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HOUSE BILL 1155
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By: Delegate Bridges
Introduced and read first time: February 10, 2023
Assigned to: Health and Government Operations
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Workgroup on Establishing a Youth Codesigned Integrated Behavioral Health 2
Model 3
FOR the purpose of establishing the Workgroup on Establishing a Youth Codesigned 4
Integrated Behavior Health Model to study youth codesigned behavioral health 5
models and develop a plan and make recommendations regarding the 6
implementation of a youth codesigned behavioral health care pilot in the State; and 7
generally relating to the Workgroup on Establishing a Youth Codesigned Integrated 8
Behavioral Health Model. 9
Preamble 10
WHEREAS, Experience based codesign is an evidence–based process that involves 11
people in the decisions that will have an impact on them, and where decision–making power 12
is shared between professionals and people who use services; and 13
WHEREAS, The youth codesign model is a model in which youth are not only the 14
recipients of services, but are partners in all elements of that service, including 15
implementation, evaluation, and the evolution of services; and 16
WHEREAS, Integrated youth behavioral health care is an enhanced primary care 17
model, typically with a single, visible, trusted location, including providers organized as a 18
dedicated team of clinical and nonclinical personnel, such as a peer worker, providing the 19
full spectrum of care for a youth and their family; now, therefore, 20
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 21
That: 22
(a) There is a Workgroup on Establishing a Youth Co designed Integrated 23
Behavioral Health Model. 24
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(b) The Workgroup consists of the following members: 1
(1) the Secretary of the Department of Juvenile Services, or the Secretary’s 2
designee; 3
(2) the Deputy Secretary for Behavioral Health, or the Deputy Secretary’s 4
designee; 5
(3) the Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, 6
Youth, and Victim Services, or the Executive Director’s designee; 7
(4) five individuals who are at least 16 years old and under the age of 25 8
years who have experienced behavioral health conditions and, to the extent practicable, are 9
from diverse geographic areas of the State, appointed by the Secretary of Health; and 10
(5) the following members to be selected through application to the 11
Behavioral Health Administration: 12
(i) two representatives of behavioral health advocacy organizations 13
representing consumers and families; 14
(ii) one representative of a community behavioral health provider 15
serving children and youth; 16
(iii) one representative of a peer–led behavioral health organization; 17
and 18
(iv) one representative of an organization serving children and youth 19
involved in the juvenile justice system. 20
(c) The Deputy Secretary for Behavioral Health, or the Deputy Secretary’s 21
designee, shall serve as the chair of the Workgroup. 22
(d) The Behavioral Health Administration shall provide staff for the Workgroup. 23
(e) A member of the Workgroup is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under 24
the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget. 25
(f) The Workgroup shall: 26
(1) review youth codesigned integrated behavioral health models across 27
the country and internationally; 28
(2) identify successful youth codesigned integrated behavioral health 29
models, and the tools, strategies, and funding sources needed to implement similar 30
strategies in the State; 31
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(3) develop a plan for establishing a sustainable youth advisory committee 1
to play an ongoing role in the development and implementation of the pilot program 2
described in item (4) of this subsection; and 3
(4) develop a plan for implementing a youth codesigned integrated 4
behavioral health care pilot program in the State that: 5
(i) includes a program plan for three sites in different geographic 6
areas in the State; 7
(ii) uses the codesign model in collaboration with the youth advisory 8
committee; and 9
(iii) begins on or before July 1, 2024. 10
(g) On or before December 1, 2023, the Workgroup shall report its findings and 11
recommendations to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2 –1257 of the State 12
Government Article, the General Assembly. 13
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect June 14
1, 2023. It shall remain effective for a period of 1 year and 1 month and, at the end of June 15
30, 2024, this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be 16
abrogated and of no further force and effect. 17