§ 7.5-101. Definitions
West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth--GeneralEffective: January 1, 2024
Effective: January 1, 2024
MD Code, Health - General, § 7.5-101
§ 7.5-101. Definitions
(b)(1) “Addictive disorder” means a chronic disorder of the brain's reward-activation system in which the individual pathologically pursues reward or relief by substance use or other behaviors, with diminished control, and the individual persists in the behavior despite adverse consequences.
(d) “Behavioral health” includes substance-related disorders, addictive disorders, and mental disorders.
(e) “Behavioral health care” includes prevention, screening, early intervention, treatment, recovery, support, wraparound, and rehabilitation services, for individuals with substance-related disorders, addictive disorders, mental disorders, or a combination of these disorders.
(f) “Behavioral health program” means a substance-related disorders program, a mental health program, or an addictive disorders program, or a program that consists of more than one of these programs.
(g) “Core service agency” means the designated county or multicounty authority that is responsible for planning, managing, and monitoring publicly funded mental health services.
(i) “Family support services” means a set of nonclinical activities provided by family members of individuals with mental health or substance-related disorders and addictive disorders to support individuals with mental health or substance-related disorders and addictive disorders or their families.
(j) “Local addictions authority” means the designated county or multicounty authority that is responsible for planning, managing, and monitoring publicly funded substance-related disorders and addictive disorder services.
(k) “Local behavioral health authority” means the designated county or multicounty authority that is responsible for planning, managing, and monitoring publicly funded mental health, substance-related disorder, and addictive disorder services.
(l)(1) “Mental disorder” means a behavioral or emotional illness that results from a psychiatric disorder.
(m) “Mental health program” means a set of services that consists of community-based treatment, care, or rehabilitation services, or any combination of these, for individuals with a mental disorder.
(n) “Peer support services” means a set of nonclinical activities provided by individuals in recovery from mental disorders, substance-related disorders, or addictive disorders who use their personal, lived experiences and training to support other individuals with mental disorders, substance-related disorders, or addictive disorders.
(o) “Recovery residence” means a service that:
(p)(1) “Substance-related disorder” means:
(q) “Substance-related disorders program” means a set of services that:
Credits
Added by Acts 2014, c. 460, § 1, eff. July 1, 2014. Amended by Acts 2015, c. 469, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2015; Acts 2022, c. 500, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2024; Acts 2023, c. 276, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2023.
MD Code, Health - General, § 7.5-101, MD HEALTH GEN § 7.5-101
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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