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The legislation plans to increase oversight over the massive windfall the state is getting from drug companies.
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The states say a 38% decrease in the last year.
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The state is facing a nearly $3 billion deficit next year.
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The federal site went down as the Trump administration announced a freeze on federal grant funding.
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The move is aimed at reducing drug overdoses and treating substance abuse.
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The board is facing large licensing backlogs.
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The fatalities are the first cold weather-related deaths of the season.
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Defendants ordered to receive state psychiatric treatment wait for weeks or months in jails for beds to open up.
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The Maryland Health Department is working through lengthy backlogs of inspections and complaint investigations.
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More than 70 people died from cold-related illnesses in Maryland last winter.