{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-13-4204","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Health - General § 13–4204","heading":"","body":"(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.\n(b) The strategic plan shall include:\n(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;\n(2) Recommendations for the coordination of behavioral health and criminal justice initiatives with related State health initiatives;\n(3) Recommendations for investment in preventive services systems including:\n(i) Assertive community treatment;\n(ii) Crisis response services;\n(iii) Harm reduction strategies; and\n(iv) Other preventive services for individuals with behavioral health disorders;\n(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;\n(5) A plan for expanding the use of peer support services across intercepts; and\n(6) A racial impact analysis.\n(c) In developing the strategic plan, the Center shall consider:\n(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;\n(2) The availability of housing options for individuals with behavioral health disorders who are involved with the criminal justice system; and\n(3) The availability of transportation for individuals with behavioral health disorders who are involved with the criminal justice system.","path":["Article - Health - General"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=ghg\u0026section=13-4204","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:48Z","sha256":"dab11e04842335b7e545984eaafd879adbed6928c39c9b340517e4931bf3b5f7","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-13-4203","next":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-13-4205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}