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§ 4-403. Department of Human Services; duties

West's Annotated Code of MarylandFamily LawEffective: July 1, 2017

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Family Law (Refs & Annos)
Title 4. Spouses (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 4. Services to Families with Children (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2017
MD Code, Family Law, § 4-403
§ 4-403. Department of Human Services; duties
In general
(a) The Department of Human Services shall continue to develop and maintain a program to carry out the purposes of this subtitle in each local department.
Specific duties
(b) In implementing the program, the Department of Human Services shall:
(1) adopt, by regulation, guidelines for implementing the program in each local department;
(2) continuously monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the program; and
(3) to the extent possible, coordinate for families with children the delivery of child care, health, educational, mental health, employment, housing, and crisis services provided by public and private agencies.

Credits

Added by Acts 1984, c. 296, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 2005, c. 464, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Acts 2011, c. 564, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2012; Acts 2017, c. 62, § 6.
Formerly Art. 88A, § 123.
MD Code, Family Law, § 4-403, MD FAMILY § 4-403
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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