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MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  8-508 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 8 - Substance Use Disorders Law|Subtitle 5 - Alcohol and Drug Abuse -- Publicly Intoxicated Individuals, Court Ordered Evaluations, and Voluntary Treatment|Section 8-508 - Outpatient and Aftercare Treatment

    (a)    An individual may ask voluntarily for admission to an outpatient treatment program, whether or not the individual has been admitted to the program before.    (b)    After an individual asks for admission to an outpatient treatment program, the administrative head of the program shall determine whether the individual is to be admitted. However, the administrative head may not deny readmission of an individual solely because the individual previously left the program against the advice of the administrative head.    (c)    An outpatient treatment program shall use public and private community efforts, including welfare services, vocational rehabilitation, and job replacement, to integrate a chronic alcoholic into society as a productive citizen.    (d)    (1)    A chronic alcoholic may not be dropped from an outpatient treatment program solely because of a relapse into intoxication.        (2)    Every reasonable method of treatment shall be used to prevent a relapse.        (3)    If recovery of the chronic alcoholic is unlikely, the outpatient treatment program shall provide supportive services and residential facilities so that the individual may survive in a decent manner.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  8-509 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 8 - Substance Use Disorders Law|Subtitle 5 - Alcohol and Drug Abuse -- Publicly Intoxicated Individuals, Court Ordered Evaluations, and Voluntary Treatment|Section 8-509 - Admission of Intoxicated Individuals and Chronic Alcoholics to Private and Public Hospitals

    The Administration shall promote the admission and treatment of intoxicated individuals and alcoholics in private and public hospitals without discrimination.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  8-601 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 8 - Substance Use Disorders Law|Subtitle 6 - Privileged Information|Section 8-601 - Privileged Information

    (a)    If any individual seeks counseling, treatment, or therapy, for any form of drug or alcohol abuse, from a health professional licensed under the Health Occupations Article treating patients within the scope of the professional’s practice, or hospital, or a person who is certified by the Administration for counseling or treating drug or alcohol abuse, the oral or written statements that the individual makes and the observations and conclusions that the health professional, hospital, or other person derives or the results of an examination to determine the existence of an illegal or prohibited drug in the body of an individual are not admissible in any proceeding against the individual, other than and subject to the federal regulations concerning the confidentiality of alcohol and drug abuse patient records:        (1)    A proceeding that relates to parole or probation or conditional release from a not criminally responsible finding, if the examination had been ordered as a condition of parole or probation or the conditional release from a not criminally responsible finding; or        (2)    A proceeding under Subtitle 5 of this title, if the examination had been ordered for that proceeding.    (b)    The results of a proceeding under Subtitle 5 of this title and evidence in the proceeding may not be used against that individual in any other proceeding.    (c)    The disclosure and use of the records of individuals served by alcohol abuse and drug abuse treatment programs shall be governed by the federal regulations on the confidentiality of alcohol and drug abuse patient records, 42 C.F.R. Part 2.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  8-6A-01 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 8 - Substance Use Disorders Law|Subtitle 6A - Maryland Substance Abuse Fund|Section 8-6A-01 - In General

    (a)    In this section, “Fund” means the Maryland Substance Abuse Fund.    (b)    (1)    There is a Maryland Substance Abuse Fund.        (2)    The Fund is a special nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.        (3)    The Fund consists of the fee required under § 6–229 of the Criminal Procedure Article, money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund, all earnings from investment of money in the Fund, and other money accepted for the benefit of the Fund from a governmental or private source.        (4)    The State Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately.        (5)    The State Comptroller shall account for the Fund.        (6)    The Fund shall be invested and reinvested in the same manner as other State funds.        (7)    The Comptroller shall pay out money from the Fund as directed by the Administration or as approved in the State budget.        (8)    The Fund is subject to audit by the Office of Legislative Audits under § 2–1220 of the State Government Article.        (9)    No part of the Fund may revert or be credited to:            (i)    The General Fund of the State; or            (ii)    Any other special fund of the State.    (c)    The Fund shall be used by the Administration for the following purposes in order of priority:        (1)    Planning expenses and related costs incurred by local drug and alcohol councils established under Subtitle 10 of this title;        (2)    Planning expenses and related costs incurred by any State unit designated to coordinate planning by local drug and alcohol councils and review grant requests from local governments; and        (3)    Substance abuse evaluation and treatment services, including services provided through a drug treatment court.    (d)    (1)    Administrative expenditures under this section may be made only in accordance with the State budget.        (2)    The Administration shall administer the Fund in accordance with this section and all other applicable law.        (3)    Disbursements from the Fund shall supplement and may not substitute for any other funds appropriated in the State budget for substance abuse evaluation and treatment services.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  8-6C-01 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 8 - Substance Use Disorders Law|Subtitle 6C - The Substance Abuse Treatment Outcomes Partnership Fund|Section 8-6C-01 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Eligible functions” includes:        (1)    Transportation to and from treatment services;        (2)    Treatment, prevention, or coordination staff;        (3)    Data sharing services among counties and other appropriate treatment providers;        (4)    Education or outreach programs and materials;        (5)    In–community emergency behavioral health services or crisis stabilization units; and        (6)    Behavioral health programs in schools.    (c)    “Eligible population” includes:        (1)    Mothers of drug–addicted infants;        (2)    Parents of children in need of assistance;        (3)    Hospital emergency room admittees;        (4)    Needy families receiving temporary cash assistance;        (5)    Foster care children and parents;        (6)    Children in after–school programs and their parents, including children and parents in programs supported by the Maryland After–School Opportunity Fund;        (7)    Adolescents;        (8)    Parents subject to arrearages in child support payments;        (9)    Drug offenders under the supervision of the Division of Parole and Probation;        (10)    Pretrial correctional inmates;        (11)    Prerelease correctional inmates;        (12)    The general inmate population within county–managed correctional facilities;        (13)    Parents of children entering out–of–home placements or at risk of entering out–of–home placements; and        (14)    Drug offenders under the supervision of the problem solving courts.    (d)    “Partnership funding” means money granted from the Substance Abuse Treatment Outcomes Partnership Fund to match local funding.    (e)    “Proposal” means a plan under this subtitle to provide new or expanded substance abuse treatment services.    (f)    “Request for Partnership funding” means a proposal, submitted by the governing bodies of one or more jurisdictions, to provide substance abuse treatment services to one or more eligible populations or to provide eligible functions within the requesting jurisdiction or jurisdictions.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  8-6C-02 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 8 - Substance Use Disorders Law|Subtitle 6C - The Substance Abuse Treatment Outcomes Partnership Fund|Section 8-6C-02 - Established; Administration; Funding

    (a)    There shall be a Substance Abuse Treatment Outcomes Partnership Fund, established within the Maryland Department of Health.    (b)    The Fund shall be administered according to this subtitle.    (c)    (1)    The Fund shall receive money as provided by the Governor in the State budget.        (2)    The Fund also may accept funds from local, nonprofit, or private organizations.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  8-6C-03 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 8 - Substance Use Disorders Law|Subtitle 6C - The Substance Abuse Treatment Outcomes Partnership Fund|Section 8-6C-03 - Regulations

    The Department shall adopt regulations to:        (1)    Establish timelines and procedures for requests for Partnership funding, consistent with this subtitle;        (2)    Establish guidelines that require programs to bill third–party insurers; and        (3)    Manage the Fund and authorize distribution of money from the Fund in accordance with this subtitle.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  8-6D-01 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 8 - Substance Use Disorders Law|Subtitle 6D - Addiction Treatment Divestiture Fund|Section 8-6D-01 - Addiction Treatment Divestiture Fund

    (a)    There is an Addiction Treatment Divestiture Fund in the Department.    (b)    The purpose of the Fund is to support addiction treatment services to persons with substance–related disorders.    (c)    The Secretary shall administer the Fund.    (d)    (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.    (e)    The Fund consists of:        (1)    Revenue distributed to the Fund under § 9–804 of the Criminal Law Article;        (2)    Money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund; and        (3)    Any other money from any other source accepted for the benefit of the Fund.    (f)    The Fund may be used only to support the actions of the Secretary to provide treatment for substance–related disorders.    (g)    The State Treasurer shall invest the money of the Fund in the same manner as other State money may be invested.    (h)    Expenditures from the Fund may be made only in accordance with the State budget.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  8-701 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 8 - Substance Use Disorders Law|Subtitle 7 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties|Section 8-701 - Unlawful or Improper Adjudication as Drug or Alcohol Abuser or Dependent

    (a)    A person may not knowingly have or attempt to have an individual unlawfully or improperly adjudicated to be a drug or alcohol abuser or to have an alcohol or drug dependence under Subtitle 5 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 $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or both.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  8-801 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 8 - Substance Use Disorders Law|Subtitle 8 - Short Title|Section 8-801 - Short Title

    This title may be cited as the Maryland Alcohol and Drug Abuse Act.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  8-901 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 8 - Substance Use Disorders Law|Subtitle 9 - Nonprofit or Quasi-Governmental Organizations|Section 8-901 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Designee” means a nonprofit or quasi-governmental entity designated by the Baltimore City Health Department to receive funds from the Administration to plan, manage, monitor, and disburse funds to substance abuse prevention and treatment programs.    (c)    “Nonprofit entity” means:        (1)    A land-based organization that qualifies under § 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; or        (2)    Any similar land-based entity that does not operate for profit.    (d)    (1)    “Quasi-governmental entity” means a land-based organization created by a unit of government to plan for the use of, monitor, disburse, and manage public funds.        (2)    “Quasi-governmental entity” includes Baltimore Substance Abuse Systems, Inc.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  8-902 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 8 - Substance Use Disorders Law|Subtitle 9 - Nonprofit or Quasi-Governmental Organizations|Section 8-902 - Designation of Nonprofit or Quasi-Governmental Entity to Receive Funds for Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Programs

    (a)    The Baltimore City Health Department may designate a nonprofit or quasi-governmental entity in Baltimore City to receive funds from the Administration to plan, manage, monitor, and disburse funds to substance abuse prevention and treatment programs.    (b)    The Baltimore City Health Department may revoke its designation of a nonprofit or quasi-governmental entity at any time except to the extent that the Administration, the designee, or both have acted in reliance on the designation.    (c)    If the Baltimore City Health Department designates a nonprofit or quasi-governmental entity to receive funds, the Administration shall disburse funds budgeted for the Baltimore City Health Department directly to the Department’s designee.    (d)    The Administration shall have a direct relationship with the designee.    (e)    The Administration shall have the same rights and remedies with the designee as it would otherwise have with the Baltimore City Health Department.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  8-1101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 8 - Substance Use Disorders Law|Subtitle 11 - Availability of Opioid Addiction Treatment Prescribers|Section 8-1101 - Providing Services of Providers Authorized to Provide Opioid Treatment Medications

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Health care facility” means:            (i)    A hospital;            (ii)    A federally qualified health center;            (iii)    An outpatient mental health clinic;            (iv)    An outpatient or residential addiction treatment provider; and            (v)    A local health department.        (3)    “Opioid addiction treatment medication” means a medication approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of opioid use disorders.    (b)    Each health care facility that is not part of a health care system and each health care system shall make available to patients the services of health care providers who are trained and authorized under federal law to prescribe opioid addiction treatment medications, including buprenorphine–containing formulations.    (c)    To comply with subsection (b) of this section, a health care facility or a health care system may:        (1)    Directly employ, contract with, or refer a patient to a health care provider who is trained and authorized under federal law to prescribe opioid addiction treatment medications, including buprenorphine–containing formulations; or        (2)    Deliver the services in person or, if appropriate, through telehealth.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 10-101 - Definitions

    (a)    In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Administration” means the Behavioral Health Administration.    (c)    (1)    “Admission” means the process by which an individual is accepted as a resident in:            (i)    An inpatient facility; or            (ii)    A Veterans’ Administration hospital in this State that provides care or treatment for individuals who have mental disorders.        (2)    “Admission” includes the physical act of the individual entering the facility or Veterans’ Administration hospital.    (d)    “Behavioral health care” includes prevention, screening, early intervention, treatment, recovery, support, wraparound, and rehabilitation services for individuals with substance–related disorders, addictive disorders, mental disorders, or a combination of these disorders.    (e)    “Core service agency” means the designated county or multicounty authority that is responsible for planning, managing, and monitoring publicly funded mental health services.    (f)    “Director” means the Director of the Behavioral Health Administration.    (g)    (1)    Except as otherwise provided in this title, “facility” means any public or private clinic, hospital, or other institution that provides or purports to provide treatment or other services for individuals who have mental disorders.        (2)    “Facility” does not include a Veterans’ Administration hospital.    (h)    “Local behavioral health authority” means the designated county or multicounty authority that is responsible for planning, managing, and monitoring publicly funded mental health, substance–related disorder, and addictive disorder services.    (i)    (1)    “Mental disorder” means a behavioral or emotional illness that results from a psychiatric disorder.        (2)    “Mental disorder” includes a mental illness that so substantially impairs the mental or emotional functioning of an individual as to make care or treatment necessary or advisable for the welfare of the individual or for the safety of the person or property of another.        (3)    “Mental disorder” does not include an intellectual disability.    (j)    “State Advisory Council” means the Behavioral Health Advisory Council.    (k)    “State facility” means a facility that is owned or operated by the Department.    (l)    “Treatment” means any professional care or attention that is given in a facility, private therapeutic group home for children and adolescents, or Veterans’ Administration hospital to improve or to prevent the worsening of a mental disorder.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 10-102 - Legislative Policy

    It is the policy of this State:         (1)    To the best of its ability, to foster and preserve the mental health of its citizens; and        (2)    To that end, to provide without partiality care and treatment to citizens who have mental disorders.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 10-103 - Construction of Title

    This title shall be construed in a manner consistent with the policy stated in this subtitle.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 10-104 - Scope of Title

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this title applies to a person who is licensed under Title 19 of this article if the person provides care or treatment to individuals who have mental disorders.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 2 - Mental Hygiene Administration|Section 10-205 - Nonresidential Services

    (a)    The Administration may administer a program of nonresidential services for individuals who have mental disorders or have conditions that may lead to mental disorders:        (1)    To develop, extend, and improve services for finding these individuals; and        (2)    To provide facilities for diagnosis and treatment of nonresidential cases.    (b)    The Administration may:        (1)    Prepare plans for the program;        (2)    Adopt necessary rules and regulations to carry out these plans;        (3)    In accordance with these plans, receive and spend any available funds;        (4)    Coordinate and supervise the provision of program services that the Administration does not provide directly; and        (5)    Cooperate with the federal government and with all other public or private agencies in:            (i)    Developing, extending, and improving the services; and            (ii)    Carrying out the plans.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  10-206 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 10 - Mental Health Law|Subtitle 2 - Mental Hygiene Administration|Section 10-206 - State Comprehensive Plan

    (a)    The Secretary shall revise periodically the State comprehensive mental health plan.    (b)    The State comprehensive mental health plan shall:        (1)    Include an inventory of the mental health resources in this State;        (2)    Set out the needs of the various areas for services, including community-based services in accordance with the findings and recommendations of the plan described in § 10-207 of this subtitle;        (3)    Establish priorities of the different services needed; and        (4)    Include any other matter that the Secretary thinks should be covered.