(a) Each Board may adopt rules and regulations for the conduct of its meetings.
(b) (1) Each Board serves in an advisory capacity.
(2) Each Board shall:
(i) Submit to the Secretary an annual report on:
1. The needs of individuals who have a mental disorder; and
2. The extent to which its State facility meets these needs;
(ii) Advise the administrative head of the State facility on its goals, programs, physical plant, and policies;
(iii) Help in evaluating the degree to which these goals are achieved;
(iv) Review and make recommendations about the annual budget of the State facility;
(v) Assume leadership in developing community understanding of the needs of those who have a mental disorder; and
(vi) Carry out any other responsibility that the administrative head of the State facility requests.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Section 10-404 - "Board" Defined
Section 10-405 - Scope of Part Ii
Section 10-406 - Facilities Under Administration
Section 10-407 - Duty of Director
Section 10-408 - Administrative Heads
Section 10-409 - Laundry Contracts of Eastern Shore Hospital Center
Section 10-410 - Citizens' Advisory Boards Established
Section 10-411 - Boards -- Membership
Section 10-412 - Boards -- Officers
Section 10-413 - Boards -- Meetings; Compensation