In order to be licensed under this subtitle, an outpatient mental health center shall:

1. A. Provide regularly-scheduled outpatient mental health treatment services in a community-based setting;
2. B. Provide, at a minimum, individual, group, and family therapy and medication management;

3. C. Employ a medical director, who:

   1. (1) Is a psychiatrist;
   2. (2) Has over-all responsibility for clinical services; and
   3. (3) Is on-site at least 20 hours per week; and
4. D. Employ multidisciplinary clinical treatment staff who is authorized to provide the services under Health Occupations Article, Annotated Code of Maryland.

Authority: Health-General Article, §§7.5-204, 8-402, 8-404, and 10-901, and 10-1402, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: July 1, 2016 (43:10 Md. R. 585)

Regulation .14 amended effective February 27, 2017 (44:4 Md. R. 255)

Regulation .18 amended effective February 27, 2017 (44:4 Md. R. 255)

Regulation .19J amended effective February 27, 2017 (44:4 Md. R. 255)

Regulation .20 adopted effective May 27, 2024 (51:10 Md. R. 526)

Regulation .21 adopted effective May 27, 2024 (51:10 Md. R. 526)