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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="5-902" title_number="5" title_name="Death" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Drug Overdose Fatality Review Teams">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, there may be a multidisciplinary and multiagency drug overdose fatality review team in each county.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Instead of a local team in each county, two or more counties may agree to establish a single multicounty local team.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>A multicounty local team shall execute a memorandum of understanding on membership, staffing, and operation.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The local team membership shall be drawn, if available, from the following individuals, organizations, agencies, and areas of expertise:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The county health officer, or the officer’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The director of the local department of social services, or the director’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The State’s Attorney, or the State’s Attorney’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The superintendent of schools, or the superintendent’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>A State, county, or municipal law enforcement officer;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>The director of behavioral health services in the county, or the director’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>An emergency medical services provider in the county;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>A representative of a hospital;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="9">
      <text>A health care professional who specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of substance use disorders;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="10">
      <text>A representative of a local jail or detention center;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="11">
      <text>A representative from parole, probation, and community corrections;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="12">
      <text>The Secretary of Juvenile Services, or the Secretary’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="13">
      <text>A member of the public with interest or expertise in the prevention and treatment of drug overdose deaths, appointed by the county health officer; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="14">
      <text>Any other individual necessary for the work of the local team, recommended by the local team and appointed by the county health officer.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Each local team shall elect a chair from among its members.</text>
  </level>
</section>
