Md. Code, Health - General § 10–414

(a) Each Board may adopt rules and regulations for the conduct of its meetings.

(b) (1) Each Board serves in an advisory capacity.

(2) Each Board shall:

(i) Submit to the Secretary an annual report on:

1. The needs of individuals who have a mental disorder; and

2. The extent to which its State facility meets these needs;

(ii) Advise the administrative head of the State facility on its goals, programs, physical plant, and policies;

(iii) Help in evaluating the degree to which these goals are achieved;

(iv) Review and make recommendations about the annual budget of the State facility;

(v) Assume leadership in developing community understanding of the needs of those who have a mental disorder; and

(vi) Carry out any other responsibility that the administrative head of the State facility requests.