Section 8-1002 – Applicability of Subtitle
This subtitle does not apply to: (1) a shelter care facility or residential respite program licensed by the Department of Human Services; or (2) a detention center or shelter care facility operated by or under contract with the Department of Juvenile Services.
Section 8-1004 – Development, Coordination, and Implementation of System for Outcomes Evaluation
(a) On or before July 1, 2008, the Office and the cooperating departments shall develop, coordinate, and implement a system for outcomes evaluation. (b) The system for outcomes evaluation shall be used to: (1) monitor the care, supervision, education, and treatment provided by State–operated and State–supported programs described in § 8–1001(d)(2) of this subtitle so that successful services […]
Section 8-1101 – State Medical Director for Children Receiving Child Welfare Services
(a) There is a State Medical Director for Children Receiving Child Welfare Services in the Department. (b) The Department, in consultation with the Maryland Department of Health, shall appoint the State Medical Director for Children Receiving Child Welfare Services. (c) The State Medical Director for Children Receiving Child Welfare Services shall: (1) be a physician licensed to practice medicine […]
Section 8-1102 – Duties; Access to Confidential Information and Records; Annual Report
(a) The State Medical Director for Children Receiving Child Welfare Services shall: (1) collect data on the timeliness and effectiveness of the provision or procurement of health care services for children in the custody of the local departments; (2) track health outcomes for children in out–of–home placement using the most recent Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) […]
Section 8-709 – “Licensing Agency” Defined
In this part, “licensing agency”: (1) means the agency designated by the Office as responsible for licensing a residential child care program; and (2) includes the Maryland Department of Health, the Department of Human Services, and the Department of Juvenile Services.
Section 8-1103 – Centralized Comprehensive Health Care Monitoring Program
(a) The State Medical Director for Children Receiving Child Welfare Services, in consultation with the local departments, shall develop a Centralized Comprehensive Health Care Monitoring Program for children in out–of–home placement that will ensure the replication of centralized health care coordination and monitoring of services across the State. (b) The Program shall comply with the Standard of […]
Section 8-710 – Operating Without a License
(a) A person may not operate a residential child care program in the State without a license. (b) A person who violates subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 for each day of operation.
Section 8-1201 – Appropriations
(a) For fiscal years 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024, the Governor shall include in the State budget an appropriation of not less than: (1) $3,500,000 to the local management board for Baltimore City for the Baltimore Children and Youth Fund; and (2) $1,000,000 for the Baltimore City YouthWorks Summer Jobs program. (b) (1) The funding required under this section shall […]
Section 8-508 – Fiscal Agent
The Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services is the fiscal agent for the Fund.
Section 8-601 – “At-Risk Youth Prevention and Diversion Program” Defined
In this subtitle, “at-risk youth prevention and diversion program” means services provided to school-aged youth and their families to prevent or divert youth from entering the juvenile justice system and to help make them ready for adulthood by age 21.