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2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 8 - Substance Use Disorders Law › Subtitle 4 - Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs and Facilities › Section 8-408 - Opioid Overdose Reversal Drug Protocols -- Use of Drugs Approved by Food and Drug Administration -- Correctional Facilities

(a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2)    “Community services program” includes a homeless services program.
(3)    “Homeless services program” means a program operated by the Department of Housing and Community Development through a local administering agency or service provider for the purpose of providing shelter, food, and services to homeless family units in the State.
(4)    “Intensive outpatient program” means a treatment program that addresses substance use disorders or other disorders that do not require detoxification or inpatient supervision and are designated by the American Society of Addiction Medicine as a level 2.1 setting.
(5)    “Opioid treatment program” means a program approved by the Department to provide opioid maintenance therapy under regulations adopted by the Department.
(b)    On or before June 30, 2024, a community services program that provides services to individuals who have a substance use disorder or an opioid use disorder or are at risk of experiencing a drug overdose shall have a protocol to offer opioid overdose reversal drugs approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration, free of charge, to those individuals who have an opioid use disorder or are at risk of experiencing a drug overdose when the individual receives services from the community services program.
(c)    On or before June 30, 2023, each opioid treatment program and each intensive outpatient treatment program shall have a protocol to offer an opioid overdose reversal drug approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration, free of charge, when an individual receives services from the opioid treatment program or intensive outpatient treatment program.
(d)    On or before June 30, 2024:
(1)    State and local correctional facilities shall have a protocol to offer an opioid overdose reversal drug approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration, free of charge, to sentenced individuals who have an opioid use disorder or who are at risk of experiencing a drug overdose before the individual’s release; and
(2)    The Division of Parole and Probation shall have a protocol to offer an opioid overdose reversal drug approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration, free of charge, to individuals under supervision who have an opioid use disorder or are at risk of experiencing a drug overdose.
(e)    The Secretary may adopt regulations to carry out this section.
2023 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 8-501 - Disposition of Publicly Intoxicated Individuals

(a)    (1)    In cooperation with State and local police, the Administration may adopt regulations under which personnel other than the police are authorized to exercise the powers under this section whenever feasible so that the exercise of those powers by the police are reduced to a minimum.
(2)    The police and other authorized personnel who act under this section are acting within the scope of their official duty.
(b)    If a publicly intoxicated individual consents or an individual’s health is in immediate danger, the police or other authorized personnel may take or send a publicly intoxicated individual to:
(1)    The individual’s home;
(2)    A detoxification center; or
(3)    Any other appropriate health care facility as defined in § 19-114(d) of this article.
(c)    Unless a criminal charge is filed, an entry of an action under this section may not be made on the arrest or other criminal record of the intoxicated individual.
(d)    An individual taken or sent to a detoxification center or a health care facility under subsection (b) of this section may be admitted to the facility with the consent of the director of the facility or the designee of the director.
2023 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 8-502 - Admission to a Facility

(a)    After a preliminary evaluation of an individual by the administrator or the designee of the administrator, the individual may be admitted to the facility if it is certified in writing that the individual:
(1)    Has acute symptoms of alcohol or drug intoxication or withdrawal; and
(2)    (i)    Appears to be in imminent danger of harming one’s self, or another individual, or the property of another individual; or
(ii)    Is willing to be voluntarily admitted.
(b)    An individual admitted under this section may be detained up to 72 hours after admission.
(c)    An individual detained under this section shall be informed in writing at the time of admission of the right of the individual to leave the facility after 72 hours.
(d)    This section does not require a facility to admit an individual when:
(1)    Space is not available;
(2)    A patient demonstrates medical and psychiatric conditions beyond the certified capabilities of the program staff; or
(3)    As a result of an evaluation of an individual, the individual is determined to be an inappropriate admission to the facility.
2023 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 8-502.1 - Admission of Minors to Inpatient Facilities or Certified Outpatient Program

(a)    A parent or guardian of the person of a minor may apply, on behalf of the minor, for admission of the minor to a certified inpatient alcohol and drug abuse program or facility or a certified intensive outpatient alcohol and drug abuse program under this section.
(b)    A program or facility may not admit an individual under this section unless the program or facility has determined that:
(1)    The individual has an alcohol or other drug dependency that necessitates the level of care provided by the program or facility;
(2)    The individual would benefit from treatment;
(3)    The parent or guardian making application for admission of the individual understands the nature of the request for admission and the nature of the treatment provided by the program or facility; and
(4)    Assent to the admission has been given by the Director or the Director’s designee of the program or facility.
(c)    In order for an individual to be retained for treatment under this section:
(1)    The parent or guardian who applied for admission of the individual shall have the right to be actively involved in treatment; and
(2)    The program or facility shall note on the application for admission whether or not the minor was admitted in accordance with the provisions of § 20–102(c–1) of this article.
(d)    A program or facility has the right to discharge an individual admitted for treatment under this section if the individual is not complying with the treatment program or the facility’s policies and procedures.
2023 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 8-503 - Disposition of Arrested Individuals

(a)    If, after the police arrest an intoxicated individual for a criminal offense, the individual seems to require emergency medical treatment, the police immediately shall take the individual to a detoxification center or other appropriate health care facility as defined in § 19–114(d) of this article.
(b)    (1)    If necessary, after medical treatment, the police shall transport the individual to a program that provides detoxification services.
(2)    The individual may be admitted to a program that provides detoxification services in accordance with the provisions of § 8–501(d) of this subtitle.
2023 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 8-504 - Police Responsibility

In carrying out §§ 8-501, 8-502, and 8-503 of this subtitle, the police or other authorized personnel shall make every reasonable effort to protect the health and safety of the intoxicated individual.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 8 - Substance Use Disorders Law › Subtitle 11 - 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.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 8 - Substance Use Disorders Law › Subtitle 11 - Opioid Addiction Treatment Prescribers › Section 8-1102 - Medications to Treat Opioid Use Disorder -- Preferred and Nonpreferred Medications -- Annual Reports

(a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2)    “Nonpreferred medication” means a medication prescribed to treat an opioid use disorder that contains methadone, buprenorphine, or naltrexone and is not on the State’s preferred drug list.
(3)    “Preferred medication” means a medication prescribed to treat an opioid use disorder that contains methadone, buprenorphine, or naltrexone and is on the State’s preferred drug list.
(b)    The Department shall:
(1)    Adopt a reporting system to monitor the prescribing of medications to treat opioid use disorders in the State, including which medications are being prescribed;
(2)    Analyze patterns of prescribing medications in the State to identify prescribers who regularly prescribe nonpreferred medications, including a comparison of the patterns to the findings of the report submitted under subsection (d) of this section;
(3)    Conduct outreach to individuals authorized to prescribe drugs and devices in the State using educational materials regarding the benefits of prescribing preferred medications; and
(4)    Identify barriers to individuals who need medication to treat an opioid use disorder to obtaining the medication in a timely manner.
(c)    On or before October 1 each year, beginning in 2023, the Department shall report on its findings and actions taken under subsection (b) of this section to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly.
(d)    On or before October 1, 2022, the Department shall submit a report with an initial analysis of the items listed under subsection (b) of this section to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 10 - Mental Health Law › Subtitle 2 - Mental Hygiene Administration › Section 10-208 - Mental Hygiene Community-Based Services Fund

(a)    (1)    There is a continuing, nonlapsing Mental Hygiene Community–Based Services Fund.
(2)    The purpose of the Mental Hygiene Community–Based Services Fund is to ensure that funds realized from the sale or lease of Behavioral Health Administration facilities as the result of downsizing, consolidation, or closure are used to provide community–based services.
(b)    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if any Mental Hygiene Administration facility is downsized, consolidated, or closed, all State property associated with the facility that is not transferred to another governmental entity shall be sold or leased at fair market value, and the net proceeds of the sale or lease shall be deposited into the Mental Hygiene Community–Based Services Fund.
(c)    (1)    If a facility operated by the Behavioral Health Administration is downsized, consolidated, or closed such that the net resident population declines or if a facility is closed or consolidated and bed capacity levels remained unchanged:
(i)    State general funds may be appropriated as necessary, in advance, to assist in the downsizing;
(ii)    Any funds in the Mental Hygiene Community–Based Services Fund:
1.    May not supplant resources for existing community services; and
2.    Shall be used to meet the needs of individuals leaving facilities to enter community–based services; and
(iii)    Any funds remaining after meeting the needs of individuals identified in subparagraph (ii)2 of this paragraph shall be used to increase the availability of:
1.    Affordable housing and employment opportunities for individuals with mental illness; and
2.    Community mental health services designed to promote recovery and community integration, including development of the Maryland Mental Health Crisis Response System established under Subtitle 14 of this title.
(2)    Funds in the Mental Hygiene Community–Based Services Fund shall be spent in accordance with a plan developed by the Behavioral Health Administration in consultation with consumers, family members, providers, and mental health advocates.
(d)    On or before January 1 of each year, the Secretary shall prepare a report to be submitted to the General Assembly and the Department of Legislative Services on the Mental Hygiene Community–Based Services Fund.
(e)    Any unspent portions of the Mental Hygiene Community–Based Services Fund and any interest earned on money in the Waiting List Equity Fund may not be transferred or revert to the General Fund of the State but shall remain in the Mental Hygiene Community–Based Services Fund to be used for the purposes specified in this section.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 10 - Mental Health Law › Subtitle 4 - State Facilities › Part II - General Facilities › Section 10-409 - Laundry Contracts of Eastern Shore Hospital Center

The administrative head of the Eastern Shore Hospital Center shall:
(1)    Advertise for and receive bids for a contract to provide laundry services; and
(2)    Contract for the services with the low bidder unless the administrative head finds that the bidder would not fulfill the contract satisfactorily.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 10 - Mental Health Law › Subtitle 4 - State Facilities › Part II - General Facilities › Section 10-411 - Boards -- Membership

(a)    (1)    (i)    Except for the Eastern Shore Hospital Center, the Spring Grove Hospital Center, and the Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center, each Board consists of 7 members appointed by the Governor.
(ii)    The Board for the Eastern Shore Hospital Center consists of 11 members appointed by the Governor.
(iii)    The Board for the Spring Grove Hospital Center consists of 9 members appointed by the Governor.
(iv)    The Board for the Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center consists of 9 members appointed by the Governor.
(2)    The Board for each State facility shall reflect adequately the composition of the community that the State facility serves.
(3)    Of the members of the Board for a State facility:
(i)    At least 2 shall be parents or other relatives of residents or former residents of a State facility; and
(ii)    Each of the others shall be individuals who:
1.    Are known for their interest in civic and public affairs; and
2.    Have expressed an interest in the care of individuals who have a mental disorder or generally in mental health endeavors.
(4)    The Governor shall appoint the members from a list of qualified individuals submitted to the Governor by the Secretary.
(b)    Each member of a Board shall be a citizen of this State.
(c)    (1)    The term of a member is 4 years.
(2)    (i)    Except for the Board for the Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center, the terms of members are staggered as required for members of each Board on July 1, 1982. For the Board for the Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center, the terms of the members are staggered as required for the members on the Board on October 1, 1994.
(ii)    Except for the Boards for the Eastern Shore Hospital Center, the Spring Grove Hospital Center, and the Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center, the terms of those members end as follows:
1.    1 in 1983;
2.    4 in 1984;
3.    1 in 1985; and
4.    1 in 1986.
(iii)    The terms of the members of the Board for the Eastern Shore Hospital Center end as follows:
1.    2 in 1983;
2.    5 in 1984;
3.    2 in 1985; and
4.    2 in 1986.
(iv)    The terms of the members of the Board for the Spring Grove Hospital Center end as follows:
1.    1 in 1986;
2.    1 in 1987;
3.    4 in 1988; and
4.    3 in 1989.
(v)    The terms of the members of the Board for the Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center end as follows:
1.    1 in 1996;
2.    5 in 1997; and
3.    3 in 1998.
(3)    At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
(4)    A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
(5)    (i)    Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, a member who serves 2 consecutive full 4–year terms may not be reappointed for 4 years after completion of those terms.
(ii)    An initial member of a Board who serves 3 consecutive full 4–year terms may not be reappointed for 4 years after completion of those terms.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 10 - Mental Health Law › Subtitle 4 - State Facilities › Part II - General Facilities › Section 10-414 - Boards -- Powers and Duties

(a)    Each Board may adopt rules and regulations for the conduct of its meetings.
(b)    (1)    Each Board serves in an advisory capacity.
(2)    Each Board shall:
(i)    Submit to the Secretary an annual report on:
1.    The needs of individuals who have a mental disorder; and
2.    The extent to which its State facility meets these needs;
(ii)    Advise the administrative head of the State facility on its goals, programs, physical plant, and policies;
(iii)    Help in evaluating the degree to which these goals are achieved;
(iv)    Review and make recommendations about the annual budget of the State facility;
(v)    Assume leadership in developing community understanding of the needs of those who have a mental disorder; and
(vi)    Carry out any other responsibility that the administrative head of the State facility requests.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 10 - Mental Health Law › Subtitle 4 - State Facilities › Part III - Maryland Psychiatric Research Center › Section 10-417 - Definitions

(a)    In Part III of this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    “Center” means the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center.
(c)    “Department of Psychiatry” means the Department of Psychiatry of the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 10 - Mental Health Law › Subtitle 4 - State Facilities › Part III - Maryland Psychiatric Research Center › Section 10-420 - Executive Board -- Membership

The Executive Board consists of the following 5 ex officio members:
(1)    The Superintendent of the Center.
(2)    The Director of Research and Evaluation of the Department.
(3)    The Director of the Behavioral Health Administration.
(4)    The Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry.
(5)    The Dean of the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 10 - Mental Health Law › Subtitle 4 - State Facilities › Part III - Maryland Psychiatric Research Center › Section 10-423 - Superintendent and Other Staff

(a)    By joint action, the Director and the Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry shall appoint a superintendent of the Center and may remove the Superintendent.
(b)    The Executive Board of the Center shall appoint individuals to scientific positions and technical positions at the Center and may remove these individuals.
(c)    (1)    The Superintendent of the Center and each individual in a scientific position or technical position shall be in the management service or special appointments in the State Personnel Management System.
(2)    The remaining administrative employees and all clerical employees shall be in the skilled service in the State Personnel Management System.
(3)    The Executive Board shall determine the status of each position at the Center.
(d)    All positions at the Center shall be assigned to the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
(e)    Each employee of the Center whom the Executive Board designates as performing scientific duties or technical duties shall be appointed to a faculty position in the Department of Psychiatry.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 10 - Mental Health Law › Subtitle 4 - State Facilities › Part III - Maryland Psychiatric Research Center › Section 10-424 - Duties of Center

The Center shall:
(1)    Be maintained as a State facility for psychiatric research;
(2)    Direct its programs toward prevention, discovery of causes, and treatment of mental disorders and allied conditions; and
(3)    Perform the research programs under the written agreements that the Department and the Department of Psychiatry make.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Health - General › Title 10 - Mental Health Law › Subtitle 4 - State Facilities › Part III - Maryland Psychiatric Research Center › Section 10-427 - Committee -- Membership

(a)    The technical review committee consists of the following 11 members:
(1)    As ex officio members:
(i)    The Superintendent of the Center; and
(ii)    The Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry;
(2)    3 psychologists;
(3)    3 physicians who are licensed to practice medicine in this State and devote a substantial amount of professional time to the practice of psychiatry; and
(4)    3 citizens of this State chosen by the Executive Board of the Center from individuals who are interested in and concerned about the care of individuals who have a mental disorder and about research directed toward the prevention, discovery of causes, and treatment of mental disorders and allied conditions.
(b)    Of the 3 psychologists and 3 physicians:
(1)    1 shall be chosen by the Executive Board of the Center from the University of Maryland School of Medicine;
(2)    2 shall be chosen by the Executive Board of the Center from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; and
(3)    3 shall be chosen by the Executive Board of the Center from other affiliations, including private practitioners.