Md. Code, Health - General § 13-2703
This is the official text of Md. Code, Health - General § 13-2703, part of Maryland’s Code, Health - General — covers public health regulation.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
§13–2703.
Official statutory text
(a) The behavioral health services for which the Department provides service coordination for eligible veterans under this subtitle shall include mental health first aid.
(b) Mental health first aid shall consist of training for eligible veterans and the immediate family members of eligible veterans on how to identify and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders.
(c) Each entity teaching a mental health first aid course shall report to the Department:
(1) The number of eligible veterans who took the mental health first aid course; and
(2) The number of family members of eligible veterans who took the mental health first aid course.
(d) On or before June 1 each year, beginning in 2023, if the Department received a report under subsection (c) of this section in the immediately preceding year, the Department shall report to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly the following information for the immediately preceding year:
(1) The total number of eligible veterans in the State who took a mental health first aid course;
(2) The total number of family members of eligible veterans in the State who took a mental health first aid course; and
(3) The total number of mental health first aid courses taught in the State, reported by the entity that taught the mental health first aid course.
(b) Mental health first aid shall consist of training for eligible veterans and the immediate family members of eligible veterans on how to identify and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders.
(c) Each entity teaching a mental health first aid course shall report to the Department:
(1) The number of eligible veterans who took the mental health first aid course; and
(2) The number of family members of eligible veterans who took the mental health first aid course.
(d) On or before June 1 each year, beginning in 2023, if the Department received a report under subsection (c) of this section in the immediately preceding year, the Department shall report to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly the following information for the immediately preceding year:
(1) The total number of eligible veterans in the State who took a mental health first aid course;
(2) The total number of family members of eligible veterans in the State who took a mental health first aid course; and
(3) The total number of mental health first aid courses taught in the State, reported by the entity that taught the mental health first aid course.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in Maryland?
Find a Maryland lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.