1. A. The Department may award partnership funding that results in a county being responsible for less than 1/2 of the cost of the approved partnership funding after considering:

   1. (1) The financial hardship of the participating county;
   2. (2) Prior and current contributions of funds for substance abuse treatment programs made by the participating county; and
   3. (3) Other relevant considerations considered appropriate by the Department.
2. B. A participating jurisdiction shall use partnership funding only to supplement levels of spending by the participating jurisdiction on drug treatment programs.
3. C. A participating jurisdiction may not use partnership funding to supplant spending by the participating jurisdiction on drug treatment programs.
4. D. A participating jurisdiction may use partnership funding to continue or expand funding for eligible functions if the participating jurisdiction began spending funds on eligible functions after October 1, 2010.

Authority: Health-General Article, §§8-6C-01 — 8-6C-04, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date:

Regulations .01—.04 adopted as an emergency provision effective January 30, 2001 (28:3 Md. R. 203); adopted permanently effective April 30, 2001 (28:8 Md. R. 762)

Chapter recodified from COMAR 10.47.03 to 10.47.05 effective June 10, 2002 (29:11 Md. R. 882)

Chapter recodified from 10.47.05 to 10.47.06 as an emergency provision effective April 1, 2008 (35:9 Md. R. 894); recodified permanently effective May 5, 2008 (35:9 Md. R. 898)

Regulation .02B amended effective August 15, 2016 (43:16 Md. R. 901)

Regulation .03 amended effective August 15, 2016 (43:16 Md. R. 901)

Regulation .04D adopted effective August 15, 2016 (43:16 Md. R. 901)