Maryland Code, Health-General § 15-130.1

(a) The Department shall apply to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services of the federal Department of Health and Human Services for a psychiatric residential treatment demonstration waiver if the Centers announce in the Federal Register that the Centers are accepting applications for such a waiver.

(b) The waiver application required by subsection (a) of this section shall:

(c) During the waiver application process, the Department shall conduct an analysis of both the short-term and long-term costs and benefits of implementing the waiver.

(d) The Department shall report to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, every 6 months concerning the status of the Department's application required under this section until the waiver is approved or denied.