{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-10-1401","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Health - General § 10–1401","heading":"","body":"(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.\n(b) “Administration” means the Behavioral Health Administration.\n(c) “Core service agency” has the meaning stated in § 7.5–101 of this article.\n(d) “Crisis Response System” means the Maryland Behavioral Health Crisis Response System.\n(e) “Family support services” has the meaning stated in § 7.5–101 of this article.\n(f) “Local behavioral health authority” has the meaning stated in § 7.5–101 of this article.\n(g) “Mobile crisis team” means a team established by the local behavioral health authority that:\n(1) Operates 24 hours a day and 7 days a week to provide assessments, crisis intervention, stabilization, follow–up, and referral to urgent care and to arrange appointments for individuals to obtain behavioral health services;\n(2) Incorporates nationally recognized standards and best practices; and\n(3) Prioritizes:\n(i) Providing connection to services and coordinating patient follow–up, including peer support and family support services after stabilization;\n(ii) Serving all members of the immediate community with cultural competency and appropriate language access; and\n(iii) Limiting the interaction of law enforcement with individuals in crisis.","path":["Article - Health - General"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=ghg\u0026section=10-1401","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:48Z","sha256":"d0b37a515732492d3cc5cdd861668122bbf503b29611be3e202152e654d29789","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-10-1306","next":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-10-1402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}