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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="13-4205" 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>Each local jurisdiction in the State shall develop a 2–year community health and public safety plan in collaboration with:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Center;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The local health department;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The local department of human services;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Behavioral health coordinators for the local school system;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>The local health improvement council;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>Community–based behavioral health providers;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>A representative of the NAACP;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>A representative of public defenders; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="9">
      <text>Other key stakeholders.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The plan shall include:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>An assessment of the capacity of the local behavioral system;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Recommendations for the enhancement of the local crisis response system;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Recommendations for the enhancement of the local behavioral health care system, including culturally competent care;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>An analysis of available federal grant funds available to the county or jurisdiction; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>A racial impact analysis.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>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.</text>
  </level>
</section>
