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Ch. 406 2002 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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(As enacted by Chapter 26 (H.B. 11) of the Acts of the General Assembly of
2002)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article 83C - Juvenile Justice
2-111.
(a) The Department is the central administrative Department for:
(1) Juvenile intake, detention authorization, COMMUNITY DETENTION,
investigation, probation, protective supervision, and aftercare services; and
(2) The State juvenile, diagnostic, training, detention, and rehabilitation
institutions.
(b) The Department shall:
(1) Develop programs for the predelinquent child whose behavior tends
to lead to contact with law enforcement agencies; and
(2) Administer the Summer Opportunity Pilot Program under § 2-134 of
this title.
(c) The Department may not administer any child welfare program of the
State Social Services Administration, including the Aid to Families with Dependent
Children Program and the Foster Care Program.
2-118.
(a) Each facility provided for in § 2-117 of this article shall operate under the
control and general management of the Department.
(b) Subject to the provisions of Title 3, Subtitles 8 and 8A of the Courts Article,
the Department shall:
(1) Adopt regulations that set:
(i) Policies for DETENTION AUTHORIZATION, COMMUNITY
DETENTION, admission, transfer, discharge, and aftercare supervision; and
(ii) Standards of care, including provisions to administer any early,
periodic screening diagnosis and treatment program that the Department approves
for establishment under Title 42, § 1396d(a)(4)(B) of the United States Code and to
treat appropriately any condition that the screening reveals; and
(2) Order any needed changes in the policy, conduct, or management of a
facility to provide adequate care for the children and adequate services to the courts.
(c) The Department shall adopt regulations applicable to residential facilities
it operates that:
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