CHAPTER 446
(House Bill 692)

AN ACT concerning

Juvenile Justice - Mental Health and Substance Abuse Screening and

Assessment

FOR the purpose of requiring an intake officer assigned by the Department of
Juvenile Justice, within a certain period of time, to refer fop discuss with a child
and the child's parent or guardian certain information regarding a certain
mental health and substance abuse screening of a child who is the subject of a
certain complaint; requiring that a screening be conducted by a certain person;
requiring an intake officer to document whether the parent or guardian of a
certain child made an appointment for a certain mental health or substance
abuse screening; requiring a comprehensive mental health or substance abuse
assessment of a certain child under certain circumstances; requiring an intake
officer to take into account a certain assessment in making a certain
determination prohibiting the Department of Juvenile Justice and the
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene from disclosing certain information
regarding certain mental health and substance abuse screenings and
assessments of certain children; authorizing the Department of Juvenile Justice
and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to make public certain
information under certain circumstances; requiring the Secretary of Juvenile
Justice and the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene jointly to adopt certain
regulations; making certain legislative findings; defining a certain term; and
generally relating to a certain mental health and substance abuse screening and
assessment for certain children in the State's juvenile justice system.

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Section 3-801(a), (o), and (q) and 3-810(a), (b), and (c)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1998 Replacement Volume)

BY adding to

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Section 3-810(c-1)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1998 Replacement Volume)

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article - Health - General
Section 15-130(a)
Annotated Code of Maryland

(1994 Replacement Volume and 1998 Supplement)