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MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  20-402 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 20 - Miscellaneous Health Provisions|Subtitle 4 - Identification of Newborn Infants|Section 20-402 - Infant Identification Procedures

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, after an infant is born in an institution and before the infant leaves the delivery room of the institution, the institution shall perform at least one of the following infant identification procedures on all newborn infants:        (1)    Cord blood sampling;        (2)    Footprinting; or        (3)    Any other procedure the Secretary deems equivalent and appropriate.    (b)    (1)    An institution shall maintain the record of a newborn infant’s identification for a period of time the Secretary establishes by regulation.        (2)    In establishing the regulations required under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Secretary shall:            (i)    Consider the varying nature of infant identification procedures that may be used by an institution under this subtitle; and            (ii)    Adopt appropriate time periods for each type of infant identification procedure.    (c)    All personnel of an institution responsible for performing newborn infant identification procedures under this subtitle shall be adequately trained in all infant identification procedures used by the institution.    (d)    An institution acting in good faith in accordance with the provisions of this subtitle may not be liable in any cause of action related to the failure to produce an identifiable newborn infant identification.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  20-601 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 20 - Miscellaneous Health Provisions|Subtitle 6 - Female Genital Mutilation|Section 20-601 - Female Genital Mutilation

    (a)    Except as provided in § 20-602 of this subtitle, a person who knowingly circumcises, excises, or infibulates the whole or any part of the labia majora or labia minora or clitoris of an individual who is under the age of 18 years is guilty of female genital mutilation.    (b)    Except as provided in § 20-602 of this subtitle, a parent, guardian, or other individual is guilty of female genital mutilation if the individual:        (1)    Is legally responsible and charged with the care or custody of a child under the age of 18 years; and        (2)    Knowingly consents to the circumcision, excision, or infibulation of the whole or any part of the labia majora or labia minora or clitoris of the child.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  20-602 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 20 - Miscellaneous Health Provisions|Subtitle 6 - Female Genital Mutilation|Section 20-602 - Surgical Operation

    (a)    A surgical operation is not a violation of this subtitle if the operation is necessary to the health of the individual on whom it is performed and is performed by a person licensed in the State as a medical practitioner.    (b)    In determining whether an operation is necessary to the health of the individual, no account may be taken of the belief on the part of any individual that the operation is required as a matter of custom or ritual.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  20-603 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 20 - Miscellaneous Health Provisions|Subtitle 6 - Female Genital Mutilation|Section 20-603 - Penalties

    A person who violates the provisions of this subtitle is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  20-701 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 20 - Miscellaneous Health Provisions|Subtitle 7 - Injury Reports|Section 20-701 - Certain Counties

    (a)    This section applies only in:        (1)    Allegany County;        (2)    Anne Arundel County;        (3)    Charles County;        (4)    Harford County;        (5)    Kent County;        (6)    Montgomery County;        (7)    Prince George’s County;        (8)    Somerset County;        (9)    Talbot County; and        (10)    Wicomico County.    (b)    A physician, pharmacist, dentist, or nurse who treats an individual for an injury that was caused or shows evidence of having been caused by an automobile accident or a lethal weapon, or the individual in charge of a hospital that treats the injured individual, shall notify the county sheriff, the county police, or the Department of State Police of the injury as soon as practicable.    (c)    A report of injury shall include:        (1)    The injured individual’s name and address, if known;        (2)    A description of the injury; and        (3)    Any other facts concerning the matter that might assist in detecting crime.    (d)    An individual who fails to make a report required by this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $25.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  20-702 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 20 - Miscellaneous Health Provisions|Subtitle 7 - Injury Reports|Section 20-702 - Moving Vessel

    (a)    In this section, “moving vessel” means a vessel as defined in § 8-701 of the Natural Resources Article that:        (1)    Is in the water; and        (2)    Is not anchored or tied to a fixed object.    (b)    (1)    A physician, pharmacist, dentist, or nurse who treats an individual for an injury that was caused or shows evidence of having been caused by an accident involving a moving vessel, or the individual in charge of a hospital that treats the injured individual, shall notify the county sheriff, the county police, the Department of State Police, or the Natural Resources Police of the injury as soon as practicable.        (2)    A police department notified of an accident involving a moving vessel promptly shall advise the Department of Natural Resources.    (c)    A report of injury shall include:        (1)    The injured individual’s name and address, if known;        (2)    A description of the injury; and        (3)    Any other facts concerning the matter that might assist in detecting crime.    (d)    An individual who fails to make a report under subsection (b)(1) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $25.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  20-703 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 20 - Miscellaneous Health Provisions|Subtitle 7 - Injury Reports|Section 20-703 - Gunshot

    (a)    A physician, pharmacist, dentist, or nurse who treats an individual for an injury that was caused or shows evidence of having been caused by a gunshot of any type, or the individual in charge of a hospital that treats the injured individual, shall notify the county sheriff, the county police, or the Department of State Police of the injury as soon as practicable.    (b)    A report of injury shall include:        (1)    The injured individual’s name and address, if known;        (2)    A description of the injury; and        (3)    Any other facts concerning the matter that might assist in detecting crime.    (c)    A person who fails to make a report required by this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $25.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  20-801 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 20 - Miscellaneous Health Provisions|Subtitle 8 - Breast-Feeding|Section 20-801 - Breast-Feeding of Children

    (a)    A mother may breast-feed her child in any public or private location in which the mother and child are authorized to be.    (b)    A person may not restrict or limit the right of a mother to breast-feed her child.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  20-901 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 20 - Miscellaneous Health Provisions|Subtitle 9 - Health Care Services Disparities Prevention|Section 20-901 - Purpose

    In adopting this subtitle, the General Assembly intends to encourage courses or seminars that address the identification and elimination of health care services disparities of minority populations as part of:         (1)    Curriculum courses or seminars offered or required by institutions of higher education;        (2)    Continuing education requirements for health care providers; and        (3)    Continuing education programs offered by hospitals for hospital staff and health care practitioners.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  20-902 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 20 - Miscellaneous Health Provisions|Subtitle 9 - Health Care Services Disparities Prevention|Section 20-902 - Curriculum Courses or Seminars Addressing Health Care Services Disparities of Minority Populations

    (a)    An institution of higher education in the State that includes in the curriculum courses necessary for the licensing of health care professionals in the State may include in the curriculum courses or offer special seminars that address the identification and elimination of health care services disparities of minority populations as reported in the findings of:        (1)    The Institute of Medicine’s report “Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care”; and        (2)    The Surgeon General’s “Healthy People 2020” report.    (b)    The courses or special seminars described under subsection (a) of this section shall address, with cultural competence, sensitivity, and health literacy the issue of health care services disparities of minority populations identified by:        (1)    Race;        (2)    Ethnicity;        (3)    Poverty; and        (4)    Gender.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  20-903 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 20 - Miscellaneous Health Provisions|Subtitle 9 - Health Care Services Disparities Prevention|Section 20-903 - Continuing Education Unit to Address Health Care Services Disparities of Minority Populations

    A hospital with a continuing education program may offer and require the hospital’s medical staff and health care practitioners to take a continuing medical education or continuing education unit course that addresses health care services disparities of minority populations.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  20-904 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 20 - Miscellaneous Health Provisions|Subtitle 9 - Health Care Services Disparities Prevention|Section 20-904 - Annual Reports

    (a)    On or before December 1 of each year, each institution of higher education in the State that offers a program necessary for the licensing of health care professionals in the State shall report to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly on the actions taken by the institution to reduce health disparities.    (b)    The Secretary may set standards for the form of the report required under this section.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  20-1001 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 20 - Miscellaneous Health Provisions|Subtitle 10 - Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities|Section 20-1001 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Director” means the Director of the Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities.    (c)    “Minority person” includes African Americans, Hispanics, Asian and Pacific Islanders, and American Indians statewide.    (d)    “Office” means the Maryland Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities established under § 20-1002 of this subtitle.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  20-1002 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 20 - Miscellaneous Health Provisions|Subtitle 10 - Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities|Section 20-1002 - Office Established

    There is an Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities in the Department.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  20-1003 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 20 - Miscellaneous Health Provisions|Subtitle 10 - Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities|Section 20-1003 - Director

    The Director shall report to the Secretary.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  20-1005 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 20 - Miscellaneous Health Provisions|Subtitle 10 - Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities|Section 20-1005 - Duties of Director

    Subject to the limitations of any law that governs the activities of other units of the Executive Branch of State government, the Director shall:         (1)    Promote health and the prevention of disease among members of minority groups;        (2)    Distribute grants from available federal and special funds to community-based health groups to be used to promote health and the prevention of disease among members of minority groups; and        (3)    Fund projects which are innovative, culturally sensitive, and specific in their approach toward reduction of the incidence and severity of those diseases or conditions which are responsible for excess morbidity and mortality in minority populations.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  20-1006 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 20 - Miscellaneous Health Provisions|Subtitle 10 - Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities|Section 20-1006 - Reports

    (a)    On or before the 15th day of each regular session of the General Assembly, the Department shall submit an annual report on the Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities to the Governor and, subject to § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, to the General Assembly.    (b)    The report shall include the projects and services developed and funded by the Office and the health care problems that the grant funds are intended to ameliorate.    (c)    The report may include any recommendations for administrative or legislative action that it deems appropriate.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  20-1007 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 20 - Miscellaneous Health Provisions|Subtitle 10 - Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities|Section 20-1007 - Funding

    It is the intent of the General Assembly that the Office be funded from federal and special funding sources.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  20-1301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 20 - Miscellaneous Health Provisions|Subtitle 13 - Cultural and Linguistic Competency of Health Care Professionals|Section 20-1301 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Cultural and linguistic competency” means cultural and linguistic abilities that can be incorporated into therapeutic and medical evaluation and treatment, including:        (1)    Direct communication in the patient’s primary language;        (2)    Understanding and applying the roles that culture, ethnicity, and race play in diagnosis, treatment, and clinical care; and        (3)    Awareness of how the attitudes, values, and beliefs of health care providers and patients influence and impact professional and patient relations.    (c)    “Health care professional” includes a physician, nurse, dentist, social worker, psychologist, pharmacist, health educator, or other allied health professional.    (d)    “Program” means the Cultural and Linguistic Health Care Professional Competency Program.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  20-1302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 20 - Miscellaneous Health Provisions|Subtitle 13 - Cultural and Linguistic Competency of Health Care Professionals|Section 20-1302 - Cultural and Linguistic Health Care Professional Competency Program

    (a)    There is a Cultural and Linguistic Health Care Professional Competency Program.    (b)    The purpose of the Program is to:        (1)    Provide for a voluntary program in which educational classes are offered to health care professionals to teach health care professionals:            (i)    Methods to improve the health care professionals’ cultural and linguistic competency to communicate with non–English speaking patients and patients from other cultures who are English speaking;            (ii)    Cultural beliefs and practices that may impact patient health care practices and allow health care professionals to incorporate the knowledge of the beliefs and practices in the diagnosis and treatment of patients; and            (iii)    Methods to enable health care professionals to increase the health literacy of their patients to improve the patient’s ability to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services to make appropriate health care decisions; and        (2)    Establish and provide an evidence–based implicit bias training program for health care professionals involved in the perinatal care of patients under § 20–1305 of this subtitle.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  20-1303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 20 - Miscellaneous Health Provisions|Subtitle 13 - Cultural and Linguistic Competency of Health Care Professionals|Section 20-1303 - Training Programs

    The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland, the State Medical Society, the Maryland Nurses Association, the Maryland State Dental Association, the National Association of Social Workers – Maryland Chapter, the Maryland Clinical Social Work Coalition, the Maryland Psychological Association, the Maryland Pharmacists Association, or any other health professional association or public health entity in the State is encouraged to identify training programs, or, if feasible, to develop or collaborate in the development of training programs, that:        (1)    Address ethnic language or racial groups of interest to the health care professional members;        (2)    Are based on the established knowledge of health care professionals serving target populations;        (3)    Are developed in collaboration with the Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities; and        (4)    Include standards that identify the degree of competency for participants to qualify for completion of a program.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  20-1304 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 20 - Miscellaneous Health Provisions|Subtitle 13 - Cultural and Linguistic Competency of Health Care Professionals|Section 20-1304 - Recognition of Training

    (a)    The Maryland Department of Health shall develop a method through which the appropriate professional licensing board recognizes the training received by health care professionals under this subtitle, either through continuing education credits or otherwise.    (b)    The Program shall provide a certificate of training completion for any individual who completes the training established under § 20–1305 of this subtitle, and to a facility on request.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  20-1305 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 20 - Miscellaneous Health Provisions|Subtitle 13 - Cultural and Linguistic Competency of Health Care Professionals|Section 20-1305 - Implicit Bias Training Program -- Recurring Training

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Implicit bias” means a bias in judgment that results from subtle cognitive processes, including the following prejudices and stereotypes that often operate at a level below conscious awareness and without intentional control:            (i)    Prejudicial negative feelings or beliefs about a group that an individual holds without being aware of the feelings or beliefs; and            (ii)    Unconscious attributions of particular qualities to a member of a specific social group that are influenced by experience and based on learned associations between various qualities and social categories, including race and gender.        (3)    “Perinatal care” means the provision of care during pregnancy, labor, delivery, and postpartum and neonatal periods.        (4)    “Perinatal care facility” includes:            (i)    A hospital, as defined in § 19–301 of this article, that provides perinatal care; and            (ii)    A freestanding birthing center, as defined in § 19–3B–01 of this article.    (b)    (1)    On or before January 1, 2021, the Program shall establish an evidence–based implicit bias training program for all health care professionals involved in the perinatal care of patients in a perinatal care facility.        (2)    (i)    The Program shall establish the implicit bias program required under paragraph (1) of this subsection using best practices in implicit bias training.            (ii)    The implicit bias program required under paragraph (1) of this subsection may include best practices used in other states.    (c)    On or before January 1, 2022, and once every 2 years thereafter or more frequently, as determined by the perinatal care facility, a health care professional who is an employee of, and involved in the perinatal care of patients at, a perinatal care facility shall complete the training established under subsection (b) of this section.    (d)    The Program shall offer the training established under subsection (b) of this section to any health care professional involved in perinatal care of patients at a perinatal care facility who is not required to complete the training under subsection (c) of this section because the health care professional is not an employee of a perinatal care facility.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  20-1501 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 20 - Miscellaneous Health Provisions|Subtitle 15 - Down Syndrome Information|Section 20-1501 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Down syndrome” means a chromosomal condition caused by an error in cell division that results in the presence of an extra whole or partial copy of chromosome 21.    (c)    (1)    “Health care facility” means a facility or an office where health or medical care is provided to patients by a health care provider.        (2)    “Health care facility” includes a hospital and a limited service hospital.    (d)    (1)    “Health care provider” means a person who is licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized under the Health Occupations Article to provide health or medical care in the ordinary course of business or practice of a profession.        (2)    “Health care provider” includes a genetic counselor.    (e)    “Hospital” has the meaning stated in § 19–301 of this article.    (f)    “Limited service hospital” has the meaning stated in § 19–301 of this article.