DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & MENTAL HYGIENE

HISTORICAL EVOLUTION

State Lunacy Commission, 1886-1922
Board of Mental Hygiene, 1922-49
Department of Welfare, 1922-49
Department of Mental Hygiene, 1949-69
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, 1969-

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Alcohol & Drug Abuse Administration
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Drug Abuse Authority, 1969-71
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Mental Health Administration, Division of Alcoholism Control, 1969-72
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Drug Abuse Administration, 1971-87
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Mental Hygiene Administration, Division of Alcoholism Control, 1972-76
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Assistant Secretary for Health Services, Alcoholism Control Administration, 1976-87
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Public Health Services, Addictions Services Administration, 1987-88
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Public Health Services, Alcohol & Drug Abuse Administration, 1988-2008
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Behavioral Health & Disabilites, Alcohol & Drug Abuse Administration, 2008-

Developmental Disabilities Administration
State Department of Health, Bureau of Preventive Medical Services, Division of Mental Retardation, 1966-69
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Office of Medical Care Services, Bureau of Preventive Medical Services, Division of Mental Retardation, 1969-70
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Directorate of Mental Retardation, 1970-71
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Mental Retardation Administration, 1971-82
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities Administration, 1982-86
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Public Health Services, Developmental Disabilities Administration, 1986-2008
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Behavioral Health & Disabilities, Developmental Disabilities Administration, 2008-

Mental Hygiene Administration
State Lunacy Commission, 1886-1922
Board of Mental Hygiene, 1922-49
Department of Welfare, 1922-49
Department of Mental Hygiene, 1949-69
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Mental Health Administration, 1969-72
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Office of Program Services, Mental Hygiene Administration, 1972-75
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Assistant Secretary for Mental Health & Addictions, Mental Hygiene Administration, 1975-87
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Public Health Services, Mental Hygiene Administration, 1987-2008
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Behavioral Health & Disabilities, Mental Hygiene Administration, 2008-

HEALTH CARE FINANCING
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Office of Regulatory Services, 1975-81
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Health Regulation & Policy Analysis, 1981-85
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Health Regulation, 1985-87
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Policy, Financing, & Regulation, 1987-88
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Health Care Policy, Finance, & Regulation, 1988-99
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Health Care Financing, 1999-

Medical Care Finance & Compliance Administration
State Department of Health, Bureau of Medical Services, 1945-51
State Department of Health, Bureau of Medical Services & Hospitals, 1951-66
State Department of Health, Office of Medical Care Services, Bureau of Special Health Services, Division of Medical Services, 1966-69
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Medical Care Program Administration, 1969-75
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Assistant Secretary for Medical Care Programs, Medical Care Compliance Administration, 1975-87
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Policy, Financing, & Regulation, Medical Care Compliance Administration, 1987-88
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Health Care Policy, Finance, & Regulation, Medical Care Compliance Administration, 1988-93
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Health Care Policy, Finance, & Regulation, Medical Care Finance & Compliance Administration, 1993-99

Office of Health Services
State Department of Health, Bureau of Medical Services, 1945-51
State Department of Health, Bureau of Medical Services & Hospitals, 1951-66
State Department of Health, Office of Medical Care Services, Bureau of Special Health Services, Division of Medical Services, 1966-69
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Medical Care Program Administration, 1969-75
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Assistant Secretary for Medical Care Programs, Policy Administration, 1975-87
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Policy, Financing, & Regulation, Health Systems Financing Administration, 1987-88
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Health Care Policy, Finance, & Regulation, Health Systems Financing Administration, 1988-90
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Health Care Policy, Finance, & Regulation, Medical Care Policy Administration, 1990-99
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Health Care Financing, Office of Health Services, 1999-

Office of Planning, Development, & Finance
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Office of Policy Analysis & Program Evaluation, 1984-87
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Health Care Policy, Finance, & Regulation, Policy Analysis Administration, 1987-88
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Health Care Policy, Finance, & Regulation, Policy & Health Statistics Administration, 1988-95
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Business & Regulatory Services, Policy & Health Statistics Administration, 1995-97
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Health Care Policy, Finance, & Regulation, Policy & Health Statistics Administration, 1997
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Health Care Policy, Finance, & Regulation, Health Services Analysis & Evaluation Administration, 1997-99
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Health Care Financing, Office of Planning, Development, & Finance, 1999-

Office of Systems, Operations, & Pharmacy
State Department of Health, Bureau of Medical Services, 1945-51
State Department of Health, Bureau of Medical Services & Hospitals, 1951-66
State Department of Health, Office of Medical Care Services, Bureau of Special Health Services, Division of Medical Services, 1966-69
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Medical Care Program Administration, 1969-75
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Assistant Secretary for Medical Care Programs, Medical Care Operations Administration, 1975-87
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Policy, Financing, & Regulation, Medical Care Operations Administration, 1987-88
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Health Care Policy, Finance, & Regulation, Medical Care Operations Administration, 1988-93
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Health Care Policy, Finance, & Regulation, Program Systems & Operations Administration, 1993-97
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Health Care Policy, Finance, & Regulation, Medical Care Operations Administration, 1997-99
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Health Care Financing, Office of Operations & Eligibility, Medical Care Programs, 1999-2004
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Health Care Financing, Office of Operations, Eligibility, & Pharmacy, 2004-07
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Health Care Financing, Office of Systems, Operations, & Pharmacy, 2007-

OPERATIONS

Information Resources Management Administration
State Department of Health, Bureau of Analysis & Records, Division of Data Processing, 1967-73
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Office of General Administration, Division of Data Processing, 1973-77
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Office of Service Operations, Data Systems, 1977-81
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Fiscal & Support Operations Administration, Division of Data Processing, 1981-83
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Information Systems Administration, Division of Data Processing, 1983-85
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Information Services Administration, Division of Data Processing, 1985-93
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Health Care Policy, Finance, & Regulation, Program Systems & Operations Administration, Information Services, 1993-97
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Health Care Policy, Finance, & Regulation, Information Resources Management Administration, 1997-

PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Public Health Services, 1987-

AIDS Administration
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Public Health Services, AIDS Control Administration, 1987-88
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Public Health Services, AIDS Administration, 1988-2009

Community Health Administration
Under the State Department of Health, full-time local health service began in 1934.
State Department of Health, Local Health Services, 1951-66
State Department of Health, Community Health Services, 1966-69
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Office of Program Services, Local Health Services Administration, 1969-73
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Office of Program Services, Local Health & Professional Support Services Administration, 1973-75
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Office of Program Services, Local Health & Professional Support Services Administration, 1975-77
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Assistant Secretary for Health Services, Local Health Administration, 1977-87
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Public Health Services, Family Health Administration, 1987-89
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Public Health Services, Local & Family Health Administration, 1989-96
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Public Health Services, Community & Public Health Administration, 1997-2001
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Public Health Services, Community Health Administration, 2001-09

Family Health Administration
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Public Health Services, Family Health Administration, 1987-89
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Public Health Services, Local & Family Health Administration, 1989-96
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Public Health Services, Community & Public Health Administration, 1997-2001
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Public Health Services, Family Health Administration, 2001-12

Prevention & Health Promotion Administration
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Public Health Services, Infectious Disease & Environmental Health Administration, 2009-12
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Public Health Services, Prevention & Health Promotion Administration, 2012-

Laboratories Administration
State Department of Health, Bureau of Communicable Diseases, 1910-51
State Department of Health, Bureau of Bacteriology, 1912-51
State Department of Health, Division of Communicable Disease Control, 1951-69
State Department of Health, Bureau of Laboratories, 1951-69
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Office of Program Services, Laboratories & Research Administration, 1969-72
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Office of Program Services, Laboratories Administration, 1972-75
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Assistant Secretary for Health Services, Laboratories Administration, 1975-87
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Public Health Services, Community Health Surveillance & Laboratories Administration, 1987-96
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Public Health Services, Laboratories Administration, 1997-

REGULATORY PROGRAMS
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Regulatory Programs, 2005-

Maryland Health Care Commission

State Health Resources Planning Commission
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Comprehensive Health Planning Agency, 1968-78
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Maryland Health Planning & Development Agency, 1978-82
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Assistant Secretary for Health Regulation & Policy Analysis, State Health Resources Planning Commission, 1982-85
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Assistant Secretary for Health Regulation, State Health Resources Planning Commission, 1985-87
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Policy, Financing, & Regulation, State Health Resources Planning Commission, 1987-88
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Health Care Policy, Finance, & Regulation, State Health Resources Planning Commission, 1988-99

Maryland Health Care Access & Cost Commission
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Health Care Policy, Finance, & Regulation, Maryland Health Care Access & Cost Commission, 1993-99

Maryland Health Care Commission
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Health Care Policy, Finance, & Regulation, Maryland Health Care Commission, 1999-2005
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Regulatory Programs, Maryland Health Care Commission, 2005-

Office of Health Care Quality
State Department of Health, Bureau of Medical Services, 1945-51
State Department of Health, Bureau of Medical Services & Hospitals, 1951-66
State Department of Health, Office of Medical Care Services, Bureau of Special Health Services, Division of Medical Facilities Development, 1966-69
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Office of General Administration, Licensing & Enforcement, 1969-71
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Office of General Administration, Division of Licensing & Certification, 1971-81
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Assistant Secretary for Health Regulation & Policy Analysis, Office of General Administration, Division of Licensing & Certification, 1981-86
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Assistant Secretary for Health Regulation, Office of Licensing & Certification Programs, 1986-87
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Policy, Financing, & Regulation, Licensing & Certification Administration, 1987-88
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Health Care Policy, Finance, & Regulation, Licensing & Certification Administration, 1988-99
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Executive Operations & Quality Management Programs, Office of Health Care Quality, 1999-2005
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Regulatory Programs, Office of Health Care Quality, 2005-

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