# Health - General (GHG)

## Title 7. Developmental Disabilities Law

### Subtitle 4. Provision of Services

#### Section 7-408

(a) The Administration, in consultation with stakeholders, shall establish and provide training materials to coordinators of community services specifically on the self-directed services model of receiving services, including training materials on self-directed services, procedures, policies, and resources.

(b) As part of the process of developing a person-centered plan of service for a recipient, a coordinator of community services shall educate the recipient on all models of service available to the recipient, including self-directed services, traditional services, and provider-managed services, to assist the recipient and the recipient's family or representative in making an informed choice on which services the recipient would like to receive:

  (1) When the individual begins receiving services from a coordinator of community services; and

  (2) At least once each year that the individual is receiving services from a coordinator of community services.

(c) A coordinator of community services shall report to the Administration, in the form and manner required by the Administration, that the coordinator provided information on self-directed services, traditional services, and provider-managed services to an individual in accordance with this section.

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