{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-16-206","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Health - General § 16–206","heading":"","body":"(a) For juvenile screening and treatment services that a unit of the Department provides under § 9–227(b)(1)(ii) of the Human Services Article, the Department shall bill and collect the cost of care as provided in this subtitle and as if the recipient of services were not a ward of this State.\n(b) The Department of Juvenile Services shall pay for juvenile screening and treatment services that any person other than the Department provides under § 9–227(b)(1)(ii) of the Human Services Article. However, the Department later shall bill and collect this cost of care as provided in this subtitle.","path":["Article - Health - General"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=ghg\u0026section=16-206","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:48Z","sha256":"9afd95e493a4328fd987524c203c2f30030f7997242fdd64c7ae80a189a6e5a1","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-16-205","next":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-16-207"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}