Today, the Health Department, under direction of the Health Officer, provides public health services and administers and enforces State and local health laws and regulations within Harford 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).
CHILD FATALITY REVIEW TEAM
The Child Fatality Review Team seeks to develop an understanding of the causes and incidence of child death in Harford 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 Harford County (Code Health-General Article, sec. 8-1001; County Code, secs. 9-27 through 9-32).
In Harford County, the Council also functions as the joint Mental Health and Addictions Advisory Committee. The Committee monitors, reviews, and evaluates the allocation and adequacy of publicly funded mental health services within Harford 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).
The Drug and Alcohol Abuse Council in Harford County is known as the Mental Health and Addictions Advisory Council. It was authorized in 2004 (Chapters 237 & 238, Acts of 2004).
MENTAL HEALTH CORE SERVICE AGENCY
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The Mental Health Core Service Agency is the initial recipient of all State and County funds for mental health and addictions services in the County, and establishes performance standards for service providers (County Code, sec. 9-176.9)
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Mental Health Core Service Agency is governed by the thirteen-member Board of Directors. Appointed by the Board of Health, members serve three-year terms (County Code, sec. 9-176.9).Maryland Constitutional Offices & Agencies
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