Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 9-613 - Counseling and referral of inmates with hepatitis C(a) On or before July 1, 2010, the Department, in collaboration with the Department of Human Services and the Maryland Department of Health, shall develop a process to refer an inmate who has been diagnosed with hepatitis C to the Department of Human Services or the Maryland Department of Health for enrollment in the Maryland Medical Assistance Program or the Primary Adult Care Program on release of the inmate.(b) The Department shall provide counseling to inmates with hepatitis C on the management of hepatitis C and methods to reduce the transmission of hepatitis C.(c) The Department, in collaboration with the Department of Human Services and the Maryland Department of Health, shall develop regulations to implement subsection (a) of this section.