Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB732 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.
5	5	sb0732
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7	7	SENATE BILL 732
8	8	E3, J1 EMERGENCY BILL 4lr3338
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10	10	By: Senator Carter
11	11	Introduced and read first time: January 31, 2024
12	12	Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings
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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	Department of Juvenile Services and Maryland Department of Health – 2
19	19	Inpatient Program for Children 3
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21	21	FOR the purpose of requiring the Department of Juvenile Services and the Maryland 4
22	22	Department of Health to establish a certain inpatient program for children who have 5
23	23	been adjudicated delinquent; and generally relating to an inpatient program for 6
24	24	children who have been adjudicated delinquent. 7
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26	26	BY adding to 8
27	27	Article – Human Services 9
28	28	Section 9–247 10
29	29	Annotated Code of Maryland 11
30	30	(2019 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 12
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32	32	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13
33	33	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14
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35	35	Article – Human Services 15
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37	37	9–247. 16
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39	39	(A) THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE SERVICES AND THE MARYLAND 17
40	40	DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SHALL ESTABLIS H AND JOINTLY MANAGE AN INPATIENT 18
41	41	PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN ADJUDI CATED DELINQUENT UNDER 19
42	42	TITLE 3, SUBTITLE 8A OF THE COURTS ARTICLE. 20
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44	44	(B) THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE REHABILITATION , 21
45	45	COMPREHENSIVE CA RE, AND HOLISTIC THERAPIES THAT ADDRESS THE HEALTH, 22
46	46	MENTAL HEALTH , AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES OF CHILDREN. 23
47	47	2 SENATE BILL 732
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50	50	(C) (1) THE PROGRAM SHALL INC ORPORATE A RANGE OF HOLISTIC 1
51	51	THERAPIES TAILORED T O THE INDIVIDUAL NEE DS OF EACH PARTICIPA NT, 2
52	52	INCLUDING COUNSELING , PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES , MEDICAL CARE , AND 3
53	53	EVIDENCE–BASED TREATMENTS FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE . 4
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55	55	(2) A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TE AM THAT INCLUDES MENTAL HEALTH 5
56	56	PROFESSIONALS , MEDICAL PRACTITIONER S, SOCIAL WORKERS , AND SUBSTANCE 6
57	57	ABUSE COUNSELORS SHA LL COLLA BORATE TO DEVELOP AN D IMPLEMENT 7
58	58	PERSONALIZED TREATME NT PLANS FOR EACH PA RTICIPANT. 8
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60	60	(3) THE PROGRAM SHALL FOC US ON REHABILITATION , 9
61	61	SKILL–BUILDING, AND EDUCATIONAL OPPO RTUNITIES TO EMPOWER PARTICIPANTS 10
62	62	TO REINTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY SUCCESSFULLY . 11
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64	64	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the inpatient program 12
65	65	established under § 9–247 of the Human Services Article, as enacted by Section 1 of this 13
66	66	Act, shall be operational not later than December 1, 2024. 14
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68	68	SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, Tha t the Governor may provide 15
69	69	funds each year to the Department of Juvenile Services and the Maryland Department of 16
70	70	Health to implement the inpatient program established under § 9–247 of the Human 17
71	71	Services Article, as enacted by Section 1 of this Act. 18
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73	73	SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act is an emergency 19
74	74	measure, is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health or safety, has 20
75	75	been passed by a yea and nay vote supported by three–fifths of all the members elected to 21
76	76	each of the two Houses of the General Assembly, and shall take effect from the date it is 22
77	77	enacted. 23