Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 42 - Maryland Behavioral Health and Public Safety Center of Excellence
Section 13-4204 - Multiyear Strategic Plan -- Recommendations Included -- Considerations by Center in Developing Strategic Plan

(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.
    (b)    The strategic plan shall include:
        (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;
        (2)    Recommendations for the coordination of behavioral health and criminal justice initiatives with related State health initiatives;
        (3)    Recommendations for investment in preventive services systems including:
            (i)    Assertive community treatment;
            (ii)    Crisis response services;
            (iii)    Harm reduction strategies; and
            (iv)    Other preventive services for individuals with behavioral health disorders;
        (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;
        (5)    A plan for expanding the use of peer support services across intercepts; and
        (6)    A racial impact analysis.
    (c)    In developing the strategic plan, the Center shall consider:
        (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;
        (2)    The availability of housing options for individuals with behavioral health disorders who are involved with the criminal justice system; and
        (3)    The availability of transportation for individuals with behavioral health disorders who are involved with the criminal justice system.