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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="7.5-209" title_number="7.5" title_name="Behavioral Health Administration" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Behavioral Health Administration">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In consultation with interested stakeholders, the Director shall prepare an annual report on behavioral health services for children and young adults in the State.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The report shall include:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The number and the percentage of children and young adults who, during the reported year:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Were eligible for public behavioral health services;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Used a public behavioral health service, including:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>An outpatient service;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>An inpatient service;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>An emergency room service;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="4">
          <text>A residential treatment center service;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="5">
          <text>An intensive public behavioral health service, including targeted or mental health case management services, respite care services, services provided under § 1915(i) of the Social Security Act, and psychiatric rehabilitation services; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="6">
          <text>A substance–related disorders program service; and</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Used a public behavioral health service provided through telehealth;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The total expenditure and expenditure per child and young adult using a public behavioral health service, including:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>An outpatient service;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>An inpatient service;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>An emergency room service;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>A residential treatment center service;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>An intensive community service; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>A substance–related disorders program service;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The total cost per child or young adult for all behavioral health services provided to the child or young adult;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The total expenditure and expenditure per child and young adult for:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Targeted case management services;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Respite care services;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Services provided through a plan under § 1915(i) of the Social Security Act; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Psychiatric rehabilitation services;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>The median length of time children and young adults spent:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>In the hospital emergency room pending psychiatric inpatient hospitalization; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Waiting for placement in a residential treatment center from the date of the referral, as determined by the referral source, to the date of the placement;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>The number of children and young adults who were readmitted within 30 days at:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The same hospital;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The same residential treatment center; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Any other hospital or residential treatment center;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>The median length of stay for children and young adults at:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>A residential treatment center;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A psychiatric unit at a hospital; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>A residential substance–related disorders program; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>For residential treatment centers:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The total number of children and young adults admitted during the report year; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The total number of children and young adults discharged</text>
        <text>during the report year.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The report shall group the information required under subsection (b) of this section by jurisdiction and by the following age groups:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Birth through 6 years old;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>7 through 12 years old;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>13 through 17 years old;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>18 through 21 years old; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>22 through 25 years old.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The report shall group the information required under subsection (b) of this section by the following races and ethnic groups:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Hispanic or Latino of any race; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>For individuals who are non–Hispanic or non–Latino:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>American Indian or Alaskan Native;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Asian;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Black or African American;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>White; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>Two or more races.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>On or before December 1 each year, the Director shall submit the report required under this section to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly.</text>
  </level>
</section>
