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MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-1014 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 10 - Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Program|Section 13-1014 - Administrative Component

    (a)    There is an Administrative Component in the Program.    (b)    The purpose of the Administrative Component is to provide the necessary administrative structure in the Department for effective management of the Program.    (c)    Funds that are allocated to the Administrative Component in the State budget shall be used to cover administrative costs incurred by the Department in administering the Program.    (d)    Unless otherwise specified in the annual budget bill as enacted, the amount of funds that are allocated to the Administrative Component in the State budget may not exceed 7% of the total amount that is allocated to the Program in the State budget.    (e)    A county that receives funds under a Local Public Health Tobacco Grant, a person who receives funds under a Local Public Health Tobacco Grant, and any other person who receives funds under any component of the Program may not use more than 7% of the funds to cover administrative costs.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-1015 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 10 - Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Program|Section 13-1015 - Annual Appropriations to Fund Activities to Reduce Tobacco Use

    (a)    For fiscal year 2011 and fiscal year 2012, the Governor shall include at least $6,000,000 in the annual budget in appropriations for activities aimed at reducing tobacco use in Maryland as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including:        (1)    Media campaigns aimed at reducing smoking initiation and encouraging smokers to quit smoking;        (2)    Media campaigns educating the public about the dangers of secondhand smoke exposure;        (3)    Enforcement of existing laws banning the sale or distribution of tobacco products to individuals under the age of 21 years;        (4)    Promotion and implementation of smoking cessation programs; and        (5)    Implementation of school–based tobacco education programs.    (b)    For fiscal year 2013 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Governor shall include at least $10,000,000 in the annual budget in appropriations for the purposes described in subsection (a) of this section.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-1104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 11 - Cancer Prevention, Education, Screening, and Treatment Program|Section 13-1104 - Biennial Cancer Study

    (a)    Beginning in fiscal year 2004 and biennially thereafter, the Department shall conduct a Biennial Cancer Study.    (b)    The Biennial Cancer Study shall:        (1)    Measure the same factors that are set forth in § 13–1103(d) of this subtitle; and        (2)    Use the same methodology or model that is used to conduct the Baseline Cancer Study.    (c)    The Department may:        (1)    Conduct the Biennial Cancer Study or any part of the Study; or        (2)    Contract with a higher education institution or private entity to conduct the Biennial Cancer Study or any part of the Study.    (d)    (1)    If the Department chooses to have a higher education institution or private entity conduct the Biennial Cancer Study or any part of the Study, the Department shall issue a request for proposal to select the entity that will conduct the Study or the relevant part of the Study.        (2)    The Department may contract with an entity to conduct one or more biennial cancer studies or a part of one or more biennial cancer studies.    (e)    On or before December 31 of each odd numbered fiscal year, beginning in fiscal year 2005, the Department shall submit a report to the Governor and, subject to § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly, on the results of the Biennial Cancer Study.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-1105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 11 - Cancer Prevention, Education, Screening, and Treatment Program|Section 13-1105 - Local Public Health Cancer Grant

    Before the Department distributes a Local Public Health Cancer Grant to any county under §§ 13-1107 through 13-1113 of this subtitle, the Department shall develop an inventory of publicly funded screening programs that includes information relating to:         (1)    The number and types of publicly funded screening programs for each targeted cancer, both statewide and in each county, and the number of individuals screened each year in these programs; and        (2)    The existence of mechanisms to ensure that uninsured individuals receive appropriate treatment for any cancer that is detected in the screening programs identified under item (1) of this section.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-1106 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 11 - Cancer Prevention, Education, Screening, and Treatment Program|Section 13-1106 - Statewide Public Health Component

    (a)    There is a Statewide Public Health Component in the Program.    (b)    The purpose of the Statewide Public Health Component is to maximize the effectiveness of the anti-cancer initiatives in the State by authorizing the Department to take steps to ensure that the Program is implemented in a coordinated and integrated manner throughout the State.    (c)    Subject to subsection (d) of this section and as necessary to ensure a coordinated and integrated statewide effort to implement cancer prevention, identification, and treatment programs for targeted cancers, the Department may develop and implement statewide anti-cancer initiatives that are consistent with the findings and recommendations of the Task Force Report, including programs that support the implementation of the Local Public Health Component of the Program.    (d)    If the Department issues a request for proposal, distributes a grant, or enters into a contract as authorized under subsection (c) of this section, the request for proposal, grant, or contract shall state with specificity the objectives and performance criteria that will be used to measure the success of the program to which the request for proposal, grant, or contract relates.    (e)    The Department may not spend any money that is allocated to the Statewide Public Health Component in the State budget until the Baseline Cancer Study has been completed.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-1107 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 11 - Cancer Prevention, Education, Screening, and Treatment Program|Section 13-1107 - Local Public Health Component

    (a)    There is a Local Public Health Component in the Program.    (b)    The purpose of the Local Public Health Component is to maximize the effectiveness of anti–cancer initiatives in the State by empowering local health coalitions to develop and implement cancer prevention, education, screening, and treatment programs in coordination with the Department.    (c)    Subject to §§ 13–1108 through 13–1113 of this subtitle, the Department may distribute grants to counties for cancer prevention, education, screening, and treatment programs.    (d)    (1)    Except as provided under paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Department may not spend any funds that are allocated to the Local Public Health Component in the State budget until after the Baseline Cancer Study has been completed.        (2)    Before the Baseline Cancer Study is completed, the Department may distribute a planning grant of not more than $10,000 to each local health department other than the Baltimore City Health Department.    (e)    Prior to each fiscal year, the Department shall determine the percentage of funds that shall be allocated to cancer screening, diagnosis, and treatment by a county or Statewide Academic Health Center that receives funds under a Local Public Health Cancer Grant.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-1110 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 11 - Cancer Prevention, Education, Screening, and Treatment Program|Section 13-1110 - Local Public Health Cancer Grant -- Joint Applications

    (a)    The local health officers of two or more counties may join together as a region to apply for a Local Public Health Cancer Grant.    (b)    The Department may require that two or more counties join together as a region to apply for a Local Public Health Cancer Grant if the Department determines that:        (1)    It would be cost–effective to fund cancer prevention, education, screening, and treatment programs for targeted cancers on a regional basis; and        (2)    It would serve the public health interests of the counties to fund cancer prevention, education, screening, and treatment programs for targeted cancers on a regional basis.    (c)    The amount of a Local Public Health Cancer Grant that is distributed to a region under this section shall be equal to the sum of the Local Public Health Cancer Grants that otherwise would have been distributed to each county under the formula established under § 13–1108 of this subtitle.    (d)    If the local health officers of two or more counties choose to join together as a region to apply for a Local Public Health Cancer Grant or are required to do so by the Department, the local health officers shall act jointly to:        (1)    Develop a Comprehensive Plan for Cancer Prevention, Education, Screening, and Treatment, as required under § 13–1109(c) of this subtitle;        (2)    Establish a Community Health Coalition, as provided under § 13–1111 of this subtitle, or identify another coalition approved by the Department;        (3)    Demonstrate that the base–year funding requirement established under § 13–1112 of this subtitle has been met; and        (4)    Otherwise satisfy the requirements of §§ 13–1107 through 13–1113 of this subtitle.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-1111 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 11 - Cancer Prevention, Education, Screening, and Treatment Program|Section 13-1111 - Local Public Health Cancer Grant -- Community Health Coalition

    (a)    (1)    The membership of a Community Health Coalition established under § 13-1109(c) of this subtitle shall:            (i)    Reflect the demographics of the county; and            (ii)    Include representatives of community-based groups, including minority, rural, and medically underserved populations, that, taken together, are familiar with all of the different communities and cultures in the county.        (2)    (i)    In addition to the requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection, in Baltimore City and in Baltimore, Montgomery, and Prince George’s counties, the Community Health Coalition shall include representatives of the major community hospitals that treat county residents with targeted cancers.            (ii)    In Baltimore, Montgomery, and Prince George’s counties, the local health officer, in consultation with the Department, shall determine whether a hospital is a major community hospital based on the following factors:                1.    The number of county residents with targeted cancers who are served by the hospital;                2.    Whether the hospital has special expertise in treating targeted cancers;                3.    Whether the hospital has demonstrated a commitment to treating uninsured individuals; and                4.    The number of research activities conducted by the hospital that relate to targeted cancers and the amount of funding for these activities.            (iii)    In Baltimore City, the University of Maryland Medical Group and the Johns Hopkins Institutions, acting jointly in collaboration with the Baltimore City Health Department, in consultation with the Department, shall determine whether a hospital is a major community hospital based on the factors listed under subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph.    (b)    The membership of a Community Health Coalition established under § 13–1109(c) of this subtitle may include:        (1)    Representatives of:            (i)    A local management board established under Title 8, Subtitle 3 of the Human Services Article;            (ii)    Local hospitals, clinics, physicians, and other health care providers;            (iii)    Local religious organizations;            (iv)    Institutions of higher education; and            (v)    Hospitals and other entities located outside the county that could enhance the county’s cancer prevention, education, screening, and treatment efforts; and        (2)    Any other person that the local health officer believes would help the county meet the cancer prevention, education, screening, and treatment goals and requirements established for the county under § 13–1108 of this subtitle.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-1112 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 11 - Cancer Prevention, Education, Screening, and Treatment Program|Section 13-1112 - Local Public Health Cancer Grant -- Submission of Program Inventory; Base-Year Funding

    (a)    Except as provided in § 13-1115(f) of this subtitle, this section does not apply in Baltimore City.    (b)    (1)    Before receiving a Local Public Health Cancer Grant, a local health officer shall submit to the Department an inventory of all existing publicly funded cancer prevention, education, screening, and treatment programs that relate to targeted cancers in the county that were identified under § 13-1109(c) of this subtitle.        (2)    The inventory shall specify the amount of county funds that are being spent on each of the programs included in the inventory.    (c)    The level of funding specified under subsection (b)(2) of this section shall be the county’s base-year funding for cancer prevention, education, screening, and treatment programs that relate to targeted cancers.    (d)    A Local Public Health Cancer Grant may not be used to supplant a county’s base-year funding for cancer prevention, education, screening, and treatment programs that relate to targeted cancers.    (e)    The Department may not distribute a Local Public Health Cancer Grant to a county unless the Department determines that the county will spend, in the applicable fiscal year, at least its base-year funding for cancer prevention, education, screening, and treatment programs that relate to targeted cancers.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-1113 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 11 - Cancer Prevention, Education, Screening, and Treatment Program|Section 13-1113 - Local Public Health Cancer Grant -- Review of Comprehensive Plan

    (a)    The Department shall review a Comprehensive Plan for Cancer Prevention, Education, Screening, and Treatment submitted under § 13-1109(e) of this subtitle and determine whether:        (1)    The Plan addresses the goals and requirements established for the county under § 13-1108 of this subtitle; and        (2)    All other requirements of §§ 13-1107 through 13-1112 of this subtitle have been met.    (b)    The Department may not distribute a county’s share of money for a Local Public Health Cancer Grant, as provided under § 13-1108 of this subtitle, if the Department determines that the requirements of subsection (a) of this section have not been met.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-1114 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 11 - Cancer Prevention, Education, Screening, and Treatment Program|Section 13-1114 - Statewide Academic Health Center Component

    (a)    There is a Statewide Academic Health Center Component in the Program.    (b)    The purpose of the Statewide Academic Health Center Component is to maximize the effectiveness of the Program by involving the University of Maryland Medical Group and the Johns Hopkins Institutions in the implementation of the Program.    (c)    Subject to §§ 13–1115 and 13–1116 of this subtitle, the Department may implement the Statewide Academic Health Center Component by distributing:        (1)    Statewide Academic Health Center Public Health Grants, as provided under § 13–1115 of this subtitle; and        (2)    Statewide Academic Health Center Cancer Research Grants, as provided under § 13–1116 of this subtitle.    (d)    The University of Maryland Medical Group and the Johns Hopkins Institutions shall coordinate their efforts with regard to initiatives that are funded with grants that are distributed under the Statewide Academic Health Center Component to maximize the benefits received from the use of these grant funds and to eliminate unnecessary duplication of efforts.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-1119 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 11 - Cancer Prevention, Education, Screening, and Treatment Program|Section 13-1119 - Administrative Component

    (a)    There is an Administrative Component in the Program.    (b)    The purpose of the Administrative Component is to provide the necessary administrative structure in the Department for effective management of the Program.    (c)    Funds that are allocated to the Administrative Component in the State budget shall be used to cover administrative costs incurred by the Department in administering the Program.    (d)    Unless otherwise specified in the annual budget bill as enacted, the amount of funds that are allocated to the Administrative Component in the State budget may not exceed 7% of the total amount that is allocated to the Program in the State budget.    (e)    A county that receives funds under a Local Public Health Cancer Grant, a person who receives funds under a Local Public Health Cancer Grant, a Statewide Academic Health Center that receives money under any of the grants distributed under the Statewide Academic Health Component, and any other person who receives funds under the Program may not use more than 7% of the funds to cover administrative costs.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-1201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 12 - Maternal Mortality Review Program|Section 13-1201 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Data use agreement” means an agreement between the Department and a national, State, or local agency or program that establishes the terms and conditions for the confidential submission, collection, storage, analysis, reporting, aggregation, and dissemination of de–identified data obtained from the Maternal Mortality Review Program.    (c)    “Local team” means the multidisciplinary and multiagency maternal mortality review team established for a county.    (d)    “Maternal death” means the death of a woman during pregnancy or within 1 year after the woman ceases to be pregnant.    (e)    “Maternal mortality review committee” means the maternal mortality review committee of MedChi that is a medical review committee, as defined under § 1–401 of the Health Occupations Article.    (f)    “MedChi” means the Maryland State Medical Society.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-1202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 12 - Maternal Mortality Review Program|Section 13-1202 - Findings

    The General Assembly finds that:         (1)    Maternal deaths are a serious public health concern and have a tremendous family and societal impact;        (2)    Maternal deaths are significantly underestimated and inadequately documented, preventing efforts to identify and reduce or eliminate the causes of death;        (3)    No processes exist in the State for the confidential identification, investigation, or dissemination of findings regarding maternal deaths; and        (4)    There is a need to establish a Maternal Mortality Review Program to review maternal deaths and to develop strategies for the prevention of maternal deaths.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-1203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 12 - Maternal Mortality Review Program|Section 13-1203 - Program Established

    The Secretary shall establish a Maternal Mortality Review Program to review maternal deaths and to develop strategies for the prevention of maternal deaths.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-1204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 12 - Maternal Mortality Review Program|Section 13-1204 - Administration; Development of System Regarding Maternal Death Cases

    (a)    The Secretary may contract with MedChi to administer the Maternal Mortality Review Program.    (b)    In consultation with the maternal mortality review committee of MedChi, the Secretary shall develop a system to:        (1)    Identify maternal death cases;        (2)    Review medical records and other relevant data;        (3)    Contact family members and other affected or involved persons to collect additional relevant data;        (4)    Consult with relevant experts to evaluate the records and data collected;        (5)    Make determinations regarding the preventability of maternal deaths;        (6)    Develop recommendations for the prevention of maternal deaths; and        (7)    Disseminate findings and recommendations to policy makers, health care providers, health care facilities, and the general public.    (c)    On the approval of the Secretary and with a signed data use agreement, the Department may release de–identified data and findings to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, local maternal mortality review teams, and other entities at the discretion of the Secretary.    (d)    In accordance with § 4–221 of this article and notwithstanding § 4–224 of this article, the Secretary shall provide the Program with:        (1)    Information on maternal death cases when the records become available, including a copy of the death certificate; and        (2)    Medical information from the birth or fetal death record for any pregnancy that occurred within 1 year before the death of the woman, excluding Social Security numbers, addresses, and names of the infants.    (e)    On the request of the Secretary, the Program shall be provided access, to the extent allowed by law, to all information and records maintained by a State or local government agency, law enforcement investigative information, medical examiner investigative information, parole and probation information and records, and information and records of a social services agency that provided services to a woman whose death is being reviewed by the Program.    (f)    The Maternal Mortality Review Program, in consultation with the Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities, shall make recommendations to reduce any disparities in the maternal mortality rate including recommendations related to social determinants of health.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-1205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 12 - Maternal Mortality Review Program|Section 13-1205 - Access to Medical Records

    (a)    A health care provider or health care facility, as defined under Title 19, Subtitles 3, 3A, and 3B of this article, shall provide the Maternal Mortality Review Program reasonable access to all relevant medical records associated with a case under review by the Maternal Mortality Review Program.    (b)    The provisions of Title 4, Subtitle 3 of this article do not apply to a disclosure made to the Program under this subtitle.