Maryland Code, HEALTH – GENERAL 16-206
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- Cost of care: includes the cost of:
(i) An evaluation of an individual required under the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Law; and
(ii) Any juvenile screening or treatment service provided to an individual under § 9-227(b)(1)(ii) of the Human Services Article. See - Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
- Recipient of services: includes :
(i) An individual in a public facility under the Maryland Mental Health Law;
(ii) An individual in a facility for an evaluation required under the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Law;
(iii) An individual in a residential, public facility or a facility from which this State obtains residential care under the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Law;
(iv) An individual to whom juvenile screening or treatment services are provided under § 9-227(b)(1)(ii) of the Human Services Article; and
(v) An individual in a private therapeutic group home from which this State obtains residential care under the Maryland Mental Health Law. See - state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) For juvenile screening and treatment services that a unit of the Department provides under § 9-227(b)(1)(ii) of the Human Services Article, the Department shall bill and collect the cost of care as provided in this subtitle and as if the recipient of services were not a ward of this State.
(b) The Department of Juvenile Services shall pay for juvenile screening and treatment services that any person other than the Department provides under § 9-227(b)(1)(ii) of the Human Services Article. However, the Department later shall bill and collect this cost of care as provided in this subtitle.