{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-10-812","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Health - General § 10–812","heading":"","body":"(a) The Behavioral Health Administration may ask the Developmental Disabilities Administration to accept primary responsibility for an individual in or eligible for admission to a mental health residential facility, if the Behavioral Health Administration finds that the individual would be provided for more appropriately in a program for individuals with developmental disability.\n(b) The Developmental Disabilities Administration shall determine whether transfer to a program for individuals with developmental disability is appropriate.\n(c) A dispute over a transfer of an individual from the Behavioral Health Administration to the Developmental Disabilities Administration shall be resolved, in accordance with procedures that the Secretary sets, on request of:\n(1) The Behavioral Health Administration; or\n(2) The Developmental Disabilities Administration.\n(d) The Director of the Behavioral Health Administration shall give an individual the opportunity for a hearing on the proposed transfer.","path":["Article - Health - General"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=ghg\u0026section=10-812","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:48Z","sha256":"d3ad53cc4307596a99bcf9aa0cc1aeac8dc71401cf0694dce4a42ada258b79a9","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-10-811","next":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-10-813"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}