Maryland Family Law Section 6-103

Article - Family Law
§ 6-103.

CAUTION: READ FULL TEXT OF SECTION FOR SPECIAL NOTE

(a) In each local department of social services, the Secretary of Human Resources, with the advice of the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene, shall establish a single parent services program to carry out the policies set forth in § 6-102 of this subtitle.

(b) The single parent services provided under this program shall be available to any single youth who is:

(1) pregnant;

(2) at risk of parenthood; or

(3) the parent of a child under the age of 3 years.

(1) adopt rules, regulations, and guidelines for the program in each local department;

(2) continuously monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the single parent services program;

(3) to the extent possible, use grants from federal, State, and other public and private sources to fund the single parent services program;

(4) to the extent possible, coordinate delivery of education, health care, mental health care, employment services, and child day care services to single parents by public and private agencies; and

(5) provide funds for training persons needed to provide adequate services.

** SPECIAL NOTE: EFFECTIVE - JANUARY 1, 2006 - CHAPTER 464 - 2005 **

(a) With the advice of the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene, the Secretary of Human Resources shall establish in each local department a single parent services program to carry out the policies set forth in § 6-102 of this subtitle.