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MDH outlines AOT and CCBHC planning steps; DLS questions costs and statewide readiness
Summary
The department described plans to implement Assisted Outpatient Treatment for jurisdictions that did not opt in and to consider Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic grants; DLS asked for cost and timeline clarifications and MDH said it will proceed with planning and stakeholder engagement.
Maryland Department of Health officials described preliminary plans to implement Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) in jurisdictions that did not elect to run local programs and summarized the state’s interaction with federal CCBHC planning funding.
Naomi Kimura’s DLS analysis set out the statutory requirement that local jurisdictions either implement AOT or allow MDH to operate AOT in their jurisdiction; DLS included the BHA work plan and listed $3,000,000 appropriated in both fiscal 2025 and fiscal 2026 to develop the program. DLS noted that MDH released an RFP for local spending plans with a…
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