MDH has five major divisions - Public Health Services, Behavioral Health, Developmental Disabilities, Health Care Financing, and Opertions. In addition, the department has 20 boards that license and regulate health care professionals; and various commissions that issue grants, and research and make recommendations on issues that affect Maryland’s health care delivery system. We depend on a staff of more than 9,000 and a budget of more than $12 billion to provide needed services to Maryland communities.