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Section 5-1103 – Grant Award Procedures — Maryland Department of Health

    (a)    All proposals for funding received under this subtitle designed to address the prevention of child alcohol and drug abuse shall be reviewed by a selection committee composed of the following members:         (1)    2 persons designated by the Secretary of Health, of which 1 person shall have prior experience in local community alcohol and drug abuse prevention […]

Section 5-1104 – Criteria for Judging Proposals; Awards

    (a)    (1)    In reviewing and ranking proposals, the selection committees established under §§ 5–1102 and 5–1103 of this subtitle shall place additional value on proposals that are designed to:             (i)    reach the largest possible number of parents, children, and youth in a community;             (ii)    involve local government officials and other community leaders; and             (iii)    be supplemented by local or private […]

Section 5-1034 – To Whom Payment Made

    (a)    The court may direct that any payment ordered under this subtitle be made to the mother or any other person.     (b)    If the child is, or is likely to become, a public charge, the court may order any payment ordered under this subtitle to be made to the appropriate support enforcement agency for the support of […]

Section 5-1202 – Statewide Protocol for Integrating Welfare and Substance Abuse Treatment Services

    (a)    On or before December 1, 2000, the Secretary of Human Services and the Secretary of Health shall, after consultation with a broad range of child welfare professionals, substance abuse experts, judges, attorneys, managed care organizations, health care providers, local departments, local health departments, and child advocates, develop a statewide protocol for integrating child welfare and […]

Section 5-1035 – Miscellaneous Provisions in Order

    (a)    In an order passed under this subtitle, the court may include a provision, directed to any party, regarding:         (1)    custody of the child;         (2)    visitation privileges with the child;         (3)    giving bond; or         (4)    any other matter that is related to the general welfare and best interests of the child.     (b)    In an order passed under this subtitle, the court […]

Section 5-1203 – Substance Abuse Assessment and Testing

    At an adjudicatory hearing on a petition for a child in need of assistance, if a local department requests substance abuse assessment and testing for a parent, a juvenile court shall order the assessment and testing unless the juvenile court finds compelling reasons not to order the assessment and testing and provides the reasons in […]

Section 5-1036 – Costs

    (a)    Except as otherwise provided in this section, the court may award costs under this subtitle in accordance with the Maryland Rules.     (b)    The court may order all or part of the costs to be paid by the county where the proceeding is instituted.     (c)    The court may order any party to pay the costs of the proceeding.

Section 5-1204 – Funding

    Subject to the availability of funds, the Governor shall include in the State budget for fiscal year 2002 and all succeeding fiscal years sufficient funds to ensure that:         (1)    each at-risk parent receives substance abuse treatment when the at-risk parent indicates a desire to enter substance abuse treatment or as soon thereafter as possible; and         (2)    each […]

Section 5-1037 – Notice

    The court may not enter an order under this subtitle against a party unless the party is given reasonable notice and an opportunity to be heard.

Section 5-1038 – Finality; Modification

    (a)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a declaration of paternity in an order is final.         (2)    (i)    A declaration of paternity may be modified or set aside:                 1.    in the manner and to the extent that any order or decree of an equity court is subject to the revisory power of the court under any […]