Section 10-1001 – Operating Without License
(a) A person may not operate a private, inpatient facility unless licensed by the Department. (b) A person who operates a private, inpatient facility in violation of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $10,000. (c) An employee, officer, operator, or director of a private, inpatient facility or […]
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 […]
Section 10-812 – Transfers to Developmental Disabilities Administration
(a) The Behavioral Health Administration may ask the Developmental Disabilities Administration to accept primary responsibility for an individual in or eligible for admission to a mental health residential facility, if the Behavioral Health Administration finds that the individual would be provided for more appropriately in a program for individuals with developmental disability. (b) The Developmental Disabilities Administration […]
Section 10-813 – Compensation for Initial Assessment
The Administration shall compensate case managers or other appropriate community mental health providers for conducting initial assessments of inmates who are: (1) Identified by the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services as having a serious mental illness; and (2) Expected to be within 3 months of release.
Section 10-901.1 – Financial Statements and Salary Information
(a) A community mental health services program shall submit annually financial statements and salary information in accordance with the Department’s regulations. (b) The Administration may impose a penalty not exceeding $500 per day per violation for each day a violation occurs on a licensee that fails to comply with subsection (a) of this section.
Section 10-902 – Use of Funds
(a) (1) In accordance with the State budget and the rules and regulations that the Secretary adopts, the Secretary may make grants from or agreements for the use of State and federal funds to help public agencies or nonprofit organizations establish and operate local mental health programs to provide the following: (i) Inpatient services. (ii) Outpatient services. (iii) Partial care […]
Section 10-902.1 – Transition Funding Option
(a) Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, the Secretary shall continue from July 1, 1998 until June 30, 1999, the transition funding option that was in effect for participating outpatient mental health clinics on July 1, 1997, as specified in the Code of Maryland Regulations 10.21.25.01F. (b) This section may not be construed to prohibit the Secretary […]
Section 10-903 – Community Programs
(a) (1) The governing body of any county may apply for assistance to establish a mental health program under this part. (2) A county shall apply by submitting annually to the Director, for approval by the Secretary, a plan and budget for the next fiscal year. (b) The governing bodies of two or more counties may apply for assistance […]
Section 10-904 – Responsibilities of Health Officers
(a) Except in Montgomery County, the health officer for a county is responsible for: (1) The mental health services program in the county; and (2) Supervising generally the mental health services and facilities that the county health department provides or supports. (b) The health officer for a county shall: (1) With the advice of the regional mental health director, revise […]
Section 10-917 – Employees as Law Enforcement Officers
The administrative head of any facility may appoint any employee as a law enforcement officer and, while the employee holds a special police commission issued by the Governor, the employee may: (1) Return an individual to the facility from which the individual escaped; and (2) Be used to protect individuals or property at the facility.