1. (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
2. (b) “Administration” means the Behavioral Health Administration.
3. (c) “Core service agency” has the meaning stated in § 7.5-101 of this article.
4. (d) “Crisis Response System” means the Maryland Behavioral Health Crisis Response System.
5. (e) “Family support services” has the meaning stated in § 7.5-101 of this article.
6. (f) “Local behavioral health authority” has the meaning stated in § 7.5-101 of this article.

7. (g) “Mobile crisis team” means a team established by the local behavioral health authority that:

   1. (1) Operates 24 hours a day and 7 days a week to provide assessments, crisis intervention, stabilization, follow-up, and referral to urgent care and to arrange appointments for individuals to obtain behavioral health services;
   2. (2) Incorporates nationally recognized standards and best practices; and

   3. (3) Prioritizes:

      1. (i) Providing connection to services and coordinating patient follow-up, including peer support and family support services after stabilization;
      2. (ii) Serving all members of the immediate community with cultural competency and appropriate language access; and
      3. (iii) Limiting the interaction of law enforcement with individuals in crisis.

Added by Acts 2002, c. 371, § 1. Amended by Acts 2015, c. 22, § 5; Acts 2015, c. 416, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2015; Acts 2015, c. 469, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2015; Acts 2021, c. 755, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2021; Acts 2021, c. 756, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2021; Acts 2022, c. 687, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022; Acts 2022, c. 688, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022.