§ 10-6A-12

§10–6A–12. IN EFFECT

// EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2030 PER CHAPTERS 703 AND 704 OF 2024 //

(a) On or before December 1 each year, the Administration shall submit to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, a report on each program established under this subtitle that includes:

(1) The number of individuals who were ordered to receive assisted outpatient treatment during the immediately preceding 12–month period;

(2) For each individual ordered to receive an assisted outpatient treatment during the immediately preceding 12–month period, the de–identified data on the following for the 12–month period immediately preceding the assisted outpatient treatment order and the most recent 12–month period following the assisted outpatient treatment order:

(i) Incidences of hospitalizations, including the number of days spent hospitalized;

(ii) Arrests; and

(iii) Number of days spent incarcerated;

(3) Program statistics for the immediately preceding 12–month period, including:

(i) The number of petitions filed;

(ii) The number of respondents under an order for assisted outpatient treatment, including those under order by stipulated agreement;

(iii) The number of voluntary agreements made by respondents to comply with a treatment plan;

(iv) De–identified demographic data for assisted outpatient treatment program recipients, including, to the extent available:

1. Average age;

2. Living situation at the time of the issuance of the assisted outpatient treatment order;

3. Living situation at the time of the expiration of the assisted outpatient treatment order;

4. Gender;

5. Marital status;

6. Race and ethnicity;

7. Religion;

8. Familial status;

9. National origin;

10. Sexual orientation;

11. Gender identity; and

12. Disability;

(v) De–identified information on diagnoses of assisted outpatient treatment recipients;

(vi) De–identified results from the use of a clinically validated symptom tool to assess responsiveness of respondents to treatment; and

(vii) De–identified results of a survey of the satisfaction of respondents under an order for assisted outpatient treatment;

(4) Any information the Department has about system–wide impacts of assisted outpatient treatment ordered under this subtitle, including any information from hospitals, local detention centers, and counties; and

(5) Information about the costs incurred by the Department, the Administration, and any county that establishes an assisted treatment program under this subtitle, including costs for:

(i) Attorneys;

(ii) Expert witnesses; and

(iii) The provision of services provided under an assisted outpatient treatment order.

(b) Each county shall provide information to the Administration that the Administration determines is necessary for the purpose of complying with subsection (a) of this section.

(c) This section may not be construed to prohibit or prevent the collection of additional data, including additional demographic information or other data necessary for program evaluation or improvement, as requested by the General Assembly or the Executive Branch of State government.