MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND

EXECUTIVE BRANCH

HEALTH

ORIGIN & FUNCTIONS

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

Today, the Department of Health and Human Services, under direction of the Director, provides public health services and administers and enforces State and local health laws and regulations within Montgomery 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; County Code, sec. 2-42A).

Appointed by the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene, the Director is the executive officer and secretary of the County Commission on 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 Montgomery 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).

COMMISSION ON HEALTH
The Commission on Health consists of twenty-one members. Nineteen are appointed by the County Executive with County Council consent. Two serve ex officio (County Charter, secs. 24-22 through 24-27).

DRUG & ALCOHOL ABUSE COUNCIL
In Montgomery County, the Drug and Alcohol Abuse Council is known as the Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Advisory Council. The Council was authorized in 2004 (Chapters 237 & 238, Acts of 2004; Code Health-General Article, sec. 8-1001; County Charter, secs. 24-41 through 24-43). The Council develops, submits to the Governor, and implements plans and strategies with which to evaluate, prevent, and treat alcohol and drug abuse in Montgomery County.

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