Maryland Health - General Section 10-205

      (a)      The Administration may administer a program of nonresidential services for individuals who have mental disorders or have conditions that may lead to mental disorders:

            (1)      To develop, extend, and improve services for finding these individuals; and

            (2)      To provide facilities for diagnosis and treatment of nonresidential cases.

      (b)      The Administration may:

            (1)      Prepare plans for the program;

            (2)      Adopt necessary rules and regulations to carry out these plans;

            (3)      In accordance with these plans, receive and spend any available funds;

            (4)      Coordinate and supervise the provision of program services that the Administration does not provide directly; and

            (5)      Cooperate with the federal government and with all other public or private agencies in:

                  (i)      Developing, extending, and improving the services; and

                  (ii)      Carrying out the plans.