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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="13-4803" effective_note="EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2027 PER CHAPTERS 290 AND 291 OF 2023" title_number="13" title_name="Miscellaneous Health Care Programs" subtitle_number="48" subtitle_name="Commission on Behavioral Health Care Treatment and Access">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Commission consists of the following members:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>One member of the Senate of Maryland, appointed by the President of the Senate;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>One member of the House of Delegates, appointed by the Speaker of the House;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>One representative of Maryland’s Congressional Delegation;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The Secretary of Health, or the Secretary’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>The Secretary of Human Services, or the Secretary’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>The Secretary of Juvenile Services, or the Secretary’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>The Deputy Secretary for Behavioral Health, or the Deputy Secretary’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>The Maryland Insurance Commissioner, or the Commissioner’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="9">
      <text>The Executive Director of the Health Services Cost Review Commission, or the Executive Director’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="10">
      <text>The Executive Director of the Maryland Health Care Commission, or the Executive Director’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="11">
      <text>The Executive Director of the Maryland Community Health Resources Commission, or the Executive Director’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="12">
      <text>The Executive Director of the State–designated health information exchange, or the Executive Director’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="13">
      <text>The Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy, or the Executive Director’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="14">
      <text>The Secretary of the Maryland Department of Disabilities, or the Secretary’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="15">
      <text>The Secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, or the Secretary’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="16">
      <text>The Special Secretary of the Governor’s Office for Children, or the Special Secretary’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="17">
      <text>The Special Secretary of Opioid Response, or the Special Secretary’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="18">
      <text>The Secretary of Aging, or the Secretary’s designee; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="19">
      <text>The following members appointed by the Governor:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>One representative of the Mental Health Association of Maryland;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>One representative of the National Alliance on Mental Illness;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>One representative of the Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>One representative of a provider of residential behavioral health services;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>One representative of an acute care hospital;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>One representative of an inpatient psychiatric hospital;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vii">
        <text>One individual with experience as a consumer of behavioral health services;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="viii">
        <text>One family member of an individual with experience as a consumer of behavioral health services;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ix">
        <text>One representative of a provider of substance use treatment services;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="x">
        <text>One representative of a school–based health center;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xi">
        <text>One individual with expertise in social determinants of health;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xii">
        <text>One individual with expertise in health economics;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xiii">
        <text>One representative of a health insurance carrier;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xiv">
        <text>One representative of a managed care organization;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xv">
        <text>One representative from the Office of the Public Defender;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xvi">
        <text>One representative of the Developmental Disability Coalition;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xvii">
        <text>One representative of the Maryland Chapter of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xviii">
        <text>One representative of the Maryland Psychological Association;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xix">
        <text>One representative of Disability Rights Maryland;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xx">
        <text>One representative of a Federally Qualified Health Center;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xxi">
        <text>One representative of a local behavioral health authority;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xxii">
        <text>One individual with an intellectual disability who uses self–directed behavioral health services; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xxiii">
        <text>One representative of the Maryland State’s Attorneys’ Association.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>To the extent practicable, the membership of the Commission shall reflect the geographic and ethnic diversity of the State.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House jointly shall designate the chair of the Commission.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Department shall provide staff for the Commission.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>A member of the Commission:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>May not receive compensation as a member of the Commission; but</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>The Commission shall meet at least three times per year at the times and places determined jointly by the Commission and the Behavioral Health Advisory Council.</text>
  </level>
</section>
