# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 52 — Preventive Medicine

### Chapter 01 — Opioid-Associated Disease Prevention and Outreach Programs

#### Regulation .03 Program Establishment.

*COMAR 10.52.01.03*

A. Effective October 1, 2016, a local health department or CBO may establish an OADPO program with approval from the:

  (1) Department; and

  (2) Local health officer of the county in which OADPO program operations are proposed.

B. When proposing an OADPO program, a local health department may collaborate with:

  (1) A CBO; or

  (2) Another local health department.

C. A CBO may operate an OADPO program in multiple counties if approved by the local health officer in each county where the OADPO program proposes to operate.