HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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Defined terms: "Includes"/"including" § 1-101
"Secretary" § 1-101 "Treatment" § 10-101

10-903. COMMUNITY PROGRAMS.

(A)  IN GENERAL.

(1)  THE GOVERNING BODY OF ANY COUNTY MAY APPLY
FOR ASSISTANCE TO ESTABLISH A MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM UNDER
PART I OF THIS SUBTITLE.

(2)  A COUNTY SHALL APPLY BY SUBMITTING ANNUALLY
TO THE DIRECTOR, FOR APPROVAL BY THE SECRETARY, A PLAN AND
BUDGET FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.

(B)  INTERCOUNTY PROGRAM.

THE GOVERNING BODIES OF TWO OR MORE COUNTIES MAY APPLY
FOR ASSISTANCE TO ESTABLISH A COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH
PROGRAM FOR THE COUNTIES IF:

(1) THE POPULATION OF ONE OF THE COUNTIES IS TOO
SMALL TO WARRANT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INDEPENDENT
COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM FOR THAT COUNTY; AND

(2) THE DIRECTOR CONSENTS.

(C)  ELIGIBILITY.

A COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROGRAM IS NOT
ELIGIBLE FOR ASSISTANCE UNDER PART I OF THIS SUBTITLE
UNLESS:

(1)  ITS PLAN AND BUDGET CONFORM TO THE STATE
PLAN FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND THE PRIORITIES SET UNDER
IT; AND

(2)  THE QUALIFICATIONS OF ITS PROFESSIONAL STAFF
MEET THE STANDARDS THAT THE SECRETARY SETS.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section formerly appeared as
Article 43, § 1J(g) and (c)(2), as that paragraph
related to establishing a program.

In subsection (a) of this section, the former
reference to Baltimore City is deleted as
unnecessary in light of the use of the defined
term "county".

Also in subsection (a) of this action, the

former references to "desiring to establish" is

deleted as unnecessary in light of the word
"may".

In subsection (b)(2) of this section, reference