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Committee backs nearly $2.9 million to expand crisis stabilization, mobile crisis outreach in Montgomery County
Summary
The Health and Human Services Committee recommended approval of a state grant supplemental appropriation of about $2.9 million to expand the county’s behavioral health crisis stabilization center, add mobile crisis outreach teams and fund 25 positions to meet licensing and Medicaid reimbursement requirements.
The Montgomery County Health and Human Services Committee recommended approval of a supplemental appropriation of roughly $2.9 million in state grant funds to expand behavioral health crisis stabilization services and mobile crisis outreach teams.
Council staff said the award would increase capacity at the county’s crisis stabilization facility, support licensure under the 2024 Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR), and expand mobile crisis outreach teams (MCOTs) so the services can seek Maryland Medicaid reimbursement. The appropriation includes funding for 25 new positions and operations to prepare the program for licensure and billing.
County staff told the committee the existing Montgomery County Crisis Center has four residential crisis beds with a 72-hour maximum stay and can coordinate hospitalization as needed.…
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