Md. Code, Health - General § 5-615.2
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§5–615.
Official statutory text
§5–615.2.
(a) The Department shall develop and implement a public awareness campaign to encourage the use of mental health advance directives in the State.
(b) The public awareness campaign shall include awareness initiatives to encourage and support outreach efforts by the following persons and government agencies to inform present or future recipients of mental health services and members of their families, health care providers, and other behavioral health care partners about mental health advance directives:
(1) The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services;
(2) The Department of State Police;
(3) The Department of Veterans and Military Families;
(4) Local health departments;
(5) Local behavioral health authorities;
(6) Behavioral health programs;
(7) Practicing psychiatrists, psychologists, professional counselors and therapists, and social workers;
(8) Health care facilities;
(9) Academic institutions;
(10) Religious organizations; and
(11) Other persons who encounter present or future recipients of mental health services.
(a) The Department shall develop and implement a public awareness campaign to encourage the use of mental health advance directives in the State.
(b) The public awareness campaign shall include awareness initiatives to encourage and support outreach efforts by the following persons and government agencies to inform present or future recipients of mental health services and members of their families, health care providers, and other behavioral health care partners about mental health advance directives:
(1) The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services;
(2) The Department of State Police;
(3) The Department of Veterans and Military Families;
(4) Local health departments;
(5) Local behavioral health authorities;
(6) Behavioral health programs;
(7) Practicing psychiatrists, psychologists, professional counselors and therapists, and social workers;
(8) Health care facilities;
(9) Academic institutions;
(10) Religious organizations; and
(11) Other persons who encounter present or future recipients of mental health services.
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