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| 3 | 3 | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW. | |
| 4 | 4 | [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. | |
| 5 | - | Underlining indicates amendments to bill. | |
| 6 | - | Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by | |
| 7 | - | amendment. | |
| 8 | 5 | *hb1396* | |
| 9 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 7 | HOUSE BILL 1396 | |
| 11 | 8 | J1 4lr3085 | |
| 12 | 9 | HB 1198/23 – HGO | |
| 13 | 10 | By: Delegates Howard, Arentz, Buckel, Griffith, Hinebaugh, Hornberger, | |
| 14 | 11 | McComas, Miller, Mireku–North, T. Morgan, Munoz, Taylor, and Tomlinson | |
| 15 | - | Tomlinson, Pena–Melnyk, Cullison, Alston, Bagnall, Chisholm, Guzzone, | |
| 16 | - | Hill, Hutchinson, S. Johnson, Kaiser, Kerr, Kipke, R. Lewis, Lopez, | |
| 17 | - | Martinez, M. Morgan, Reilly, Rosenberg, Szeliga, Taveras, White Holland, | |
| 18 | - | and Woods | |
| 19 | 12 | Introduced and read first time: February 9, 2024 | |
| 20 | 13 | Assigned to: Health and Government Operations | |
| 21 | - | Committee Report: Favorable with amendments | |
| 22 | - | House action: Adopted | |
| 23 | - | Read second time: March 7, 2024 | |
| 24 | 14 | ||
| 25 | - | ||
| 15 | + | A BILL ENTITLED | |
| 26 | 16 | ||
| 27 | 17 | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 28 | 18 | ||
| 29 | 19 | Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs – Discharge of Patients and Referral 2 | |
| 30 | 20 | Services – Standards 3 | |
| 31 | - | Maryland Department of Health – Substance Use Disorder Treatment and 4 | |
| 32 | - | Recovery Levels of Care – Study 5 | |
| 33 | 21 | ||
| 34 | - | FOR the purpose of requiring the Maryland Department of Health to establish by 6 | |
| 35 | - | regulation standards relating to the discharge of patients from drug and alcohol 7 | |
| 36 | - | treatment programs and certain referral services offered to patients by certain drug 8 | |
| 37 | - | and alcohol treatment programs conduct a certain study on linkages between levels 9 | |
| 38 | - | of care within the substance use disorder treatment and recovery continuum of care; 10 | |
| 39 | - | and generally relating to the Maryland Department of Health and standards 11 | |
| 40 | - | applicable to drug and alcohol treatment programs in the State a study on linkages 12 | |
| 41 | - | between levels of care within the substance use disorder treatment and recovery 13 | |
| 42 | - | continuum of care. 14 | |
| 22 | + | FOR the purpose of requiring the Maryland Department of Health to establish by 4 | |
| 23 | + | regulation standards relating to the discharge of patients from drug and alcohol 5 | |
| 24 | + | treatment programs and certain referral services offered to patients by certain drug 6 | |
| 25 | + | and alcohol treatment programs; and generally relating to the Maryland Department 7 | |
| 26 | + | of Health and standards applicable to drug and alcohol treatment programs in the 8 | |
| 27 | + | State. 9 | |
| 43 | 28 | ||
| 44 | - | BY adding to 15 | |
| 45 | - | Article – Health – General 16 | |
| 46 | - | Section 7.5–402.1 17 | |
| 47 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland 18 | |
| 48 | - | (2023 Replacement Volume) 19 2 HOUSE BILL 1396 | |
| 29 | + | BY adding to 10 | |
| 30 | + | Article – Health – General 11 | |
| 31 | + | Section 7.5–402.1 12 | |
| 32 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 13 | |
| 33 | + | (2023 Replacement Volume) 14 | |
| 34 | + | ||
| 35 | + | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 15 | |
| 36 | + | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 16 | |
| 37 | + | ||
| 38 | + | Article – Health – General 17 | |
| 39 | + | ||
| 40 | + | 7.5–402.1. 18 | |
| 41 | + | ||
| 42 | + | (A) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HA VE THE MEANINGS 19 | |
| 43 | + | INDICATED. 20 | |
| 44 | + | ||
| 45 | + | (1) “ASAM LEVEL 3.1 SERVICES” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 21 | |
| 46 | + | 7.5–601 OF THIS TITLE. 22 | |
| 47 | + | 2 HOUSE BILL 1396 | |
| 48 | + | ||
| 49 | + | ||
| 50 | + | (2) “TREATMENT PROGRAM ” MEANS AN ENTITY THAT : 1 | |
| 51 | + | ||
| 52 | + | (I) PROVIDES TREATMENT , CARE, OR REHABILITATION FO R 2 | |
| 53 | + | PATIENTS WHO SHOW TH E EFFECTS OF DRUG OR ALCOHOL ABUSE ; 3 | |
| 54 | + | ||
| 55 | + | (II) REPRESENTS OR ADVERTI SES ITSELF AS AN ALC OHOL OR 4 | |
| 56 | + | OTHER DRUG ABUSE TRE ATMENT PROGRAM ; AND 5 | |
| 57 | + | ||
| 58 | + | (III) IS REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A CERTIFICATION FROM THE 6 | |
| 59 | + | ADMINISTRATION TO PRO VIDE DRUG AND ALCOHO L TREATMENT SERVICES IN THE 7 | |
| 60 | + | STATE. 8 | |
| 61 | + | ||
| 62 | + | (B) (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTA BLISH BY REGULATION 9 | |
| 63 | + | STANDARDS FOR THE DI SCHARGE OF PATIENTS FROM TREATMENT PROGR AMS. 10 | |
| 64 | + | ||
| 65 | + | (2) THE STANDARDS ESTABLI SHED IN REGULATION U NDER 11 | |
| 66 | + | PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION S HALL: 12 | |
| 67 | + | ||
| 68 | + | (I) REQUIRE THAT A DISCHA RGE FROM A TREATMENT 13 | |
| 69 | + | PROGRAM BE APPROPRIA TE FOR THE PATIENT ’S MENTAL HEALTH OR S UBSTANCE 14 | |
| 70 | + | USE DISORDER DIAGNOS IS; 15 | |
| 71 | + | ||
| 72 | + | (II) 1. PROHIBIT A TREATMENT PROGRAM FROM 16 | |
| 73 | + | DISCHARGING THE PATIENT IF THE PATIE NT: 17 | |
| 74 | + | ||
| 75 | + | A. WILL BE HOMELESS OR R ESIDE IN A HOMELESS 18 | |
| 76 | + | SHELTER ON DISCHARGE ; AND 19 | |
| 77 | + | ||
| 78 | + | B. NEEDS TO RECEIVE CARE IN A RESIDENTIAL 20 | |
| 79 | + | PROGRAM BASED ON THE ASSESSMENT CONDUCTED OR UNDER THE TREATME NT 21 | |
| 80 | + | PLAN PREPARED FOR TH E PATIENT; AND 22 | |
| 81 | + | ||
| 82 | + | 2. REQUIRE A TREATMENT P ROGRAM TO REFER THE 23 | |
| 83 | + | PATIENT WHO MEETS TH E CRITERIA UNDER ITE M 1 OF THIS ITEM TO REC EIVE CARE 24 | |
| 84 | + | IN A HALFWAY HOUSE T HAT PROVIDES ASAM LEVEL 3.1 SERVICES OR AN 25 | |
| 85 | + | APPROPRIATE RECOVERY RESIDENCE IF THE PAT IENT IS WILLING TO RECEIVE THIS 26 | |
| 86 | + | LEVEL OF CARE; 27 | |
| 87 | + | ||
| 88 | + | (III) BEFORE OR AT THE TIME OF DISCHARGE , REQUIRE A 28 | |
| 89 | + | TREATMENT PROGRAM TO REFER AND FACILITA TE ENTRY OF A PATIEN T INTO A 29 | |
| 90 | + | PROGRAM OR SERVICE I DENTIFIED AS A NEED FOR THE PATIENT UNDE R THE 30 | |
| 91 | + | ASSESSMENT CONDUCTED OR UNDER THE TREATME NT PLAN PREPARED FOR THE 31 | |
| 92 | + | PATIENT, INCLUDING PROGRAMS O R SERVICES TO: 32 HOUSE BILL 1396 3 | |
| 49 | 93 | ||
| 50 | 94 | ||
| 51 | 95 | ||
| 52 | - | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 1 | |
| 53 | - | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 2 | |
| 96 | + | 1. ADDRESS NEEDS RELATIN G TO: 1 | |
| 54 | 97 | ||
| 55 | - | (a) The Maryland Department of Health shall conduct a study regarding the 3 | |
| 56 | - | linkages between the various levels of care within the substance use disorder treatment 4 | |
| 57 | - | and recovery continuum of care. 5 | |
| 98 | + | A. PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH ; 2 | |
| 58 | 99 | ||
| 59 | - | | |
| 100 | + | B. EMPLOYMENT OR FINANCI AL SUPPORT; 3 | |
| 60 | 101 | ||
| 61 | - | | |
| 62 | - | patient | |
| 102 | + | C. DRUG AND ALCOHOL TREA TMENT AT THE ASAM 4 | |
| 103 | + | LEVEL APPROPRIATE FO R THE PATIENT; 5 | |
| 63 | 104 | ||
| 64 | - | | |
| 105 | + | D. LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND ASSISTANCE ; 6 | |
| 65 | 106 | ||
| 66 | - | | |
| 107 | + | E. FAMILY AND SOCIAL MAT TERS; AND 7 | |
| 67 | 108 | ||
| 68 | - | | |
| 109 | + | F. EDUCATION; AND 8 | |
| 69 | 110 | ||
| 70 | - | | |
| 71 | - | ||
| 111 | + | 2. PROVIDE APPROPRIATE I NDIVIDUALIZED 9 | |
| 112 | + | INTERVENTIONS FOR TH E PATIENT, INCLUDING: 10 | |
| 72 | 113 | ||
| 73 | - | (c) The Department shall make recommendations on improvements to existing 14 | |
| 74 | - | discharge and linkage requirements and improvements to the process for enforcing the 15 | |
| 75 | - | discharge and linkage requirements. 16 | |
| 114 | + | A. SHORT– AND LONG–RANGE TREATMENT ; 11 | |
| 76 | 115 | ||
| 77 | - | (d) On or before December 1, 2024, the Department shall report to the Senate 17 | |
| 78 | - | Finance Committee and the House Health and Government Operations Committee, in 18 | |
| 79 | - | accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, on the study conducted under 19 | |
| 80 | - | subsection (a) of this section. 20 | |
| 116 | + | B. CLINICAL SERVICES , INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL , 12 | |
| 117 | + | GROUP, AND FAMILY COUNSELIN G; 13 | |
| 81 | 118 | ||
| 82 | - | ||
| 119 | + | C. SELF–HELP GROUPS ; AND 14 | |
| 83 | 120 | ||
| 84 | - | 7.5–402.1. 22 | |
| 121 | + | D. OTHER ANCILLARY SE RVICES SPECIFIED IN THE 15 | |
| 122 | + | TREATMENT PLAN ; 16 | |
| 85 | 123 | ||
| 86 | - | (A) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 23 | |
| 87 | - | INDICATED. 24 | |
| 124 | + | (IV) IF THE PATIENT IS TRA NSITIONING FROM ONE 17 | |
| 125 | + | RESIDENTIAL TREATMEN T PROGRAM TO ANOTHER RESIDENTIAL TREATMEN T 18 | |
| 126 | + | PROGRAM, REQUIRE THAT THE REF ERRAL FOR ANY OUTPAT IENT SERVICES LISTED 19 | |
| 127 | + | UNDER ITEM (III) OF THIS ITEM AND NOT PROVIDED BY THE RECEIVING TREATMENT 20 | |
| 128 | + | PROGRAM BE IN PLACE BEFORE THE TRANSFER OF THE PATIENT TO TH E RECEIVING 21 | |
| 129 | + | TREATMENT PROGRAM ; AND 22 | |
| 88 | 130 | ||
| 89 | - | (1) “ASAM LEVEL 3.1 SERVICES” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 25 | |
| 90 | - | 7.5–601 OF THIS TITLE. 26 | |
| 131 | + | (V) IF THE PATIENT IS TRA NSITIONING TO A HOME LESS 23 | |
| 132 | + | SHELTER, REQUIRE THAT THE REF ERRAL FOR ANY OUTPAT IENT SERVICES LIS TED 24 | |
| 133 | + | UNDER ITEM (III) OF THIS ITEM AND NOT PROVIDED BY THE HOME LESS SHELTER BE 25 | |
| 134 | + | IN PLACE BEFORE THE TRANSFER OF THE PATI ENT TO THE HOMELESS SHELTER. 26 | |
| 91 | 135 | ||
| 92 | - | (2) “TREATMENT PROGRAM ” MEANS AN ENTITY THAT : 27 | |
| 93 | - | ||
| 94 | - | (I) PROVIDES TREATMENT , CARE, OR REHABILITATION FO R 28 | |
| 95 | - | PATIENTS WHO SHOW TH E EFFECTS OF DRUG OR ALCOHOL ABUSE ; 29 | |
| 96 | - | HOUSE BILL 1396 3 | |
| 136 | + | (C) (1) THIS SUBSECTION APPLI ES TO: 27 | |
| 137 | + | 4 HOUSE BILL 1396 | |
| 97 | 138 | ||
| 98 | 139 | ||
| 99 | - | ( | |
| 100 | - | ||
| 140 | + | (I) AN ASAM LEVEL 3.3 CLINICALLY MANAGED M EDIUM 1 | |
| 141 | + | INTENSITY TREATMENT PROGRAM; AND 2 | |
| 101 | 142 | ||
| 102 | - | (III) IS REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A CERTIFICATION FROM THE 3 | |
| 103 | - | ADMINISTRATION TO PRO VIDE DRUG AND ALCOHO L TREATMENT SERVICES IN THE 4 | |
| 104 | - | STATE. 5 | |
| 143 | + | (II) AN ASAM LEVEL 3.5 CLINICALLY MANAGED H IGH 3 | |
| 144 | + | INTENSITY RESIDENTIA L PROGRAM. 4 | |
| 105 | 145 | ||
| 106 | - | (B) (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTA BLISH BY REGULATION 6 | |
| 107 | - | STANDARDS FOR THE DI SCHARGE OF PATIENTS FROM TREATMENT PROGRAMS . 7 | |
| 146 | + | (2) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTA BLISH BY REGULATION 5 | |
| 147 | + | STANDARDS FOR REFERR AL SERVICES OFFERED TO PATIENTS BY TREAT MENT 6 | |
| 148 | + | PROGRAMS SUBJECT TO THIS SUBSECTION . 7 | |
| 108 | 149 | ||
| 109 | - | ( | |
| 110 | - | PARAGRAPH ( | |
| 150 | + | (3) THE STANDARDS ESTABLI SHED BY REGULATION U NDER 8 | |
| 151 | + | PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION S HALL: 9 | |
| 111 | 152 | ||
| 112 | - | (I) REQUIRE THAT A DISCHA RGE FROM A TREATMENT 10 | |
| 113 | - | PROGRAM BE APPROPRIA TE FOR THE PATIENT ’S MENTAL HEALTH OR S UBSTANCE 11 | |
| 114 | - | USE DISORDER DIAGNOS IS; 12 | |
| 153 | + | (I) 1. REQUIRE A TREATMENT P ROGRAM TO IMPLEMENT AN 10 | |
| 154 | + | AGREEMENT REFERRING A PATIENT TO RECEIVE SERVICES WITHIN 3 WORKING 11 | |
| 155 | + | DAYS OF SIGNING AN I NDIVIDUALIZED TREATM ENT PLAN WHEN THE PLAN INCL UDES 12 | |
| 156 | + | REFERRAL SERVICES FO R: 13 | |
| 115 | 157 | ||
| 116 | - | (II) 1. PROHIBIT A TREATMENT PROGRAM FROM 13 | |
| 117 | - | DISCHARGING THE PATI ENT IF THE PATIENT : 14 | |
| 158 | + | A. MEDICAL CARE; 14 | |
| 118 | 159 | ||
| 119 | - | | |
| 120 | - | ||
| 160 | + | B. SERVICES THROUGH THE MARYLAND DIVISION OF 15 | |
| 161 | + | REHABILITATION SERVICES; 16 | |
| 121 | 162 | ||
| 122 | - | B. NEEDS TO RECEIVE CARE IN A RESIDENTIAL 17 | |
| 123 | - | PROGRAM BASED ON THE ASSESSMENT CONDUCTED OR UNDER THE TREATMENT 18 | |
| 124 | - | PLAN PREPARED FOR TH E PATIENT; AND 19 | |
| 163 | + | C. MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE S; 17 | |
| 125 | 164 | ||
| 126 | - | 2. REQUIRE A TREATMENT P ROGRAM TO REFER THE 20 | |
| 127 | - | PATIENT WHO MEETS TH E CRITERIA UNDER ITE M 1 OF THIS ITEM TO RECE IVE CARE 21 | |
| 128 | - | IN A HALFWAY HOUSE T HAT PROVIDES ASAM LEVEL 3.1 SERVICES OR AN 22 | |
| 129 | - | APPROPRIATE RECOVERY RESIDENCE IF THE PAT IENT IS WILLING TO R ECEIVE THIS 23 | |
| 130 | - | LEVEL OF CARE; 24 | |
| 165 | + | D. SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREAT MENT; 18 | |
| 131 | 166 | ||
| 132 | - | (III) BEFORE OR AT THE TIME OF DISCHARGE , REQUIRE A 25 | |
| 133 | - | TREATMENT PROGRAM TO REFER AND FACILITATE ENTRY OF A PATIENT I NTO A 26 | |
| 134 | - | PROGRAM OR SERVICE I DENTIFIED AS A NEED FOR THE PATIENT UNDE R THE 27 | |
| 135 | - | ASSESSMENT CONDUCTED OR UNDER THE TREATME NT PLAN PREPARED FOR THE 28 | |
| 136 | - | PATIENT, INCLUDING PROGRAMS O R SERVICES TO: 29 | |
| 167 | + | E. LEGAL REPRESENTATION OR ASSISTANCE; 19 | |
| 137 | 168 | ||
| 138 | - | | |
| 169 | + | F. FAMILY SERVICES ; OR 20 | |
| 139 | 170 | ||
| 140 | - | | |
| 171 | + | G. SOCIAL SERVICES; AND 21 | |
| 141 | 172 | ||
| 142 | - | B. EMPLOYMENT OR FINANCI AL SUPPORT; 32 4 HOUSE BILL 1396 | |
| 173 | + | 2. REQUIRE THE INDIVIDUA LIZED TREATMENT PLAN TO 22 | |
| 174 | + | INCLUDE A PLAN FOR H OW THE PATIENT WILL ACCESS THE SERVICES LISTED UNDER 23 | |
| 175 | + | ITEM 1 OF THIS ITEM; AND 24 | |
| 176 | + | ||
| 177 | + | (II) REQUIRE THAT TREATMEN T PROGRAM REFERRAL 25 | |
| 178 | + | AGREEMENTS REMAIN VA LID IN THE EVENT OF A PATIENT’S DISCHARGE FROM A 26 | |
| 179 | + | TREATMENT PROGRAM TO ENSURE THE CONTINUIT Y OF RECEIPT OF THE REFERRAL 27 | |
| 180 | + | SERVICES BY THE PATI ENT. 28 | |
| 181 | + | ||
| 182 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, on or before December 1, 29 | |
| 183 | + | 2024, the Maryland Department of Health shall submit a report to the Governor and, in 30 HOUSE BILL 1396 5 | |
| 143 | 184 | ||
| 144 | 185 | ||
| 186 | + | accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly that 1 | |
| 187 | + | includes: 2 | |
| 145 | 188 | ||
| 146 | - | | |
| 147 | - | ||
| 189 | + | (1) the status of the adoption and revision of regulations to implement the 3 | |
| 190 | + | requirements of this Act and Chapter 580 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2017; and 4 | |
| 148 | 191 | ||
| 149 | - | D. LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND ASSISTANCE ; 3 | |
| 192 | + | (2) a plan for the enforcement of the statutory and regulatory requirements 5 | |
| 193 | + | under this Act and Chapter 580 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2017. 6 | |
| 150 | 194 | ||
| 151 | - | E. FAMILY AND SOCIAL MAT TERS; AND 4 | |
| 152 | - | ||
| 153 | - | F. EDUCATION; AND 5 | |
| 154 | - | ||
| 155 | - | 2. PROVIDE APPROPRIATE I NDIVIDUALIZED 6 | |
| 156 | - | INTERVENTIONS FOR TH E PATIENT, INCLUDING: 7 | |
| 157 | - | ||
| 158 | - | A. SHORT– AND LONG–RANGE TREATMENT ; 8 | |
| 159 | - | ||
| 160 | - | B. CLINICAL SERVICES , INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL , 9 | |
| 161 | - | GROUP, AND FAMILY COUNSELIN G; 10 | |
| 162 | - | ||
| 163 | - | C. SELF–HELP GROUPS ; AND 11 | |
| 164 | - | ||
| 165 | - | D. OTHER ANCILLARY SERVI CES SPECIFIED IN THE 12 | |
| 166 | - | TREATMENT PLAN ; 13 | |
| 167 | - | ||
| 168 | - | (IV) IF THE PATIENT IS TRA NSITIONING FROM ONE 14 | |
| 169 | - | RESIDENTIAL TREATMEN T PROGRAM TO ANOTHER RESIDENTIAL TREATMEN T 15 | |
| 170 | - | PROGRAM, REQUIRE THAT THE REF ERRAL FOR ANY OUTPAT IENT SERVICES LISTED 16 | |
| 171 | - | UNDER ITEM (III) OF THIS ITEM AND NOT PROVIDED BY THE RECE IVING TREATMENT 17 | |
| 172 | - | PROGRAM BE IN PLACE BEFORE THE TRANSFER OF THE PATIENT TO THE REC EIVING 18 | |
| 173 | - | TREATMENT PROGRAM ; AND 19 | |
| 174 | - | ||
| 175 | - | (V) IF THE PATIENT IS TRA NSITIONING TO A HOME LESS 20 | |
| 176 | - | SHELTER, REQUIRE THAT THE REF ERRAL FOR ANY OUTPAT IENT SERVICES LISTED 21 | |
| 177 | - | UNDER ITEM (III) OF THIS ITEM AND NOT PROVIDED BY THE HOME LESS SHELTER BE 22 | |
| 178 | - | IN PLACE BEFORE THE TRANSFER OF THE PATIENT TO TH E HOMELESS SHELTER . 23 | |
| 179 | - | ||
| 180 | - | (C) (1) THIS SUBSECTION APPLI ES TO: 24 | |
| 181 | - | ||
| 182 | - | (I) AN ASAM LEVEL 3.3 CLINICALLY MANAGED M EDIUM 25 | |
| 183 | - | INTENSITY TREATMENT PROGRAM; AND 26 | |
| 184 | - | ||
| 185 | - | (II) AN ASAM LEVEL 3.5 CLINICALLY MANAGED H IGH 27 | |
| 186 | - | INTENSITY RESIDENTIA L PROGRAM. 28 | |
| 187 | - | HOUSE BILL 1396 5 | |
| 188 | - | ||
| 189 | - | ||
| 190 | - | (2) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTA BLISH BY REGULATION 1 | |
| 191 | - | STANDARDS FOR REFERR AL SERVICES OFFERED TO PATIENTS BY TREAT MENT 2 | |
| 192 | - | PROGRAMS SUBJECT TO THIS SUBSECTION . 3 | |
| 193 | - | ||
| 194 | - | (3) THE STANDARDS ESTABLI SHED BY REGULATION U NDER 4 | |
| 195 | - | PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION S HALL: 5 | |
| 196 | - | ||
| 197 | - | (I) 1. REQUIRE A TREATMENT P ROGRAM TO IMPLEMENT AN 6 | |
| 198 | - | AGREEMENT REFERRING A PATIENT TO RECEIVE SERVICES WITHIN 3 WORKING 7 | |
| 199 | - | DAYS OF SIGNING AN I NDIVIDUALIZED TREATM ENT PLAN WHEN THE PL AN INCLUDES 8 | |
| 200 | - | REFERRAL SERVICES FO R: 9 | |
| 201 | - | ||
| 202 | - | A. MEDICAL CARE; 10 | |
| 203 | - | ||
| 204 | - | B. SERVICES THROUGH THE MARYLAND DIVISION OF 11 | |
| 205 | - | REHABILITATION SERVICES; 12 | |
| 206 | - | ||
| 207 | - | C. MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE S; 13 | |
| 208 | - | ||
| 209 | - | D. SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREAT MENT; 14 | |
| 210 | - | ||
| 211 | - | E. LEGAL REPRESENTATION OR ASSISTANCE; 15 | |
| 212 | - | ||
| 213 | - | F. FAMILY SERVICES ; OR 16 | |
| 214 | - | ||
| 215 | - | G. SOCIAL SERVICES; AND 17 | |
| 216 | - | ||
| 217 | - | 2. REQUIRE THE INDIVIDUALIZED TREAT MENT PLAN TO 18 | |
| 218 | - | INCLUDE A PLAN FOR H OW THE PATIENT WILL ACCESS THE SERVICES LISTED UNDER 19 | |
| 219 | - | ITEM 1 OF THIS ITEM; AND 20 | |
| 220 | - | ||
| 221 | - | (II) REQUIRE THAT TREATMEN T PROGRAM REFERRAL 21 | |
| 222 | - | AGREEMENTS REMAIN VA LID IN THE EVENT OF A PATIENT’S DISCHARGE FROM A 22 | |
| 223 | - | TREATME NT PROGRAM TO ENSURE THE CONTINUITY OF RE CEIPT OF THE REFERRA L 23 | |
| 224 | - | SERVICES BY THE PATI ENT. 24 | |
| 225 | - | ||
| 226 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, on or before December 1, 25 | |
| 227 | - | 2024, the Maryland Department of Health shall submit a report to the Governor and, in 26 | |
| 228 | - | accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly that 27 | |
| 229 | - | includes: 28 | |
| 230 | - | ||
| 231 | - | (1) the status of the adoption and revision of regulations to implement the 29 | |
| 232 | - | requirements of this Act and Chapter 580 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2017; and 30 | |
| 233 | - | 6 HOUSE BILL 1396 | |
| 234 | - | ||
| 235 | - | ||
| 236 | - | (2) a plan for the enforcement of the statutory and regulatory requirements 1 | |
| 237 | - | under this Act and Chapter 580 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2017. 2 | |
| 238 | - | ||
| 239 | - | SECTION 3. 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 3 | |
| 240 | - | June 1, 2024. 4 | |
| 241 | - | ||
| 242 | - | ||
| 243 | - | ||
| 244 | - | Approved: | |
| 245 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 246 | - | Governor. | |
| 247 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 248 | - | Speaker of the House of Delegates. | |
| 249 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 250 | - | President of the Senate. | |
| 195 | + | SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTH ER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect June 7 | |
| 196 | + | 1, 2024. 8 |