Md. Code, Health - General § 16-206
This is the official text of Md. Code, Health - General § 16-206, part of Maryland’s Code, Health - General — covers public health regulation.
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§16–206.
Official statutory text
(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.
(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.
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