# Health - General (GHG)

## Title 5. Death

### Subtitle 11

#### Section 5-1104

(a) The purpose of a local team is to prevent suicide deaths by:

  (1) Reviewing suicide deaths of residents of the county or that occur within the county;

  (2) Identifying systemic, service, and policy factors associated with risk of suicide;

  (3) Promoting coordination between entities involved in suicide prevention, crisis response, treatment, and postvention; and

  (4) Developing recommendations to prevent suicide.

(b) A local team may:

  (1) Examine trends in suicide and factors that contribute to suicide risk;

  (2) Share information with other public health authorities or their designees as the local team determines necessary to carry out the purposes of this subtitle;

  (3) Identify gaps in systems of care or coordination between entities involved in suicide prevention, crisis response, treatment, and postvention; and

  (4) Submit recommendations to the State Suicide Fatality Review Committee established under Subtitle 10 of this title, or other local entities as determined appropriate by the local team.

(c) A local child fatality review team:

  (1) For a suicide death involving an individual under the age of 18 years, shall retain the primary authority to conduct the review in accordance with Subtitle 7 of this title; and

  (2) May coordinate or conduct a joint review with the local team.

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