Md. Code, Health-Gen. § 19-390

(a) The Department and the Department of Human Services shall establish a pediatric hospital overstay coordinator within each department. (b) The coordinators shall act in the best interest of a pediatric overstay patient by coordinating between hospitals, relevant State agencies and programs, and providers of mental health and substance use disorder services. (c) The coordinators shall: (1) Advocate on behalf of pediatric hospital overstay patients while maintaining appropriate patient confidentiality; (2) Review policies and procedures of relevant State agencies and make recommendations for necessary changes to the policies and procedures to better serve pediatric hospital overstay patients; (3) Maintain data on each pediatric hospital overstay patient, including: (i) Patient’s length of stay; (ii) The responsible State agency, if applicable; (iii) Services needed; (iv) Placement options being sought by the patient; (v) Information regarding previous hospital admissions for a behavioral health diagnosis; and (vi) Any other relevant data; and (4) Report on the data collected under this subsection to the Secretary and the Secretary of Human Services.