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Home » US Law » 2022 Maryland Statutes » Health - General » Title 10 - Mental Health Law » Subtitle 8 - Release and Transfers » 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 shall determine whether transfer to a program for individuals with developmental disability is appropriate.

    (c)    A dispute over a transfer of an individual from the Behavioral Health Administration to the Developmental Disabilities Administration shall be resolved, in accordance with procedures that the Secretary sets, on request of:

        (1)    The Behavioral Health Administration; or

        (2)    The Developmental Disabilities Administration.

    (d)    The Director of the Behavioral Health Administration shall give an individual the opportunity for a hearing on the proposed transfer.