State agency with oversight over publicly funded inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services including services for individual with substance abuse disorders, mental health disorders, and co-occurring disorders. A standard for decision-making on behalf of another person that is based on a judgment of what services or actions will best serve another person. Best interest determinations should only be used if substituted judgment is not an option Community-based organizations designed and operated by people with disabilities. CILs provide services including peer support, information and referrals, individual and systems advocacy, and independent skills training. A document that contains the findings of a capacity assessment conducted by a clinician. A petition for guardianship must include two certificates of incapacity. A basis for ending (terminating) a guardianship based on the person under guardianship’s gaining or regaining the capacity to make and communicate decisions without a guardian. This does not require that the person no longer have a diagnosed disability. Terminating a guardianship on this basis is sometimes referred to as “restoration of rights.” A lawyer appointed to represent the alleged disabled person in a guardianship case. This lawyer’s job is to advocate for the alleged disabled person and ensure their rights are protected. has a local DSS office . If there is no available family member or other appropriate person to serve as guardian of the person of an adult under the age of 65, the court will appoint DSS to serve as public guardian. State agency that provides services and supports for eligible people with developmental disabilities in the areas of self-determination, self-advocacy, supporting families, housing, employment, and assistive technology. DDA can provide Coordinators of Community Services (CCS) to help eligible individuals obtain services. Providing information, whether written or spoken, in a way that is as clear and understandable to people with disabilities as it is for people who do not have disabilities.
Behavioral Health Administration (BHA)
Best interest
Center for Independent Living (CILs)
Certificate of Incapacity (Capacity Assessment)
Cessation of disability
Court-appointed counsel
Decision-making capacity A person’s ability to make, communicate, or effectuate decisions. Department of Social Services (DSS) Local human services agencies. Each county and Baltimore City
Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA)
Effective communication
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