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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 10.21.23.03" title_num="10" subtitle_num="21" chapter_num="23" heading="Planning.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The Administration shall identify annually the number and size of wards, if any, marked for closure at each State inpatient facility.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The Administration may use State general funds that are appropriated in advance to assist in downsizing.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>In planning for the provision of appropriate treatment and support services in the community, if the jurisdictions to which individuals discharged from the closing wards are:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Served by a core service agency (CSA) or agencies, the Administration shall collaborate with the appropriate CSA; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Not served by a CSA, the Administration, in collaboration with the local health officer, shall carry out the necessary planning.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>