Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB396 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	hb0396
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 396
8	8	J1 5lr1044
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10	10	By: Prince George’s County Delegation
11	11	Introduced and read first time: January 16, 2025
12	12	Assigned to: Health and Government Operations
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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	Prince George’s County – Substance Abuse Early Intervention and 2
19	19	Detoxification Services Fund – Establishment 3
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21	21	PG 407–25 4
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23	23	FOR the purpose of establishing the Substance Abuse Early Intervention and 5
24	24	Detoxification Services Fund to provide treatment and rehabilitation to students 6
25	25	expelled from school in Prince George’s County and cover expenses incurred by 7
26	26	uninsured or underinsured minors in Prince George’s County for treatment services 8
27	27	related to the misuse of alcohol and drugs; requiring the Prince George’s County 9
28	28	Health Department to administer the Fund; authorizing the Maryland Department 10
29	29	of Health and the Department of Juvenile Services to refer students who have been 11
30	30	expelled from school to a local behavioral health authority in Prince George’s County 12
31	31	for treatment and rehabilitation related to the misuse of alcohol and drugs; and 13
32	32	generally relating to the Substance Abuse Early Intervention and Detoxification 14
33	33	Services Fund. 15
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35	35	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 16
36	36	Article – Health – General 17
37	37	Section 7.5–101(a) and (k) and 10–1201(a) and (d) 18
38	38	Annotated Code of Maryland 19
39	39	(2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 20
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41	41	BY adding to 21
42	42	Article – Health – General 22
43	43	Section 10–1202.2 23
44	44	Annotated Code of Maryland 24
45	45	(2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 25
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47	47	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 26
48	48	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 27 2 HOUSE BILL 396
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52	52	Article – Health – General 1
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54	54	7.5–101. 2
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56	56	(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 3
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58	58	(k) “Local behavioral health authority” means the designated county or 4
59	59	multicounty authority that is responsible for planning, managing, and monitoring publicly 5
60	60	funded mental health, substance–related disorder, and addictive disorder services. 6
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62	62	10–1201. 7
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64	64	(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 8
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66	66	(d) “Local behavioral health authority” has the meaning stated in § 7.5–101 of 9
67	67	this article. 10
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69	69	10–1202.2. 11
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71	71	(A) IN THIS SECTION , “FUND” MEANS THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE EARLY 12
72	72	INTERVENTION AND DETOXIFICATION SERVICES FUND. 13
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74	74	(B) (1) THERE IS A SUBSTANCE ABUSE EARLY INTERVENTION AND 14
75	75	DETOXIFICATION SERVICES FUND. 15
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77	77	(2) THE PURPOSE OF THE FUND IS TO: 16
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79	79	(I) PROVIDE UP TO 90 DAYS OF TREATMENT AN D 17
80	80	REHABILITATION BY TH E LOCAL BEHAVIORAL H EALTH AUTHORITY FOR THE MISUSE 18
81	81	OF ALCOHOL AND DRUGS TO STUDENTS EXPELLED FROM SCHOOL IN PRINCE 19
82	82	GEORGE’S COUNTY; AND 20
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84	84	(II) WITH ANY REMAINING MO NEY IN THE FUND, COVER 21
85	85	EXPENSES INCURRED BY UNINSURE D OR UNDERINSURED MI NORS IN PRINCE 22
86	86	GEORGE’S COUNTY FOR TREATMENT AND SERVICES PROVIDE D BY THE LOCAL 23
87	87	BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AU THORITY FOR THE MISU SE OF ALCOHOL AND DR UGS. 24
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89	89	(3) THE PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT SHALL 25
90	90	ADMINISTER T HE FUND. 26
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92	92	(4) (I) THE FUND IS A SPECIAL CONTINUING, NONLAPSING FUND 27
93	93	THAT IS NOT SUBJECT TO § 7–302 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT 28
94	94	ARTICLE. 29
95	95	HOUSE BILL 396 3
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98	98	(II) THE STATE TREASURER SHALL HOLD THE FUND 1
99	99	SEPARATELY, AND THE COMPTROLLER SHALL ACC OUNT FOR THE FUND. 2
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101	101	(III) THE COMPTROLLER SHALL SEP ARATELY ACCOUNT FOR 3
102	102	EACH SOURCE FOR THE FUND. 4
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104	104	(5) THE FUND CONSISTS OF : 5
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106	106	(I) MONEY APPROPRIATED IN THE STATE BUDGET TO THE 6
107	107	FUND UNDER SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION; 7
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109	109	(II) GIFTS OR GRANTS RECEI VED BY THE PRINCE GEORGE’S 8
110	110	COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT FOR THE FUND; AND 9
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112	112	(III) ANY OTHER MONEY FROM ANY OTHER SOURCE ACC EPTED 10
113	113	FOR THE BENEFIT OF T HE FUND. 11
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115	115	(6) THE FUND MAY BE USED ONLY FOR THE PURPOSES DES CRIBED IN 12
116	116	PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION . 13
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118	118	(7) (I) THE STATE TREASURER SHALL INVES T THE MONEY OF THE 14
119	119	FUND IN THE SAME MANN ER AS OTHER STATE MONEY MAY BE IN VESTED. 15
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121	121	(II) ANY INVESTMENT EARNIN GS OF THE FUND SHALL BE 16
122	122	CREDITED TO THE GENERAL FUND OF THE STATE. 17
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124	124	(8) EXPENDITURES FROM THE FUND MAY BE MADE ONLY IN 18
125	125	ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE BUDGET . 19
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127	127	(9) ANY UNSPENT STATE APPROPRIATION T O THE FUND SHALL 20
128	128	REVERT TO THE GENERAL FUND OF THE STATE AT THE END OF T HE FISCAL YEAR. 21
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130	130	(10) ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1 EACH YEAR, BEGINNING IN 2027, THE 22
131	131	PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT SHALL SUBMI T TO THE 23
132	132	GENERAL ASSEMBLY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT 24
133	133	ARTICLE, AN ANNUAL REPORT OF THE FUND THAT INCLUDES , FOR THE 25
134	134	IMMEDIATELY PRECEDIN G FISCAL YEAR: 26
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136	136	(I) AN ACCOUNTING OF ALL FINANCIAL RECEIPTS A ND 27
137	137	EXPENDITU RES TO AND FROM THE FUND; 28
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141	141	(II) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS EXPELLED FR OM 1
142	142	SCHOOL IN PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY WHOSE TREATMEN T OR REHABILITATION 2
143	143	WAS PAID FOR BY THE FUND, DISAGGREGATED BY DEM OGRAPHIC CATEGORIES ; 3
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145	145	(III) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF U NINSURED AND UNDERIN SURED 4
146	146	MINORS REFERRED TO THE LOCA L BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AUTHORITY IN PRINCE 5
147	147	GEORGE’S COUNTY BY THE DEPARTMENT OR BY THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE 6
148	148	SERVICES, DISAGGREGATED BY DEM OGRAPHIC CATEGORIES ; AND 7
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150	150	(IV) THE TOTAL NU MBER OF UNINSURED AN D UNDERINSURED 8
151	151	MINORS WHO RECEIVED TREATME NT OR SERVICES THAT WERE COVERED BY THE 9
152	152	FUND, DISAGGREGATED BY DEM OGRAPHIC CATEGORIES . 10
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154	154	(11) THE FUND MAY BE SUBJECT T O AN AUDIT BY THE LEGISLATIVE 11
155	155	AUDITOR. 12
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157	157	(C) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFT ER, THE 13
158	158	GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUD E IN THE ANNUAL BUDG ET BILL AN APPROPRIA TION OF 14
159	159	$2,000,000 TO THE FUND. 15
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161	161	(D) THE DEPARTMENT OR THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE SERVICES MAY 16
162	162	REFER STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN EXPELL ED FROM SCHOOL IN PRINCE GEORGE’S 17
163	163	COUNTY TO THE LOCAL BEHAVIO RAL HEALTH AUTHORITY FOR TREATMENT AND 18
164	164	REHABILITATION RELAT ED TO THE MISUSE OF ALCOHOL AND DRUGS . 19
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166	166	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 20
167	167	1, 2025. 21