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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="7.5-601" title_number="7.5" title_name="Behavioral Health Administration" subtitle_number="6">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“ASAM Level 3.1 services” means the level of clinically managed, low–intensity residential services for the treatment of addictive, substance–related, and co–occurring conditions described by the American Society of Addiction Medicine.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“Health professional” means a person who:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Is licensed under the Health Occupations Article; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Is providing mental health or substance–related disorder services according to the requirements of the appropriate professional board.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Beginning November 1, 2017, a behavioral health program or health professional, when referring an individual to receive services at a recovery residence, shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Provide the individual with a list of certified recovery residences operating in the State that is published by the Department under § 19–2503(b) of this article; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Provide to an individual who has been assessed as in need of ASAM Level 3.1 services information on where the individual may receive those services.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
