Section 5-1205 – Excess Hospital Beds for New Programs
The Maryland Department of Health shall explore the use of excess hospital beds to locate new substance abuse treatment programs.
Section 5-1206 – Annual Reports on Progress
(a) On or before December 15, 2000, and annually thereafter until December 15, 2007, the Secretary of Human Services and the Secretary of Health shall report to the Governor and, subject to § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee, the Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, the House Appropriations […]
Section 5-1207 – Considerations in Protocol Development
(a) The Secretary of Human Services and the Secretary of Health shall, in developing the protocol required under § 5–1202 of this subtitle, consider the recommendations developed by the statewide Task Force to Study Increasing the Availability of Substance Abuse Programs established under Article 41, § 18–316 of the Code, as enacted by Chapter 778 of […]
Section 5-1208 – Regulations
The Department of Human Services and the Maryland Department of Health shall adopt regulations to carry out this subtitle.
Section 5-1209 – Short Title
This subtitle may be referred to as the “Integration of Child Welfare and Substance Abuse Treatment Act”.
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 5-1204 – 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 5-1202 – 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 […]