Today, the Health Services Division, under direction of the Health Officer, provides public health services and administers and enforces State and local health laws and regulations within Frederick County. Programs meet the public health needs of the community and provide services not offered by the private sector (Code Health-General Article, secs. 3-101 through 3-202).
Appointed by the Secretary of Health, the Health Officer is the executive officer and secretary of the County Board of Health (Code Health-General Article, secs. 3-301 through 3-310).
Under the Health Services Division are five main units: Community Health Services, Developmental Disabilities, Environmental Health, Health Care Connection and Preparedness, and School Health Services. The Division is aided by the Board of Health, the Child Fatality Review Team, the Drug and Alcohol Abuse Council, and the Mental Health Advisory Committee.
Each year, the Board meets in May and October, and at any other time the Board deems necessary (Code Health-General Article, secs. 3-101 through 3-202).
CHILD FATALITY REVIEW TEAM
The Child Fatality Review Team seeks to develop an understanding of the causes and incidence of child death in Frederick County. The Team develops plans for and recommends changes within the agencies represented on the Team to prevent child deaths; and promotes compensation and coordination among agencies involved in investigations of child deaths, or in providing services to surviving family members. The Team also advises the State Child Fatality Review Team on changes to law, policy, or practice to prevent child deaths (Chapters 355 & 356, Acts of 1999; Code Health-General Article, secs. 5-705 through 5-709).
DRUG & ALCOHOL ABUSE COUNCIL
The Council develops, submits to the Governor, and implements plans and strategies with which to evaluate, prevent, and treat alcohol and drug abuse in Frederick County.
MENTAL HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE
The Drug and Alcohol Abuse Council was authorized in 2004 (Chapters 237 & 238, Acts of 2004; Code Health-General Article, sec. 8-1001).
The Mental Health Advisory Committee monitors, reviews, and evaluates the allocation and adequacy of publicly funded mental health services within Frederick County. The Committee determines the needs of the County mental health system; helps develop the local mental health plan and budget; and prepares an annual report (Code Health-General Article, secs. 10-308 through 10-312).
HEALTH CARE CONNECTION & PREPAREDNESS
© Copyright Maryland State Archives
Health Care Connection and Preparedness started as Health Care Connection, and adopted its present name in January 2017.
Maryland Constitutional Offices & Agencies
Maryland Departments
Maryland Independent Agencies
Maryland Executive Commissions, Committees, Task Forces, & Advisory Boards
Maryland Universities & Colleges
Maryland Counties
Maryland Municipalities
Maryland at a Glance
Maryland Manual On-Line
Search the Manual
e-mail: mdmanual@mdarchives.state.md.us