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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="13-4201" title_number="13" title_name="Miscellaneous Health Care Programs" subtitle_number="42" subtitle_name="Maryland Behavioral Health and Public Safety Center of Excellence">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>“Center” means the Maryland Behavioral Health and Public Safety Center of Excellence established under § 13–4202 of this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>“Maryland HBCU” means the following historically black colleges and universities:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Bowie State University;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Coppin State University;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Morgan State University; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>University of Maryland Eastern Shore.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>“Racial impact analysis” means a systematic examination of how racial minorities are or will be impacted by existing or proposed models, plans, policies, strategies, programs, processes, or recommendations.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>“Racial minority” means:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Black or African American;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Hispanic or Latino;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Indigenous, American Indian, or Alaska Native;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Asian; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>“Sequential Intercept Model” means a systems–level framework for criminal justice and behavioral health stakeholders to prevent entrance into the criminal justice system, minimize penetration into the criminal justice system, and engage individuals with behavioral health services and recovery supports as they transition into the community from the criminal justice system.</text>
  </level>
</section>
