Section 13-4203 – Activities of the Center — Technical Assistance to Local Governments — Best Practices — Regional Approach
(a) The activities of the Center shall include: (1) Strategic planning; (2) Technical assistance; (3) State and local government coordination; and (4) Facilitating the provision of train–the–trainer courses for the Sequential Intercept Model for completion in 2021 in partnership with the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, with the goal of training 50 individuals in the State as […]
Section 13-4204 – Multiyear Strategic Plan — Recommendations Included — Considerations by Center in Developing Strategic Plan
(a) On or before December 1 each year, beginning in 2022, the Center shall produce and update a multiyear strategic plan to implement the recommendations of the report of the annual State Sequential Intercept Model Summit. (b) The strategic plan shall include: (1) A plan for formal, consistent, appropriate, and coordinated behavioral health screening processes that are properly […]
Section 13-4205 – Local Jurisdictions to Develop 2-Year Community Health and Public Safety Plans — Items Included
(a) Each local jurisdiction in the State shall develop a 2–year community health and public safety plan in collaboration with: (1) The Center; (2) The local health department; (3) The local department of human services; (4) Behavioral health coordinators for the local school system; (5) The local health improvement council; (6) Community–based behavioral health providers; (7) A representative of the NAACP; (8) A representative […]
Section 13-4206 – Center to Identify Funding Opportunities
It is the intent of the General Assembly that the Center, to the extent practicable, identify opportunities to fund: (1) Behavioral health crisis grants; (2) Training for 9–1–1 operators; (3) Peer support services; (4) Behavioral health screenings; (5) Scholarships for students who attend a Maryland HBCU to study behavioral health–, public safety–, or criminal justice–related issues; and (6) Behavioral health initiatives […]
Section 13-4301 – Definitions
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Commission” means the Maryland Commission on Health Equity. (c) “Health equity framework” means a public health framework through which policymakers and stakeholders in the public and private sectors use a collaborative approach to improve health outcomes and reduce health inequities in the State by incorporating health […]
Section 13-4302 – Maryland Commission on Health Equity Established
There is a Maryland Commission on Health Equity.
Section 13-4303 – Members of Commission — Members to Reflect Diversity of State — Meeting Quorum — Meetings
(a) The Commission consists of the following members: (1) One member of the Senate, appointed by the President of the Senate; (2) One member of the House of Delegates, appointed by the Speaker of the House; (3) The Secretary of Aging, or the Secretary’s designee; (4) The Secretary of Agriculture, or the Secretary’s designee; (5) The Secretary of Budget and Management, […]
Section 13-4304 – Chair of Commission — Compensation of Members — Staff Support
(a) The Governor shall designate the chair of the Commission from among the members of the Commission. (b) A member of the Commission: (1) May not receive compensation as a member of the Commission; but (2) Is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget. (c) The Department shall provide staff […]
Section 13-4305 – Purpose of Commission — Duties of Commission
(a) The purpose of the Commission is to: (1) Employ a health equity framework to examine: (i) The health of residents of the State to the extent necessary to carry out the requirements of this section; (ii) Ways for units of State and local government to collaborate to implement policies that will positively impact the health of residents of […]
Section 13-4306 – Advisory Committee Established — Data Consistent With Recommendations of Advisory Committee — Data Published by Commission
(a) (1) The Commission shall, in coordination with the State designated health information exchange, establish an advisory committee to make recommendations on data collection, needs, quality, reporting, evaluation, and visualization for the Commission to carry out the purposes of this subtitle. (2) The advisory committee shall include representatives from the State designated health information exchange. (3) The advisory committee […]