Terms Used In Maryland Code, HEALTH - GENERAL 13-4205

  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) Each local jurisdiction in the State shall develop a 2-year community health and public safety plan in collaboration with:

(1) The Center;

(2) The local health department;

(3) The local department of human services;

(4) Behavioral health coordinators for the local school system;

(5) The local health improvement council;

(6) Community-based behavioral health providers;

(7) A representative of the NAACP;

(8) A representative of public defenders; and

(9) Other key stakeholders.

(b) The plan shall include:

(1) An assessment of the capacity of the local behavioral system;

(2) Recommendations for the enhancement of the local crisis response system;

(3) Recommendations for the enhancement of the local behavioral health care system, including culturally competent care;

(4) An analysis of available federal grant funds available to the county or jurisdiction; and

(5) A racial impact analysis.

(c) A local jurisdiction is encouraged to use an existing local planning and coordinating committee or local management board to satisfy the requirements of this section.