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§ 19-804. Funding of services

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth--GeneralEffective: November 25, 2008

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Health--General
Title 19. Health Care Facilities (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 8. Problem Gamblers (Refs & Annos)
Effective: November 25, 2008
MD Code, Health - General, § 19-804
§ 19-804. Funding of services
Currentness
In general
(a)(1) The Secretary shall make grants from or agreements for the use of State funds, including the funds provided under § 9-1A-33 of the State Government Article, and federal funds to help public agencies or nonprofit organizations operate the network of clinically appropriate services for problem gamblers who reside in the State to provide the following:
(i) Inpatient and residential services;
(ii) Outpatient services;
(iii) Intensive outpatient services;
(iv) Continuing care services;
(v) Educational services;
(vi) Services for victims of domestic violence; and
(vii) Other preventive or rehabilitative services or treatment.
(2) Research and training that are designed to improve or extend these services are proper items of expense.
Prevalence study
(b) The Secretary shall conduct a prevalence study and replication prevalence studies to measure the rate of problem and pathological gambling in the State.
Guidelines for conducting prevalence studies
(c)(1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Secretary shall contract with an independent researcher to conduct the prevalence studies.
(2) The Secretary shall utilize the most current psychiatric or diagnostic criteria for problem and pathological gambling as the basis for the prevalence studies.
Initial prevalence study
(d) The initial prevalence study shall be completed on or before July 1, 2009.
Replication prevalence studies
(e) Replication prevalence studies shall be conducted no less than every 5 years with measures taken to permit comparisons between the initial prevalence study and subsequent replication prevalence studies.
Services provided by public agencies or nonprofit corporations
(f) Services under this subtitle shall be provided by public agencies or, under contract, by nonprofit organizations.

Credits

Added by Acts 1982, c. 21, § 2, eff. July 1, 1982. Amended by Acts 2007, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 4, § 1, eff. Nov. 25, 2008.
Formerly Art. 43, § 1K.
MD Code, Health - General, § 19-804, MD HEALTH GEN § 19-804
Current through legislation effective through April 25, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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