§ 13-4202. Maryland Behavioral Health and Public Safety Center of Excellence
West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth--GeneralEffective: October 1, 2022
Effective: October 1, 2022
MD Code, Health - General, § 13-4202
§ 13-4202. Maryland Behavioral Health and Public Safety Center of Excellence
(a) There is a Maryland Behavioral Health and Public Safety Center of Excellence in the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services.
(b) The purposes of the Center are to:
(6) Identify and inform any relevant stakeholders of any federal funding available to the Center to carry out the mission of the Center, including through the provision of grants, scholarships, and other funding to recipients engaged in training, the provision of services, or the study of matters relating to behavioral health, public safety, and criminal justice.
Continuous monitoring and analyzing of models, plans, policies, strategies, programs, technical assistance, and training
(c) In carrying out its duties, the Center shall continuously monitor and analyze its models, plans, policies, strategies, programs, technical assistance, and training for their validity and for opportunities to reduce and eliminate disparities in the criminalization of racial minorities with behavioral health disorders and increase access to culturally competent care.
(d)(1) The Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services shall appoint the following individuals to jointly oversee the Center:
(e) The Center may designate points of contact throughout the State who specialize in behavioral health treatment within the criminal justice system to brief the Center on the progress of statewide implementation of diversion programs.
(f) The Center may coordinate with the Justice Reinvestment Oversight Board and other State entities working to reduce State and local detention facility populations and recidivism.
(g)(1) The Center may enter into contracts with the University of Maryland System, Maryland HBCUs, or other entities or organizations for the purposes of carrying out its mission.
Credits
Added by Acts 2021, c. 68, § 1, eff. July 1, 2021; Acts 2021, c. 69, § 1, eff. July 1, 2021. Amended by Acts 2022, c. 350, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022.
MD Code, Health - General, § 13-4202, MD HEALTH GEN § 13-4202
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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