Ch. 297                                    2003 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(15)   one representative of the Co-Occurring Disorders Workgroup of the
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. - Maryland and Mental
Health Association of Maryland;

(16)   one representative from the Maryland Psychiatric Society;

(17)   one representative from the Maryland Nurses Association; and

(18)   one representative from the Maryland Hospital Association;

(19)   one representative from the Community Behavioral Health
Association of Maryland;

(20)   one representative from the Maryland Legislative Council of Social
Workers; and

(21)   one representative from the Maryland Psychological Association;

(22)   one representative from the State's Public Academic Health Center;
and

(18) (21) (23) two consumers.

(c)      The members of the Task Force shall elect the chairman and
vice-chairman from among the Task Force's members.

(d)     The Mental Hygiene Administration and the Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Administration shall provide staff for the Task Force.

(e)     A member of the Task Force:

(1)     may not receive compensation; but

(2)     is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State
Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.

(f)      The Task Force shall:

(1)     identify and recommend creative ways to provide and deliver
comprehensive, integrated, cost—effective services to the population with co-occurring
mental health illness and substance abuse disorders;

(2)     identify and recommend various methods of funding services through
private and public sources;

(3)     make recommendations regarding both short-term and long-term
residential services for people with co-occurring disorders, including
recommendations on the number of units needed and a timeline for providing
residential services;

(4)     make recommendations regarding how the Mental Hygiene
Administration and Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration may implement
cross-training for mental health illness and addiction counselors; and

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