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MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-1003 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 10 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties; Civil Liability|Section 10-1003 - Interference With Rights

    (a)    A person may not interfere knowingly with the rights of an individual under § 10-701, § 10-702, § 10-703, § 10-704, § 10-706, or § 10-707 of this title.    (b)    A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or both.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-1004 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 10 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties; Civil Liability|Section 10-1004 - Records

    A person who fails to comply with any provision of § 10-709 of this title, as to records, is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or both.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-1101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 11 - Short Title|Section 10-1101 - Short Title

    This title may be cited as the Maryland Mental Health Law.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-1201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 12 - Core Service Agencies, Local Addictions Authorities, and Local Behavioral Health Authorities|Section 10-1201 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Core service agency” has the meaning stated in § 7.5–101 of this article.    (c)    “Local addictions authority” has the meaning stated in § 7.5–101 of this article.    (d)    “Local behavioral health authority” has the meaning stated in § 7.5–101 of this article.    (e)    “Services to persons with mental illnesses” means the health care and community support rendered to a recipient primarily in connection with the diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, case management, rehabilitation, or supervised housing for individuals with serious mental disorders.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-1202.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 12 - Core Service Agencies, Local Addictions Authorities, and Local Behavioral Health Authorities|Section 10-1202.1 - Quasi-Public Authority in Howard County

    (a)    This section applies only to Howard County.    (b)    (1)    The purpose of this section is to authorize the establishment of a quasi–public authority which may be activated by Howard County, if the county decides to designate a quasi–public authority as the core service agency or local behavioral health authority to perform the duties imposed under this subtitle.        (2)    This section has no effect on any other form of core service agency or local behavioral health authority, whether it is a unit of Howard County government, a local health department, or a private, nonprofit corporation.    (c)    (1)    If activated as a quasi–public authority by an ordinance or resolution of the governing body of Howard County, there is established a quasi–public authority in Howard County.        (2)    The quasi–public authority shall:            (i)    Serve as the core service agency or local behavioral health authority for the jurisdiction; and            (ii)    Be a public body, corporate and politic.    (d)    The local ordinance activating the quasi-public authority shall include the following:        (1)    The name of the quasi-public authority;        (2)    The method of appointing individuals to the authority, including whether or not appointments require approval of the chief elected official of the jurisdiction and the legislative body of the jurisdiction;        (3)    The number of members of the authority;        (4)    The terms of members;        (5)    The duties and powers of the authority in accordance with the provisions of this subtitle; and        (6)    Specific terms governing the operation of the authority, including, but not limited to financial reporting, budgetary, and personnel requirements, provided that these specific terms may not add powers to the authority which are not included under this subtitle.    (e)    The quasi-public authority is exempt from taxation by the State and the county.    (f)    Howard County shall send to the Secretary a copy of any ordinance or resolution activating a quasi–public authority which will serve as a core service agency or local behavioral health authority.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-1301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 13 - Uniform Act for the Extradition of Persons of Unsound Mind|Section 10-1301 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    As applied to a request to return any person within the purview of this subtitle to or from the District of Columbia, the words “executive authority”, “Governor”, and “chief magistrate” respectively include the chief judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and other authority.    (c)    “Flee” means to depart:        (1)    Voluntarily or involuntarily from the jurisdiction of the court where the proceedings hereinafter mentioned may have been instituted and are still pending, with the effect of avoiding, impeding, or delaying the action of the court in which the proceedings may have been instituted or be pending; or        (2)    From the state where one is if one is under detention by law as a person of unsound mind and subject to detention.    (d)    “Flight” means the act of fleeing.    (e)    “State” includes a state, territory, district, and insular possession or other possession of the United States.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-1302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 13 - Uniform Act for the Extradition of Persons of Unsound Mind|Section 10-1302 - Persons Subject to Subtitle; Action on Demand

    (a)    This section applies to a person alleged to be of unsound mind found in this State, who has fled from another state, in which at the time of the flight the person:        (1)    Was under detention by law in a hospital, asylum, or other institution for the insane as a person of unsound mind;        (2)    Had been theretofore determined by legal proceedings to be of unsound mind, the finding being unreversed and in full force and effect, and the control of the person having been acquired by a court of competent jurisdiction of the state from which the person fled; or        (3)    Was subject to detention in the other state, being then the person’s legal domicile (personal service of process having been made) based on legal proceedings there pending to have the person declared of unsound mind.    (b)    A person subject to this section shall, on demand of the executive authority of the state from which the person fled, be delivered up to be removed thereto.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-1303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 13 - Uniform Act for the Extradition of Persons of Unsound Mind|Section 10-1303 - Procedures

    (a)    (1)    This subsection applies whenever the executive authority of any state:            (i)    Demands of the Governor, a fugitive within the purview of § 10-1302 of this subtitle; and            (ii)    Produces a copy of the commitment, decree, or other judicial process and proceedings, certified as authentic by the governor or chief magistrate of the state whence the person so charged has fled, with an affidavit made before a proper officer showing the person to be a fugitive.        (2)    The Governor shall:            (i)    Cause a person subject to this subsection to be apprehended and secured, if found in this State;            (ii)    Cause immediate notice of the apprehension to be given to the executive authority making a demand for the person, or to the agent of the executive authority appointed to receive the fugitive; and            (iii)    Cause the fugitive to be delivered to the agent when the agent appears.    (b)    If an agent does not appear within 30 days from the time of the apprehension, the fugitive may be discharged.    (c)    All costs and expenses incurred in the apprehending, securing, maintaining, and transmitting the fugitive to the state making the demand for the fugitive shall be paid by the demanding state.    (d)    Any agent so appointed who receives the fugitive into custody shall be empowered to transmit the fugitive to the state from which the fugitive has fled.    (e)    On application of any person interested, the Governor may demand the return to this State of any fugitive within the purview of this subtitle.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-1304 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 13 - Uniform Act for the Extradition of Persons of Unsound Mind|Section 10-1304 - Limitations

    Any proceedings under this subtitle shall begin within 1 year after the flight referred to in this subtitle.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-1305 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 13 - Uniform Act for the Extradition of Persons of Unsound Mind|Section 10-1305 - Effect of Subtitle

    This subtitle shall be interpreted and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the laws of those states that enact it.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-1306 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 13 - Uniform Act for the Extradition of Persons of Unsound Mind|Section 10-1306 - Short Title

    This subtitle is the Uniform Act for the Extradition of Persons of Unsound Mind.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-1401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 14 - Maryland Behavioral Health Crisis Response System|Section 10-1401 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Administration” means the Behavioral Health Administration.    (c)    “Core service agency” has the meaning stated in § 7.5–101 of this article.    (d)    “Crisis Response System” means the Maryland Behavioral Health Crisis Response System.    (e)    “Local behavioral health authority” has the meaning stated in § 7.5–101 of this article.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-1402 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 14 - Maryland Behavioral Health Crisis Response System|Section 10-1402 - Crisis Response System

    (a)    There is a Maryland Behavioral Health Crisis Response System in the Behavioral Health Administration.    (b)    The Crisis Response System shall:        (1)    Operate a statewide network utilizing existing resources and coordinating interjurisdictional services to develop efficient and effective crisis response systems to serve all individuals in the State, 24 hours a day and 7 days a week;        (2)    Provide skilled clinical intervention to help prevent suicides, homicides, unnecessary hospitalizations, and arrests or detention, and to reduce dangerous or threatening situations involving individuals in need of behavioral health services; and        (3)    Respond quickly and effectively to community crisis situations.    (c)    The Administration shall consult with consumers of behavioral health services, family members, and behavioral health advocates in the development of the Crisis Response System.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-1404 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 14 - Maryland Behavioral Health Crisis Response System|Section 10-1404 - Funding

    The Administration shall implement the Crisis Response System, in collaboration with core service agencies or local behavioral health authorities, on a regional or jurisdictional basis as federal funding or funding from other sources becomes available.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-1405 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 14 - Maryland Behavioral Health Crisis Response System|Section 10-1405 - Contract With Service Providers

    The Crisis Response System providers shall contract with service providers who employ individuals who use or have used behavioral health services.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 1 - Hereditary and Congenital Disorders Programs|Section 13-101 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Commission” means the State Commission on Hereditary and Congenital Disorders.    (c)    (1)    “Congenital disorder” means a significant structural or functional abnormality of the body that is present at birth.        (2)    “Congenital disorder” does not include a condition that results from:            (i)    An intrauterine infection; or            (ii)    A birth injury.    (d)    “Hereditary disorder” means any disorder that:        (1)    Is transmitted through the genetic material deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA); or        (2)    Arises through the improper processing of the information in the genetic material.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 1 - Hereditary and Congenital Disorders Programs|Section 13-102 - Findings

    The General Assembly finds that:         (1)    Everyone in this State is entitled to the highest level of health care attainable and protection from inadequate health services;        (2)    Hereditary and congenital disorders are often costly and tragic and sometimes deadly burdens to the health and well-being of the citizens of this State;        (3)    Detection through screening for hereditary and congenital disorders can:            (i)    Lead to alleviation of the disability of some hereditary and congenital disorders; and            (ii)    Further the understanding of and accumulation of medical knowledge about other hereditary and congenital disorders that may lead to their eventual alleviation or cure;        (4)    Hereditary and congenital disorders differ in severity, in that:            (i)    Some have little effect on the normal functioning of an individual; and            (ii)    Some may be alleviated, wholly or partly, through medical intervention and treatment;        (5)    Most, if not all, individuals are carriers of some hereditary disorder and are substantially unaffected by that fact;        (6)    A carrier of a hereditary disorder should not be discriminated against or stigmatized;        (7)    Medical knowledge of the discovery, diagnosis, treatment, and cure of hereditary and congenital disorders is expanding rapidly and often at an uneven rate, so that hereditary and congenital disorders are discovered long before their treatment or cure can be found;        (8)    Legislation designed to alleviate the problems associated with specific hereditary and congenital disorders may tend to be inflexible in the face of rapidly expanding medical knowledge;        (9)    The policy of this State on hereditary and congenital disorders should be:            (i)    Made with full public knowledge, in light of expert opinion; and            (ii)    Reviewed constantly to consider changing medical knowledge and ensure full public protection;        (10)    Participation in a hereditary and congenital disorders program should be wholly voluntary, and all information obtained about any individual in a hereditary and congenital disorders program should be kept confidential; and        (11)    A commission is needed:            (i)    To ensure that the policies and programs of this State for hereditary and congenital disorders comply with the principles established in this subtitle; and            (ii)    To preserve and protect the freedom, health, and well-being of the citizens of this State from improper treatment or advice, discrimination, violation of privacy, or undue anxiety that results from any hereditary and congenital disorders program.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 1 - Hereditary and Congenital Disorders Programs|Section 13-103 - Advisory Council Established

    There is a State Advisory Council on Hereditary and Congenital Disorders.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 1 - Hereditary and Congenital Disorders Programs|Section 13-105 - Advisory Council -- Officers

    From among its voting members, the Advisory Council shall elect every 2 years a chairman and a vice chairman.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-106 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 1 - Hereditary and Congenital Disorders Programs|Section 13-106 - Advisory Council -- Quorum; Meetings; Compensation; Staff

    (a)    A majority of the full authorized voting membership of the Advisory Council is a quorum to do business.    (b)    The Advisory Council shall meet at least twice a year, at the times and places that it determines.    (c)    A member of the Advisory Council:        (1)    May not receive compensation; but        (2)    Is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.    (d)    The Secretary shall designate the staff necessary to carry out this subtitle.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-107 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 1 - Hereditary and Congenital Disorders Programs|Section 13-107 - Advisory Council -- Subcommittees

    The Advisory Council may establish subcommittees.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-108 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 1 - Hereditary and Congenital Disorders Programs|Section 13-108 - Advisory Council -- Specific Powers as to Hereditary and Congenital Disorders

    To preserve and protect the health and welfare of the citizens of this State, the Advisory Council may:         (1)    Gather and give out information to further the public’s understanding of hereditary and congenital disorders;        (2)    Reevaluate continually the need for and the effectiveness of State hereditary and congenital disorders programs;        (3)    Make any necessary recommendation to end any unjustified discrimination that might result from identification of an individual as a carrier of a hereditary disorder, but this item does not affect any right of anyone to seek or have any other redress for this discrimination;        (4)    Advise the Secretary as to the need for rules, regulations, and standards for the detection and management of hereditary and congenital disorders;        (5)    Participate actively in the development of the rules and regulations adopted by the Department; and        (6)    Assist the Department in prioritizing its efforts.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-110 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 1 - Hereditary and Congenital Disorders Programs|Section 13-110 - Duties of Secretary

    The Secretary:         (1)    Is responsible for the operation of hereditary and congenital disorders programs within the rules, regulations, and standards that the Department adopts;        (2)    Shall disburse and collect any funds available to the Department;        (3)    Shall enforce the rules, regulations, and standards that the Department adopts; and        (4)    Shall keep the Advisory Council informed of:            (i)    The progress of hereditary and congenital disorders programs; and            (ii)    Any need for a change in the Department’s rules, regulations, and standards.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-112 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 1 - Hereditary and Congenital Disorders Programs|Section 13-112 - Screening Tests

    (a)    The Secretary may contract or delegate the screening required under § 13–111 of this subtitle to another entity with the approval of the State Advisory Council on Hereditary and Congenital Disorders.    (b)    Subject to subsection (c) of this section, a laboratory other than the Department’s public health laboratory may perform postscreening confirmatory or diagnostic tests on newborn infants for hereditary and congenital disorders.    (c)    Before offering or performing a postscreening test on a newborn infant for hereditary and congenital disorders under subsection (b) of this section, a laboratory shall:        (1)    Obtain and maintain a license issued by the Secretary as required by Title 17 of this article; and        (2)    Meet all the standards and requirements for a laboratory to perform tests on newborn infants for hereditary and congenital disorders that are established by the Secretary.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-113 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 1 - Hereditary and Congenital Disorders Programs|Section 13-113 - Newborn Screening Program Fund

    (a)    In this section, “Fund” means the Newborn Screening Program Fund.    (b)    There is a Newborn Screening Program Fund.    (c)    The purpose of the Fund is to provide funding for the screening of newborn infants in the State for certain hereditary and congenital disorders.    (d)    The Secretary shall administer the Fund.    (e)    (1)    The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.        (2)    The State Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately, and the Comptroller shall account for the Fund.    (f)    The Fund consists of:        (1)    Revenue distributed to the Fund under § 13–111(f) of this subtitle;        (2)    Money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund;        (3)    Interest earnings of the Fund; and        (4)    Any other money from any other source accepted for the benefit of the Fund.    (g)    The Fund may be used only to cover the administrative, laboratory, and follow–up costs associated with the performance of newborn screening tests conducted under this subtitle.    (h)    (1)    The State Treasurer shall invest the money of the Fund in the same manner as other State money may be invested.        (2)    Any interest earnings of the Fund shall be credited to the Fund.    (i)    Expenditures from the Fund may be made only in accordance with the State budget.    (j)    The accounts and transactions of the Fund shall be subject to audit by the legislative auditor as provided in § 2–1220 of the State Government Article.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 2 - State Advisory Council on Health and Wellness|Section 13-201 - "Advisory Council" Defined

    In this subtitle, “Advisory Council” means the State Advisory Council on Health and Wellness.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 2 - State Advisory Council on Health and Wellness|Section 13-202 - Advisory Council Established

    There is a State Advisory Council on Health and Wellness.