Ch. 670                                    1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

SECTION 2. 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1996.

Approved May 23, 1996.

CHAPTER 670

(Senate Bill 272)

AN ACT concerning

Alcohol and Drag Abuse Treatment - Inmates - State Funding

FOR the purpose of requiring that certain inmates in State or local correctional facilities
who have an alcohol or drug dependence be placed in treatment programs under
specified circumstances; making a certain exception; requiring that certain
procedures and standards be subject to certain regulations; requiring the State
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration to adopt certain regulations; requiring the
Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to submit a certain report by
a certain date to certain persons; requiring the State to provide funding for the,
provision of alcohol abuse and drug abuse treatment under specified circumstances;
requiring the phasing in of certain funding provisions of this Act in a certain manner
over a certain period of time; defining certain terms; requiring the Department of
Health and Mental Hygiene the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services,
and the Department of Juvenile Justice to conduct certain studies and present certain
reports; providing for the termination of this Act; and generally relating to State
funding for alcohol abuse and drug abuse treatment of inmates in State and local
correctional facilities.

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Section 3-820(e)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1995 Replacement Volume and 1995 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article - Health - General

Section 8-6A-01 and 8-6A-02 to be under the new subtitle "Subtitle 6A. Alcohol

Abuse and Drug Abuse Treatment for Inmates"
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1994 Replacement Volume and 1995 Supplement)

Preamble

WHEREAS, Many studies have indicated that substance abuse constitutes one of
the major contributing factors to criminal activity, including violent crimes and property
crimes; and

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