§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.