§ 13-4204

Maryland § 13-4204

• Jurisdiction: Maryland
• Article ghg: Health - General
• Title: 13

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(a) On or before December 1 each year, beginning in 2022, the Center shall produce and update a multiyear strategic plan to implement the recommendations of the report of the annual State Sequential Intercept Model Summit.

(b) The strategic plan shall include:

(1) A plan for formal, consistent, appropriate, and coordinated behavioral health screening processes that are properly applied at jail booking, including expanded behavioral health screening for veterans;

(2) Recommendations for the coordination of behavioral health and criminal justice initiatives with related State health initiatives;

(3) Recommendations for investment in preventive services systems including:

(i) Assertive community treatment;

(ii) Crisis response services;

(iii) Harm reduction strategies; and

(iv) Other preventive services for individuals with behavioral health disorders;

(4) An expansion of the use of technology and data analysis across the behavioral health, public safety, and criminal justice systems in accordance with the purposes of the Center;

(5) A plan for expanding the use of peer support services across intercepts; and

(6) A racial impact analysis.

(c) In developing the strategic plan, the Center shall consider:

(1) Opportunities for the provision of pre–crisis–to–recovery services to individuals with behavioral health disorders who are involved in the criminal justice system;

(2) The availability of housing options for individuals with behavioral health disorders who are involved with the criminal justice system; and

(3) The availability of transportation for individuals with behavioral health disorders who are involved with the criminal justice system.