Maryland Code, Health-General § 10-101

(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) “Administration” means the Behavioral Health Administration.

(d) “Behavioral health care” includes prevention, screening, early intervention, treatment, recovery, support, wraparound, and rehabilitation services for individuals with substance-related disorders, addictive disorders, mental disorders, or a combination of these disorders.

(e) “Core service agency” means the designated county or multicounty authority that is responsible for planning, managing, and monitoring publicly funded mental health services.

(f) “Director” means the Director of the Behavioral Health Administration.

(h) “Local behavioral health authority” means the designated county or multicounty authority that is responsible for planning, managing, and monitoring publicly funded mental health, substance-related disorder, and addictive disorder services.

(j) “State Advisory Council” means the Behavioral Health Advisory Council.

(k) “State facility” means a facility that is owned or operated by the Department.

(l) “Treatment” means any professional care or attention that is given in a facility, private therapeutic group home for children and adolescents, or Veterans' Administration hospital to improve or to prevent the worsening of a mental disorder.