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WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 336
Chapter 336
(Senate Bill 96)
AN ACT concerning
Sheila E. Hixson Behavioral Health Services Matching Grant Program for
Service Members and Veterans – Terminology – Active Service Members
FOR the purpose of altering certain terminology used in the Sheila E. Hixson Behavioral
Health Services Matching Grant Program for Service Members and Veterans that
refers to active service members to refer to service members; and generally relating
to the Sheila E. Hixson Behavioral Health Services Matching Grant Program for
Service Members and Veterans.
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article – Health – General
Section 7.5–210(a), (b), and (e)(1)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2023 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article – Health – General
7.5–210.
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2) “Eligible individual” means:
(i) [An active] A service member;
(ii) A veteran;
(iii) The spouse of [an active] A service member or veteran;
(iv) A child of [an active] A service member or veteran; or
(v) A stepchild of [an active] A service member or veteran.
(3) “Program” means the Sheila E. Hixson Behavioral Health Services
Matching Grant Program for Service Members and Veterans.
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Ch. 336 2026 LAWS OF MARYLAND
(b) (1) There is a Sheila E. Hixson Behavioral Health Services Matching Grant
Program for Service Members and Veterans.
(2) The purpose of the Program is to provide funds to local nonprofit
organizations to establish and expand community behavioral health programs to serve
[active] service members, veterans, and their families.
(e) (1) To be eligible for a grant from the Program, a nonprofit organization
must have a mission to:
(i) Provide behavioral health services; or
(ii) Provide services to [active] service members, veterans, or their
families.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 2026.
Approved by the Governor, April 28, 2026.
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