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Maryland Code, Health-General § 13-2703

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The behavioral health services for which the Department provides service coordination for veterans under this subtitle shall include mental health first aid.

(b) Mental health first aid shall consist of training for veterans and the immediate family members of 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 veterans who took the mental health first aid course; and

(2) The number of family members of 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 veterans in the State who took a mental health first aid course;

(2) The total number of family members of 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.

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