(a) For juvenile screening and treatment services that a unit of the Department provides under § 9–227(b)(1)(ii) of the Human Services Article, the Department shall bill and collect the cost of care as provided in this subtitle and as if the recipient of services were not a ward of this State. (b) The Department of Juvenile Services shall pay for juvenile screening and treatment services that any person other than the Department provides under § 9–227(b)(1)(ii) of the Human Services Article. However, the Department later shall bill and collect this cost of care as provided in this subtitle.
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