Maryland Health - General Section 10-414
§ 10-414.
  (a)   Each Board may adopt rules and regulations for the conduct of its meetings.
  (b)   (1)   Each Board serves in an advisory capacity.
    (2)   Each Board shall:
      (i)   Submit to the Secretary an annual report on:
        1.   The needs of individuals who have a mental disorder; and
        2.   The extent to which its State facility meets these needs;
      (ii)   Advise the administrative head of the State facility on its goals, programs, physical plant, and policies;
      (iii)   Help in evaluating the degree to which these goals are achieved;
      (iv)   Review and make recommendations about the annual budget of the State facility;
      (v)   Assume leadership in developing community understanding of the needs of those who have a mental disorder; and
      (vi)   Carry out any other responsibility that the administrative head of the State facility requests.