            (i)    The needs of eligible individuals who have applied for community-based residential or support services under this title and are not receiving these services; and            (ii)    The needs of eligible individuals currently receiving community-based residential or support services.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  7-714 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 7 - Developmental Disabilities Law|Subtitle 7 - Nonresidential Programs|Part IV - Community Supported Living Arrangements Services Program|Section 7-714 - Regulations

    By December 31, 1991, the Secretary shall adopt regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this part.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  7-717 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 7 - Developmental Disabilities Law|Subtitle 7 - Nonresidential Programs|Part V - Low Intensity Support Services|Section 7-717 - Low Intensity Support Services Program

    (a)    (1)    In this part, “low intensity support services” means a program designed to:            (i)    Enable a family to provide for the needs of a child or an adult who is living in the home and has a severe chronic disability that:                1.    Is attributable to a physical or mental impairment, other than the sole diagnosis of mental illness, or to a combination of physical and mental impairments; and                2.    Is likely to continue indefinitely; or            (ii)    Support an adult who is living in the community and has a severe chronic disability that:                1.    Is attributable to a physical or mental impairment, other than the sole diagnosis of mental illness, or to a combination of physical and mental impairments; and                2.    Is likely to continue indefinitely.        (2)    “Low intensity support services” includes the services and items listed in §§ 7–701(d) and 7–706(c) of this subtitle.    (b)    There is a Low Intensity Support Services Program in the Administration.    (c)    Low intensity support services shall be flexible to meet the needs of individuals or families.    (d)    (1)    The Administration shall establish a cap of no less than $2,000 of low intensity support services per individual per fiscal year to a qualifying individual.        (2)    The Administration may waive the cap on low intensity support services provided under paragraph (1) of this subsection.    (e)    (1)    An individual seeking low intensity support services is not required to:            (i)    Submit an application to the Department as provided in § 7–403 of this title; or            (ii)    Complete an application for the Medical Assistance Program if the low intensity support services will be provided to a minor.        (2)    The Department may develop a simplified application process for low intensity support services.    (f)    The Administration shall deliver services to an eligible individual seeking low intensity support services dependent on the availability and allocation of funds provided by the Administration.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-308 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 3 - Advisory Bodies|Part II - County Advisory Committees|Section 10-308 - County Advisory Committees Required

    (a)    Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, the governing body of each county shall establish a mental health advisory committee.    (b)    The purpose of a mental health advisory committee shall be to serve as advocate for a comprehensive mental health system for persons of all ages.    (c)    The governing bodies of two or more counties may establish, by agreement, an intercounty mental health advisory committee if:        (1)    The population of one of the counties is too small to warrant the establishment of a mental health advisory committee for that county; and        (2)    The Director consents.    (d)    The governing body of a county may establish a joint mental health and addictions advisory committee.    (e)    In Howard County, if a quasi–public authority is established under Subtitle 12 of this title, the governing body may designate the authority as the mental health advisory committee for the county.    (f)    In Baltimore City, the governing body may designate Behavioral Health Systems Baltimore the local behavioral health authority for Baltimore City under Subtitle 12 of this title, as the mental health advisory committee for Baltimore City.    (g)    In Anne Arundel County, the governing body may designate Anne Arundel County Mental Health Agency, Inc., the core service agency or local behavioral health authority for Anne Arundel County under Subtitle 12 of this title, as the mental health advisory committee for Anne Arundel County.    (h)    In Washington County, the governing body may designate Washington County Mental Health Authority, Inc., the core service agency for Washington County under Subtitle 12 of this title, as the mental health advisory committee for Washington County.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-310 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 3 - Advisory Bodies|Part II - County Advisory Committees|Section 10-310 - Officers

    (a)    From among its members, each county advisory committee and each intercounty advisory committee shall elect annually a chairperson and other officers that the committee finds necessary.    (b)    A member may not serve as chairperson for more than 2 consecutive years.    (c)    The manner of election of officers shall be as each county advisory committee or intercounty advisory committee determines.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-311 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 3 - Advisory Bodies|Part II - County Advisory Committees|Section 10-311 - Meetings; Staff Services

    (a)    Each county advisory committee and intercounty advisory committee shall have no fewer than 6 meetings per year at the times and places that the committee determines.    (b)    Except in Montgomery County, staff services for each county advisory committee or intercounty advisory committee shall be provided by the health officer for the appropriate county.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-312 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 3 - Advisory Bodies|Part II - County Advisory Committees|Section 10-312 - Powers and Duties

    (a)    Each county advisory committee and each intercounty advisory committee may:        (1)    Create subcommittees; and        (2)    Have additional individuals participate as needed.    (b)    Each county advisory committee and intercounty advisory committee shall:        (1)    Monitor, review and evaluate the allocation and adequacy of publicly funded mental health services within the county through means such as conducting or participating in site visits;        (2)    Determine the needs of the county mental health system, including quality of services, gaps in the system, and interagency coordination;        (3)    Participate in the development of the local mental health plan and local mental health budget;        (4)    (i)    Prepare and disseminate an annual report to the following:                1.    The health officer;                2.    In Montgomery County, the director of the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services;                3.    The county mental health director;                4.    The governing body of the appropriate county;                5.    The director of the local core service agency or local behavioral health authority, if any;                6.    The regional mental health director;                7.    The Director;                8.    The Secretary; and                9.    The Behavioral Health Advisory Council; and            (ii)    Include in the annual report, at a minimum, the following:                1.    A description of the progress of the county mental health system;                2.    Recommendations on actions needed to improve the system;                3.    Recommendations on priorities for allocation of funds; and                4.    In accordance with those priorities and after consideration of financial resources, recommendations on appropriate allocation of funds;        (5)    Review and comment upon the annual core service agency or county mental health plan and preliminary budget, prior to submission of the budget to the State; and        (6)    Review and comment upon the annual fiscal report.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 4 - State Facilities|Part I - General Provision|Section 10-401 - Supervisory Duty

    The Director shall supervise generally the operation of all State facilities.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-404 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 4 - State Facilities|Part II - General Facilities|Section 10-404 - "Board" Defined

    In Part II of this subtitle, “Board” means a citizens’ advisory board for a State facility.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-405 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 4 - State Facilities|Part II - General Facilities|Section 10-405 - Scope of Part Ii

    Part II of this subtitle does not apply to the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-406.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 4 - State Facilities|Part II - General Facilities|Section 10-406.1 - Comparability of Regional Institutes for Children and Adolescents in Baltimore and Montgomery Counties

    (a)    The Regional Institutes for Children and Adolescents in Baltimore and  Montgomery counties shall be comparable:        (1)    In programs by January 1, 1992; and        (2)    In facilities by July 1, 1994.    (b)    The facilities and programs of an institute may not be reduced to achieve comparability.    (c)    In no event shall the level of State funding provided or number of positions authorized to any Regional Institute for Children and Adolescents be reduced in order to attain comparability.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-407 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 4 - State Facilities|Part II - General Facilities|Section 10-407 - Duty of Director

    The Director shall set standards for admission to a State facility.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-408 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 4 - State Facilities|Part II - General Facilities|Section 10-408 - Administrative Heads

    (a)    With the advice of the Director, the Secretary shall appoint an administrative head for each State facility.    (b)    Each administrative head shall have the qualifications that the Secretary sets for administrative heads.    (c)    The Director may remove an administrative head for incompetence or misconduct.    (d)    In addition to any other power or duty that the Director or Secretary delegates, the administrative head of a State facility shall:        (1)    Supervise generally the State facility;        (2)    In accordance with the provisions of the State Personnel and Pensions Article, appoint a staff for the State facility as needed and as provided in the State budget; and        (3)    Report to the Director as the Director requires.