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MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  3-303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 3 - County Boards of Health; Health Officers|Subtitle 3 - Health Officers|Section 3-303 - Restrictions

    (a)    If a health officer or deputy of a health officer is a physician, the health officer or deputy may practice medicine with the approval of the local governing body.    (b)    The local governing body shall notify the Secretary of its approval.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  3-304 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 3 - County Boards of Health; Health Officers|Subtitle 3 - Health Officers|Section 3-304 - Compensation; Special Appointment Status

    (a)    The health officer for a county is entitled to:        (1)    The salary provided in the State budget;        (2)    Reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget; and        (3)    Any additional salary that the county provides.    (b)    Except as otherwise provided by law, each health officer is a special appointment in the State Personnel Management System.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  3-305 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 3 - County Boards of Health; Health Officers|Subtitle 3 - Health Officers|Section 3-305 - Annual Evaluation

    (a)    (1)    The governing body of each county shall establish, by ordinance or resolution, the process by which the county evaluates its health officer.        (2)    The Secretary shall establish, by rule or regulation, the process by which the Secretary evaluates health officers.    (b)    (1)    At least annually, the health officer for a county shall be evaluated, in writing, by the Secretary and by the county.        (2)    The Secretary and the county each shall review their respective evaluations of a health officer with the health officer.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  3-306.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 3 - County Boards of Health; Health Officers|Subtitle 3 - Health Officers|Section 3-306.1 - Notification of Application of Licensure or Certification of Facilities or Programs in Howard County

    (a)    This section applies only in Howard County.    (b)    The Secretary shall notify the county health officer when the Department receives an application for licensure or certification for a health facility or program that will serve 16 or more individuals.    (c)    If the county health officer receives notice under subsection (b) of this section, then the county health officer shall notify the county council.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  3-307 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 3 - County Boards of Health; Health Officers|Subtitle 3 - Health Officers|Section 3-307 - Right of Entry

    (a)    In the performance of official duties, a health officer may enter and inspect any private house if the health officer:        (1)    Has obtained consent to enter and inspect;        (2)    Has obtained a warrant; or        (3)    Does not have time or opportunity to obtain a warrant and an exceptional or emergency situation exists.    (b)    In the performance of official duties, a health officer may enter any place of business or employment.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  3-308 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 3 - County Boards of Health; Health Officers|Subtitle 3 - Health Officers|Section 3-308 - Temporary Assignment

    If a health emergency exists, the Secretary may assign temporarily a health officer to another county or Baltimore City.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  3-309 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 3 - County Boards of Health; Health Officers|Subtitle 3 - Health Officers|Section 3-309 - Conferences

    Whenever necessary, the Secretary may:         (1)    Call a public conference of health officers; or        (2)    Send a delegate to any conference of health officers.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  3-310 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 3 - County Boards of Health; Health Officers|Subtitle 3 - Health Officers|Section 3-310 - Applicability of Terms to Montgomery County

    Unless otherwise provided by State law or regulation, as each reference to a county health department or local health department in the Code applies to Montgomery County, the term means the Montgomery County government.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  3-401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 3 - County Boards of Health; Health Officers|Subtitle 4 - Registered Nurses Personally Preparing and Dispensing Drugs and Devices in Local Health Departments|Section 3-401 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Authorized prescriber” means a licensed registered nurse, licensed dentist, licensed physician, licensed physician’s assistant, licensed podiatrist, or other individual authorized by law to prescribe prescription or nonprescription drugs or devices.    (c)    “Committee” means the Committee on Registered Nurses Personally Preparing and Dispensing Drugs and Devices in Local Health Departments.    (d)    (1)    “Device” means an item used in the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of disease.        (2)    “Device” does not include:            (i)    Surgical or dental instruments;            (ii)    Physical therapy equipment;            (iii)    X–ray apparatuses; or            (iv)    Component parts of or accessories for any of the items described in items (i) through (iii) of this paragraph.    (e)    (1)    “Dispense” means a procedure that results in the receipt of a drug or device by a patient or a patient’s agent.        (2)    “Dispense” includes:            (i)    Interpreting an authorized prescriber’s prescription for a drug or device;            (ii)    Selecting and labeling the drug or device prescribed;            (iii)    Measuring and packaging the drug or device in accordance with State and federal law; and            (iv)    Documenting the transaction in the patient’s medical record.    (f)    “Drug” means, unless the context requires otherwise, a prescription or nonprescription drug.    (g)    “Formulary” means a list of drugs and devices.    (h)    “Nonprescription drug” means a drug that:        (1)    May be sold without a prescription; and        (2)    Is labeled for use by a consumer in accordance with State and federal law.    (i)    “Personally prepare and dispense” means to:        (1)    Physically prepare a prescription;        (2)    Perform a final check of the prescription before dispensing it to a patient; and        (3)    Not delegate any step of the dispensing process.    (j)    “Prescription drug” means a drug that, under § 21–220 of this article, may be dispensed only on the prescription of an authorized prescriber.    (k)    “Registered nurse” means an individual who:        (1)    Is licensed by the State Board of Nursing to practice registered nursing under Title 8 of the Health Occupations Article; and        (2)    Personally prepares and dispenses drugs and devices in a local health department:            (i)    In accordance with the Overdose Response Program under Title 13, Subtitle 31 of this article or the Expedited Partner Therapy Pilot Program under § 18–214.1 of this article; or            (ii)    To patients in need of communicable disease, alcohol and drug abuse, family planning, or reproductive health services.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  3-402 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 3 - County Boards of Health; Health Officers|Subtitle 4 - Registered Nurses Personally Preparing and Dispensing Drugs and Devices in Local Health Departments|Section 3-402 - Compliance Required

    A registered nurse shall comply with:        (1)    The formulary developed and approved under § 3–403(b) of this subtitle; and        (2)    The requirements of § 8–512 of the Health Occupations Article.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  3-403 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 3 - County Boards of Health; Health Officers|Subtitle 4 - Registered Nurses Personally Preparing and Dispensing Drugs and Devices in Local Health Departments|Section 3-403 - Committee on Registered Nurses Personally Preparing and Dispensing Drugs and Devices in Local Health Departments

    (a)    (1)    There is a Committee on Registered Nurses Personally Preparing and Dispensing Drugs and Devices in Local Health Departments.        (2)    The Committee consists of the following members:            (i)    A representative of the Department, appointed by the Department;            (ii)    A representative of the State Board of Nursing, appointed by the State Board of Nursing;            (iii)    A representative of the State Board of Pharmacy, appointed by the State Board of Pharmacy;            (iv)    A representative of the State Board of Physicians, appointed by the State Board of Physicians;            (v)    A pharmacist who practices in the State, appointed by the State Board of Pharmacy;            (vi)    A registered nurse who practices in the State, appointed by the State Board of Nursing;            (vii)    A representative of the Office of Controlled Substances Administration, appointed by the Office; and            (viii)    A representative of a local health department, appointed by the Department.        (3)    (i)    The term of a member is 4 years.            (ii)    At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed.        (4)    A member of the Committee:            (i)    May not receive compensation as a member of the Committee; but            (ii)    Is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.        (5)    The Secretary shall designate the chair of the Committee.        (6)    The Department shall provide staff for the Committee.    (b)    The Committee shall:        (1)    Develop and approve a formulary for use by registered nurses; and        (2)    Annually review the formulary to ensure compliance with current prescribing standards.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  3-404 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 3 - County Boards of Health; Health Officers|Subtitle 4 - Registered Nurses Personally Preparing and Dispensing Drugs and Devices in Local Health Departments|Section 3-404 - Inspections

    A local health department that employs a registered nurse shall be subject to inspection by the Department.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  3-405 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 3 - County Boards of Health; Health Officers|Subtitle 4 - Registered Nurses Personally Preparing and Dispensing Drugs and Devices in Local Health Departments|Section 3-405 - Training Program

    (a)    The Department shall establish and administer a training program for registered nurses.    (b)    The training program shall be jointly developed and annually reviewed to ensure compliance with current prescribing standards by:        (1)    The Department;        (2)    The State Board of Nursing; and        (3)    The State Board of Pharmacy.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  4-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 4 - Statistics and Records|Subtitle 1 - Confidential Research Records|Section 4-101 - "Confidential Record" Defined

    In this subtitle, “confidential record” means any record, report, statement, note, or other information that:        (1)    Is assembled or obtained for research or study by:            (i)    The Drug Abuse Administration;            (ii)    The Prevention and Health Promotion Administration; or            (iii)    The Secretary; and        (2)    Names or otherwise identifies any person.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  4-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 4 - Statistics and Records|Subtitle 1 - Confidential Research Records|Section 4-102 - Confidential Records Protected

    (a)    (1)    Each confidential record shall remain in the custody and control of:            (i)    The Drug Abuse Administration, if that Administration assembled or obtained the confidential record;            (ii)    The Prevention and Health Promotion Administration, if that Administration assembled or obtained the confidential record; or            (iii)    The Secretary or an agent or employee of the Secretary, if the Secretary assembled or obtained the confidential record.        (2)    The confidential record may be used only for the research and study for which it was assembled or obtained.        (3)    A person may not disclose any confidential record to any person who is not engaged in the research or study project.    (b)    This section does not apply to or restrict the use or publication of any statistics, information, or other material that summarizes or refers to confidential records in the aggregate, without disclosing the identity of any person who is the subject of the confidential record.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  4-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 4 - Statistics and Records|Subtitle 1 - Confidential Research Records|Section 4-103 - Penalties

    A person who violates any provision of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  4-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 4 - Statistics and Records|Subtitle 2 - Vital Statistics and Records|Section 4-202 - Registrars of Vital Records

    (a)    The Secretary shall appoint a State registrar of vital records, who shall be in the skilled service of the State Personnel Management System.    (b)    The health officer for a county is the registrar of vital records for the county.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  4-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 4 - Statistics and Records|Subtitle 2 - Vital Statistics and Records|Section 4-203 - General Responsibility

    (a)    The Secretary is charged with administering efficiently and uniformly this subtitle throughout this State.    (b)    (1)    The Secretary shall:            (i)    Establish appropriate methods and the necessary forms for accurate registration of vital records;            (ii)    On or before January 1, 2015, establish a process by which death certificates can be filed electronically; and            (iii)    Educate physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners regarding the process by which death certificates can be filed electronically.        (2)    The forms shall provide for the information that the Secretary needs for proper registration and use of these vital records.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  4-204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 4 - Statistics and Records|Subtitle 2 - Vital Statistics and Records|Section 4-204 - Birth, Death, and Fetal Death Certificates; Copies

    (a)    The Secretary shall collect, index, and safeguard from fire, loss, or damage each certificate of birth, death, and fetal death.    (b)    After registration of a completed birth, death, or fetal death certificate, the Secretary shall provide a copy of the original certificate to the county registrar for the county where the event occurred and the county registrar where the subject of the certificate resides or resided if the county of residence is different from the county where the event occurred.    (c)    A copy of a certificate provided to a county registrar under this section may be used by the county health department to carry out public health functions.    (d)    A copy of a certificate provided under this section may be photographic or electronic or produced by other means as prescribed by the Secretary.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  4-205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 4 - Statistics and Records|Subtitle 2 - Vital Statistics and Records|Section 4-205 - County Birth, Death, and Fetal Death Records

    (a)    A county registrar shall preserve for 3 years each copy of a death or fetal death record that the Secretary sends to the county registrar.    (b)    The county death and fetal death records shall be open to inspection by the Secretary, a designee of the Secretary, or an official of a municipal corporation or county, if the inspection is made for a proper purpose and in a manner that does not subject the contents of these records to risk of damage or alteration.    (c)    If any omission or discrepancy in the personal or medical facts in a county death or fetal death record is called to the attention of a county registrar, the county registrar promptly shall:        (1)    Investigate to determine the facts of record; and        (2)    Send a certified statement of the facts to the Secretary.    (d)    A county registrar shall investigate and inform the Secretary in full of any violation or suspected violation of this subtitle.    (e)    (1)    If the Secretary corrects a death or fetal death record, the Secretary shall send a notice of the correction to the county registrar for the county where the event occurred. The county registrar shall enter the correction on the county registrar’s record by photographic, electronic, or other means prescribed by the Secretary.        (2)    If a discrepancy exists between the record of the Secretary and the record of a county registrar, the record of the Secretary shall be considered correct.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  4-206 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 4 - Statistics and Records|Subtitle 2 - Vital Statistics and Records|Section 4-206 - Marriage, Divorce, and Annulment Records

    (a)    The Secretary shall collect, index, and safeguard the marriage, divorce, and annulment records that clerks of court file as provided by law.    (b)    (1)    The Secretary may change a marriage, divorce, or annulment record in the file of the Department only if a clerk of court sends, as provided by law, a certified report of the change.        (2)    If a discrepancy exists between the record of a clerk of court and the record of the Secretary as to a marriage, divorce, or annulment, the record of the clerk of court shall be considered correct.    (c)    (1)    A clerk of court may provide a certified copy of a record of any marriage, divorce, or annulment in accordance with usual custom and as provided by law.        (2)    The Secretary may not provide a certified copy of any record of divorce or annulment.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  4-207 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 4 - Statistics and Records|Subtitle 2 - Vital Statistics and Records|Section 4-207 - Preparation of Birth, Death, and Fetal Death Certificates

    (a)    (1)    Each certificate of birth, death, or fetal death shall be typed or printed legibly in unfading black ink, or stored on electronic media approved by the Secretary.        (2)    The person who is required to complete the record shall attest to its accuracy either by signature or by approved electronic process.    (b)    A certificate is not complete or correct if it does not give each item of required information to the extent the information is obtainable.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  4-209 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 4 - Statistics and Records|Subtitle 2 - Vital Statistics and Records|Section 4-209 - Foundling Registration

    (a)    (1)    Within 72 hours after a person takes custody of a child of unknown parentage, the person shall prepare and file a report, on the form that the Secretary provides.        (2)    The report shall state:            (i)    The date and place of finding of the child;            (ii)    The sex, color or race, and approximate date of birth of the child, as determined by a physician;            (iii)    The name and address of the person with whom the child is placed for care;            (iv)    The name that the custodian gives the child; and            (v)    Any other information that the Secretary requires.    (b)    The person shall enter the place where the child was found as the place of birth.    (c)    A report under this section is the certificate of birth for the child.    (d)    If the child is identified and a certificate of birth is found or obtained, the report under this section:        (1)    Shall be sealed; and        (2)    May be reopened only:            (i)    On order of a court of competent jurisdiction;            (ii)    On written order of a designee of the Secretary; or            (iii)    As the rules and regulations of the Secretary provide.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  4-210 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 4 - Statistics and Records|Subtitle 2 - Vital Statistics and Records|Section 4-210 - Delayed Birth Registration

    (a)    The Secretary may adopt rules and regulations to govern the filing of a record of birth if a certificate of birth is not filed within the time required by § 4-208 or § 4-209 of this subtitle.    (b)    (1)    If the Secretary rejects a delayed certificate of birth under this section, a person may petition a court of competent jurisdiction to order the establishment of a record of birth.        (2)    If the court finds, from the evidence, that the individual for whom a delayed certificate of birth is sought was born in this State, the court shall make findings as to parentage and place and date of birth and any other findings that the case requires and shall order the Secretary to establish a record of birth. The order shall include the findings to be entered in the record of birth and the date of the court action.        (3)    On or before the tenth day of each month, each clerk of court shall send to the Secretary each court order for a delayed certificate of birth that was entered during the preceding month.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  4-213 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 4 - Statistics and Records|Subtitle 2 - Vital Statistics and Records|Section 4-213 - Fetal Death Certificates

    (a)    If a fetal death occurs after a gestation period of 20 weeks or more, then within 72 hours after delivery, a certificate of fetal death shall be filed by:        (1)    The mortician who first takes custody of a fetus;        (2)    The person in charge of the institution or the person’s designated representative when a fetus is delivered in an institution;        (3)    The physician in attendance at or immediately after delivery when a fetus is delivered outside an institution; or        (4)    The medical examiner when a fetal death occurs without medical attendance at or immediately after the delivery when a medical examiner’s inquiry is required.    (b)    The person who files the fetal death certificate shall obtain:        (1)    The personal information from the next of kin or the best qualified individual or source available; and        (2)    The medical certification of cause of death:            (i)    From the medical examiner, within 24 hours after the medical examiner takes charge of the fetus; or            (ii)    If the medical examiner does not take charge of the fetus, from the attending physician within 24 hours after delivery.    (c)    When a fetal death occurs on a common carrier and the fetus is first removed from the carrier in this State or when a fetus is found in this State and the place of fetal death is unknown, the fetal death shall be reported in this State.    (d)    The place where the fetus was first removed from the carrier or the fetus was found shall be considered the place of fetal death.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  4-213.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 4 - Statistics and Records|Subtitle 2 - Vital Statistics and Records|Section 4-213.1 - Stillbirth Certificates

    (a)    The Secretary shall establish procedures for the issuance of a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth.    (b)    The Department shall make available a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth to the parent or parents of a stillborn child for whom a fetal death was registered.    (c)    The individual preparing the certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth shall not include any references to the stillborn child’s first name if the stillborn child’s parent or parents do not wish to provide a first name for the stillborn child.