# Health - General (GHG)

## Title 15. Assistance Programs

### Subtitle 1. Medical and Pharmacy Assistance Programs

#### Section 15-160

(a) In this section, "database" means the employment training and opportunity database developed and maintained under subsection (b) of this section.

(b)

  (1) The Department shall develop and maintain an employment training and opportunity database.

  (2) The purpose of the database is to provide individuals in the State with assistance in finding employment training and other opportunities that may enable the individuals to become eligible and maintain eligibility for:

    (i) The Program; and

    (ii) The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

  (3) In developing and maintaining the database, the Department shall coordinate with the following entities:

    (i) The Maryland Department of Labor;

    (ii) The Department of Human Services;

    (iii) The Department of Service and Civic Innovation;

    (iv) The Maryland Chamber of Commerce;

    (v) Labor unions;

    (vi) Trade associations;

    (vii) Educational institutions;

    (viii) Local workforce development boards; and

    (ix) Any other entity that the Department determines appropriate.

(c) The database shall include:

  (1) Vocational, workforce training, and job placement programs available in the State;

  (2) Information regarding how to apply for a vocational, workforce training, or job placement program included in the database under item (1) of this subsection; and

  (3) A mechanism that allows an individual to directly contact the vocational, workforce training, or job placement program in which the individual is interested.

(d) The Department shall:

  (1) Make the database available to the public on a dedicated page on the Department's website;

  (2) Assist individuals in enrolling in vocational, workforce training, and job placement programs listed in the database; and

  (3) Update the database at least every 30 days.

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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)