Maryland Health - General Section 10-813

      (a)      The Mental Hygiene Administration may ask the Developmental Disabilities Administration to accept primary responsibility for an individual in or eligible for admission to a mental health residential facility, if the Mental Hygiene Administration finds that the individual would be provided for more appropriately in a program for individuals with developmental disability.

      (b)      The Developmental Disabilities Administration shall determine whether transfer to a program for individuals with developmental disability is appropriate.

      (c)      A dispute over a transfer of an individual from the Mental Hygiene Administration to the Developmental Disabilities Administration shall be resolved, in accordance with procedures that the Secretary sets, on request of:

            (1)      The Mental Hygiene Administration;

            (2)      The Developmental Disabilities Administration.

      (d)      The Director of the Mental Hygiene Administration shall give an individual the opportunity for a hearing on the proposed transfer.