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Ch. 554 2002 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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(ii) The J. DeWeese Carter Center;
(iii) The Charles H. Hickey, Jr. School;
(iv) The Alfred D. Noyes Children's Center;
(v) The Cheltenham Youth Facility;
(vi) The Victor Cullen Center;
(vii) The Thomas J. S. Waxter Children's Center; and
(viii) The youth centers.
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 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:
(1) Prohibit the use of locked door seclusion and restraints as
punishment, and describe the circumstances under which locked door seclusion and
restraints may be used; and
(2) Prohibit abuse of a child.
(d) The Department shall develop within each facility special programs that
are designed to meet the particular needs of its population.
(e) The Department shall develop and provide within each facility:
(1) Educational programs that are designed to meet the particular needs
of its population;
(2) MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT SERVICES;
(3) Alcohol abuse and drug abuse assessment services; and
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