Maryland Code, Health-General § 7.5-5A-02

(1) Designating and maintaining 9-8-8 as the universal telephone number for a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline in accordance with the federal National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020; and

(2) Developing and implementing a statewide initiative for the coordination and delivery of the continuum of behavioral health crisis response services in the State, including:

(d)(1) The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7-302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.

(2) The State Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately, and the Comptroller shall account for the Fund.

(1) Money from the 9-8-8 fee collected and remitted to the Comptroller under § 7.5-5A-03.1 of this subtitle;

(2) Money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund;

(3) Interest earnings of the Fund; and

(4) Any other money from any other source accepted for the benefit of the Fund.

(1) Carrying out the purpose of the Fund; and

(2) Any related administrative expenses of the Comptroller.

(g)(1) The State Treasurer shall invest the money of the Fund in the same manner as other State money may be invested.

(2) Any interest earnings of the Fund shall be credited to the Fund.

(1) The General Fund of the State; or

(2) Any other special fund of the State.

(l)(1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Comptroller shall distribute to an administrative cost account the amount necessary to administer the fees and to cover the expenses of conducting audits under this section from the 9-8-8 fee revenue collected and remitted to the Comptroller under § 7.5-5A-03.1 of this subtitle.

(2) The amount distributed to the administrative cost account may not exceed: