Maryland Health - General Section 8-6C-03

      (a)      The Department shall adopt regulations to:

            (1)      Establish timelines and procedures for requests for Partnership funding, consistent with this subtitle;

            (2)      Establish guidelines that require programs to bill third-party insurers; and

            (3)      Manage the Fund and authorize distribution of money from the Fund in accordance with this subtitle.

      (b)      On or before December 1 of each year, the Department shall issue a report to the Governor and, subject to § 2-1246 of the State Government Article, to the General Assembly evaluating the results of funded partnerships using the performance and outcome indicators adopted by the Department and the Task Force to Study Increasing the Availability of Substance Abuse Programs.