§ 10-925. Duty of Director to prepare and submit plan

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth--GeneralEffective: October 1, 2009

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Health--General
Title 10. Mental Health Law (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 9. Miscellaneous Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Part IV. Community Residential Mental Health Programs for Children and Adolescents
Effective: October 1, 2009
MD Code, Health - General, § 10-925
§ 10-925. Duty of Director to prepare and submit plan
Currentness
Deadline
(a) On or before January 1, 1985, the Director shall prepare and submit a plan to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House.
Contents of plan
(b) The plan shall include:
(1) The number of children and adolescents in need of placement in private therapeutic group homes;
(2) The number, type, and location of private therapeutic group homes that are needed in the community for the treatment of these children and adolescents;
(3) The resources and procedures that are necessary to establish the private therapeutic group homes;
(4) The feasibility of transferring any resources of a State facility to any private therapeutic group home;
(5) The summaries of the individual plans of treatment;
(6) The schedule for the relocation of children and adolescents where plans indicate that a less restrictive placement is appropriate;
(7) A plan for establishing, developing, and maintaining a system for monitoring community services; and
(8) An evaluation by the Secretary of the feasibility of obtaining reimbursement, under Title XIX of the Social Security Act,1 for services to be provided to children and adolescents with mental disorders.
Director duties
(c) The Director shall:
(1) Implement §§ 10-920 through 10-924 and 10-926 of this subtitle upon completion of the plan to be submitted under this section; and
(2) Review and revise periodically the plan submitted under this section.

Credits

Added by Acts 1984, c. 377, § 1, eff. July 1, 1984; Acts 1984, c. 477, § 1, eff. July 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1997, c. 635, § 9, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 1997, c. 636, § 9, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 2009, c. 656, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2009.

Footnotes

1
Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620, codified at 42 U.S.C.A. § 301 et seq.
MD Code, Health - General, § 10-925, MD HEALTH GEN § 10-925
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.
End of Document