Section 10-925 – Director’s Plan
(a) On or before January 1, 1985, the Director shall prepare and submit a plan to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House. (b) The plan shall include: (1) The number of children and adolescents in need of placement in private therapeutic group homes; (2) The number, type, and location of private therapeutic […]
Section 10-926 – Evaluation of Private Therapeutic Group Homes
(a) At least once a year, the Director, in conjunction with a county health officer, shall evaluate each private therapeutic group home. (b) (1) The Director, in conjunction with a county health officer shall: (i) Prepare a written report of each evaluation; and (ii) Distribute a copy of this report to each private therapeutic group home. (2) The Director shall keep […]
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.
Section 10-920 – “Private Therapeutic Group Home” Defined
In this part, “private therapeutic group home” means a small private group home as defined in § 10–514(e) of this title that provides residential child care, as well as access to a range of diagnostic and therapeutic mental health services, to be identified under the requirements of § 10–924 of this subtitle, for children and […]
Section 10-921 – Duties of Director
The Director shall: (1) Supervise the care and residential treatment of and the programs for children and adolescents that have mental disorders; and (2) Provide or encourage, by consultation, cooperation, or contract, all programs needed to ensure that children and adolescents are evaluated appropriately and provided community-based residential care.
Section 10-922 – Rules and Regulations
The Secretary shall adopt rules and regulations that: (1) Ensure that a private therapeutic group home provides mental health care and treatment in accordance with this part; and (2) Require a private therapeutic group home: (i) To provide treatment for each child and adolescent in the home; (ii) To coordinate the treatment in the home with the appropriate public […]