# Health - General (GHG)

## Title 16. Reimbursements and Collections

### Subtitle 2. General Provisions

#### Section 16-206

(a) For juvenile screening and treatment services that a unit of the Department provides under Sec. 9-227(b)(1)(ii) of the Human Services Article, the Department shall bill and collect the cost of care as provided in this subtitle and as if the recipient of services were not a ward of this State.

(b) The Department of Juvenile Services shall pay for juvenile screening and treatment services that any person other than the Department provides under Sec. 9-227(b)(1)(ii) of the Human Services Article. However, the Department later shall bill and collect this cost of care as provided in this subtitle.

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