Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 8 - Release and Transfers
Section 10-812 - Transfers to Developmental Disabilities Administration

(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.
    (b)    The Developmental Disabilities Administration shall determine whether transfer to a program for individuals with developmental disability is appropriate.
    (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:
        (1)    The Behavioral Health Administration; or
        (2)    The Developmental Disabilities Administration.
    (d)    The Director of the Behavioral Health Administration shall give an individual the opportunity for a hearing on the proposed transfer.