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§ 13-2702. Coordination of behavioral health services for veterans

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth--GeneralEffective: October 1, 2021

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Health--General
Title 13. Miscellaneous Health Care Programs (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 27. Behavioral Health Services for Maryland Veterans (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2021
MD Code, Health - General, § 13-2702
§ 13-2702. Coordination of behavioral health services for veterans
Currentness
Department collaboration with other State and federal veterans groups
(a) Subject to the limitations of its budget, the Department:
(1) In collaboration with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, the Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs, the Maryland National Guard, and the Maryland Defense Force, shall provide behavioral health service coordination for veterans in all geographic regions of the State to connect them to behavioral health services, including mental health first aid described under § 13-2703(b) of this subtitle, which may be available through the United States Department of Veterans Affairs;
(2)(i) Where behavioral health services are not yet available or accessible through the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, shall provide service coordination for veterans in all geographic regions of the State to connect them to behavioral health services, including mental health first aid described under § 13-2703(b) of this subtitle, which may be available through the Behavioral Health Administration, until such federal services can be accessed and obtained; and
(ii) Shall provide behavioral health services through the Behavioral Health Administration based on eligibility and medical necessity criteria established by these administrations; and
(3) Shall provide veterans up-to-date information about behavioral health services and resources through a web-based resource program.
Veterans eligible for behavioral health services
(b) Subject to the limitations of its budget and in addition to the service coordination provided under subsection (a) of this section, the Department shall provide or fund certain behavioral health services for veterans who:
(1) Meet the eligibility and medical necessity criteria of the Behavioral Health Administration; and
(2) Cannot obtain immediate access to behavioral health services through the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
Scope of behavioral health services
(c)(1) The behavioral health services provided under subsection (b) of this section may include:
(i) Crisis services in all geographic regions of the State; and
(ii) Short-term behavioral health services, where existing federal and State behavioral health services are determined by the Department to be inadequate or inaccessible.
(2) The short-term behavioral health services provided under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection:
(i) Shall be available only until a veteran is able to access and obtain adequate behavioral health services through the United States Department of Veterans Affairs; and
(ii) May include:
1. Screening assessments;
2. Individual, family, and group therapy;
3. Substance abuse early intervention and detoxification services; and
4. Substance abuse medication-assisted treatment.
(3) The Department shall seek reimbursement from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or other responsible public or private payer for any behavioral health services provided under subsection (b) of this section.
Accounting requirements
(d) The Department shall account separately for funds used to provide behavioral health services to veterans under subsection (b) of this section.

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Added by Acts 2011, c. 81, § 1, eff. June 1, 2011; Acts 2011, c. 82, § 1, eff. June 1, 2011. Amended by Acts 2014, c. 45, § 5; Acts 2021, c. 136, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2021; Acts 2021, c. 137, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2021.
MD Code, Health - General, § 13-2702, MD HEALTH GEN § 13-2702
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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