{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-19-390","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Health - General § 19–390","heading":"","body":"(a) The Department and the Department of Human Services shall establish a pediatric hospital overstay coordinator within each department.\n(b) The coordinators shall act in the best interest of a pediatric overstay patient by coordinating between hospitals, relevant State agencies and programs, and providers of mental health and substance use disorder services.\n(c) The coordinators shall:\n(1) Advocate on behalf of pediatric hospital overstay patients while maintaining appropriate patient confidentiality;\n(2) Review policies and procedures of relevant State agencies and make recommendations for necessary changes to the policies and procedures to better serve pediatric hospital overstay patients;\n(3) Maintain data on each pediatric hospital overstay patient, including:\n(i) Patient’s length of stay;\n(ii) The responsible State agency, if applicable;\n(iii) Services needed;\n(iv) Placement options being sought by the patient;\n(v) Information regarding previous hospital admissions for a behavioral health diagnosis; and\n(vi) Any other relevant data; and\n(4) Report on the data collected under this subsection to the Secretary and the Secretary of Human Services.","path":["Article - Health - General"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=ghg\u0026section=19-390","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:48Z","sha256":"e7b9e17779201e47702f6014a2cc5cb94037aef3a2881586f756f732d5f09c4d","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-19-389","next":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-19-3a-01"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}