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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="13-2701" title_number="13" title_name="Miscellaneous Health Care Programs" subtitle_number="27" subtitle_name="Behavioral Health Services for Maryland Veterans">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>“Behavioral health services” means mental health services or alcohol and substance abuse services.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“Crisis services” means temporary services designed to address and stabilize a severe behavioral health problem and to avoid an emergency situation.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Crisis services” includes hotlines, in–home support, and residential crisis services.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>“Eligible veteran” means a veteran who is a Maryland resident.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>“Maryland Defense Force” means the military force established under § 13–501 of the Public Safety Article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>“Maryland National Guard” means the Maryland Army National Guard and Maryland Air National Guard.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>“Service coordination” means a service designed to coordinate and provide assistance in obtaining access to behavioral health services.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="h">
    <text>“Web–based resource program” means an interactive web–based communication medium that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Allows individuals to access comprehensive information, advocacy, and other resources regarding public and private behavioral health services, crisis and emergency services, and early intervention and prevention programs; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Enables the public and private health care communities to work together to address the problems related to providing and obtaining access to behavioral health services.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
