Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB1110 Compare Versions

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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.
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7	7	SENATE BILL 1110
8	8	E3, J1 4lr2799
9	9	CF HB 1100
10	10	By: Senator Muse
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 4, 2024
12	12	Assigned to: Rules
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Health – Child Advocacy Centers – Reporting Requirements and Investigations 2
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20	20	FOR the purpose of requiring child advocacy centers to report annually to the Behavioral 3
21	21	Health Administration certain information related to behavioral health care services 4
22	22	provided at the center; requiring the Administration to include in its annual report 5
23	23	certain information related to child advocacy centers; authorizing the Secretary of 6
24	24	Health to investigate certain complaints related to child advocacy centers; and 7
25	25	generally relating to child advocacy centers. 8
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27	27	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 9
28	28	Article – Health – General 10
29	29	Section 2–503(a) and 7.5–209(b)(7) and (8) 11
30	30	Annotated Code of Maryland 12
31	31	(2023 Replacement Volume) 13
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33	33	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 14
34	34	Article – Health – General 15
35	35	Section 7.5–209(a) and (e) 16
36	36	Annotated Code of Maryland 17
37	37	(2023 Replacement Volume) 18
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39	39	BY adding to 19
40	40	Article – Health – General 20
41	41	Section 7.5–209(b)(9) and 7.5–209.1; and 24–2401 through 24–2404 to be under the 21
42	42	new subtitle “Subtitle 24. Child Advocacy Centers” 22
43	43	Annotated Code of Maryland 23
44	44	(2023 Replacement Volume) 24
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46	46	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 25
47	47	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 26 2 SENATE BILL 1110
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51	51	Article – Health – General 1
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53	53	2–503. 2
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55	55	(a) The Inspector General: 3
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57	57	(1) May investigate fraud, waste, abuse of departmental funds, and 4
58	58	behavior in the Department that threatens public safety or demonstrates negligence, 5
59	59	incompetence, or malfeasance; 6
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61	61	(2) Shall cooperate with and coordinate investigative efforts with the 7
62	62	Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and where a preliminary investigation establishes a sufficient 8
63	63	basis to warrant referral, shall refer such matters to the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit; 9
64	64	[and] 10
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66	66	(3) IF AUTHORITY IS DELEG ATED BY THE SECRETARY UNDER § 11
67	67	24–2402 OF THIS ARTICLE , MAY INVESTIGATE A CO MPLAINT AGAINST A FA CILITY, 12
68	68	AN ENTITY, OR AN INDIVIDUAL THA T OPERATES OR PROVID ES SERVICES AT A CHI LD 13
69	69	ADVOCACY CENTER ; AND 14
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71	71	[(3)] (4) Shall cooperate with and coordinate investigative efforts with 15
72	72	departmental programs and other State and federal agencies to ensure a provider is not 16
73	73	subject to duplicative audits. 17
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75	75	7.5–209. 18
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77	77	(a) In consultation with interested stakeholders, the Director shall prepare an 19
78	78	annual report on behavioral health services for children and young adults in the State. 20
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80	80	(b) The report shall include: 21
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82	82	(7) The median length of stay for children and young adults at: 22
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84	84	(i) A residential treatment center; 23
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86	86	(ii) A psychiatric unit at a hospital; and 24
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88	88	(iii) A residential substance–related disorders program; [and] 25
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90	90	(8) For residential treatment centers: 26
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92	92	(i) The total number of children and young adults admitted during 27
93	93	the report year; and 28
94	94	SENATE BILL 1110 3
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97	97	(ii) The total number of children and young adults discharged during 1
98	98	the report year; AND 2
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100	100	(9) THE INFORMATION RECEI VED FROM CHILD ADVOC ACY CENTERS 3
101	101	UNDER § 7.5–209.1 OF THIS SUBTITLE . 4
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103	103	(e) On or before December 1 each year, the Director shall submit the report 5
104	104	required under this section to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State 6
105	105	Government Article, the General Assembly. 7
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107	107	7.5–209.1. 8
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109	109	(A) IN THIS SECTION , “CHILD ADVOCACY CENTE R” MEANS A 9
110	110	CHILD–FOCUSED ENTITY WITHI N OR OUTSIDE A HEALT H CARE FACILITY THAT 10
111	111	INVESTIGATES, DIAGNOSES, AND TREATS CHILDREN WHO MAY HAVE BEEN AB USED 11
112	112	OR NEGLECTED THAT : 12
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114	114	(1) INCLUDES LOCAL LAW EN FORCEMENT OFFICERS , LOCAL 13
115	115	CRIMINAL PROSECUTORS , AND THE LOCAL DEPART MENT OF SOCIAL SERVI CES; AND 14
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117	117	(2) MAY INCLUDE CHILD MEN TAL HEALTH SERVICE P ROVIDERS AN D 15
118	118	OTHER CHILDREN AND F AMILY SERVICE PROVID ERS. 16
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120	120	(B) EACH CHILD ADVOCACY C ENTER SHALL REPORT A NNUALLY TO THE 17
121	121	ADMINISTRATION : 18
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123	123	(1) THE NAMES AND LICENSE NUMBERS OF THE BEHAV IORAL 19
124	124	HEALTH CARE PROVIDER S WHO ARE PROVIDING SERVICES IN THE CHIL D ADVOCACY 20
125	125	CENTER; 21
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127	127	(2) THE SCOPE OF THE BEHA VIORAL HEALTH CARE S ERVICES BEING 22
128	128	PROVIDED BY THE CHIL D ADVOCACY CENTER ; AND 23
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130	130	(3) THE CHILD ADVOCACY CE NTER’S OPERATING POLICIES AND 24
131	131	GUIDELINES FOR PROVI DING QUALITY OF CARE AND CONTINUITY OF CA RE, 25
132	132	INCLUDING THE TRANSI TION OF CARE BETWEEN BEHA VIORAL HEALTH CARE 26
133	133	PROVIDERS. 27
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135	135	(C) THE PURPOSE OF THE RE PORT REQUIRED UNDER SUBSECTION (B) OF 28
136	136	THIS SECTION IS TO: 29
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138	138	(1) PROVIDE INFORMATION T O THE STATE REGARDING THE 30
139	139	BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CA RE SERVICES BEING PR OVIDED OUTSIDE A REG ULATED 31
140	140	HEALTH CARE FACILITY ; AND 32 4 SENATE BILL 1110
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144	144	(2) ENSURE THAT STANDARDS ARE IN PLACE TO PROT ECT 1
145	145	INDIVIDUALS RECEIVIN G AND PROVIDING BEHA VIORAL HEALTH CARE S ERVICES AT 2
146	146	A CHILD ADVOCACY CEN TER. 3
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148	148	SUBTITLE 24. CHILD ADVOCACY CENTERS. 4
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150	150	24–2401. 5
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152	152	IN THIS SUBTITLE , “CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER ” MEANS A CHILD –FOCUSED 6
153	153	ENTITY WITHIN OR OUT SIDE A HEALTH CARE F ACILITY THAT INVESTI GATES, 7
154	154	DIAGNOSES, AND TREATS CHILDREN WHO MAY HAVE BEEN AB USED OR NEGLECTED 8
155	155	THAT: 9
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157	157	(1) INCLUDES LOCAL LAW EN FORCEMENT OFFICERS , LOCAL 10
158	158	CRIMINAL PROSECUTORS , AND THE LOCAL DEPART MENT OF SOCIAL SERVI CES; AND 11
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160	160	(2) MAY INCLUDE CHILD MEN TAL HEALTH SERVICE P ROVIDERS AND 12
161	161	OTHER CHILDREN AND F AMILY SERVICE PROVID ERS. 13
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163	163	24–2402. 14
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165	165	(A) SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION , THE SECRETARY MAY 15
166	166	INVESTIGATE A COMPLA INT AGAINST: 16
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168	168	(1) A FACILITY OR AN ENTIT Y THAT OPERATES AS A CHILD ADVOCACY 17
169	169	CENTER; OR 18
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171	171	(2) AN INDIVIDUAL WHO PRO VIDES BEHAVIORAL HEA LTH CARE 19
172	172	SERVICES IN A CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER . 20
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174	174	(B) THE SECRETARY MAY DELEGAT E THE AUTHORITY PROV IDED UNDER 21
175	175	SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION TO : 22
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177	177	(1) A HEALTH OCCUPATIONS B OARD; 23
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179	179	(2) THE OFFICE OF HEALTH CARE QUALITY; OR 24
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181	181	(3) THE MARYLAND OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR 25
182	182	HEALTH. 26
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184	184	24–2403. 27
185	185	SENATE BILL 1110 5
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188	188	A PERSON SUBJECT TO A COMPLAINT UNDER THIS SUBTITLE MAY BE SUBJ ECT 1
189	189	TO A CIVIL FINE NOT EXCEEDING $5,000. 2
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191	191	24–2404. 3
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193	193	THE SECRETARY MAY ADOPT R EGULATIONS TO CARRY OUT THIS SUBTITLE . 4
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195	195	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 5
196	196	October 1, 2024. 6
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