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MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-2205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 22 - Child Abuse Medical Providers (Maryland Champ)|Section 13-2205 - Expert Panel

    (a)    The Secretary shall appoint and convene an expert panel on child abuse and neglect relating to research and data collection at least one time each year.    (b)    The panel shall assist the Secretary in:        (1)    Reviewing the appropriateness of current procedural terminology (CPT) codes and billing protocols for services provided regarding child abuse and neglect; and        (2)    Determining how diagnosis and treatment data may be preserved to provide statistics on the extent of child abuse and neglect in the State, including through the creation of a special billing code.    (c)    The panel shall meet at least one time each year with representatives from each emergency room, child advocacy center, and any other facility that provides expert child abuse and neglect care, as defined in § 5–712 of the Family Law Article, to provide training in current procedural terminology (CPT) codes and billing protocols.    (d)    On or before December 1 of each year, the panel shall submit a report, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, to the General Assembly on the data collected on child abuse and neglect diagnosis and treatment and the activities of the Initiative.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-2206 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 22 - Child Abuse Medical Providers (Maryland Champ)|Section 13-2206 - Appropriations

    (a)    In fiscal year 2007, the Governor shall include in the State budget an appropriation in the amount of $225,000 for the Child Abuse Medical Providers (Maryland CHAMP) Initiative.    (b)    In each fiscal year beginning with fiscal 2008, the Governor shall include in the annual budget bill submitted to the General Assembly a General Fund appropriation for the Child Abuse Medical Providers (Maryland CHAMP) Initiative in an amount not less than the amount of the General Fund appropriation for the Initiative as approved in the State budget as enacted by the General Assembly for the prior fiscal year, increased by not less than the percentage by which the projected total General Fund revenues for the upcoming fiscal year exceed the revised estimate of total General Fund revenues for the current fiscal year, as contained in the report of the estimated State revenues submitted by the Board of Revenue Estimates to the Governor under § 6–106(b) of the State Finance and Procurement Article.    (c)    The accounts and transactions of the Child Abuse Medical Providers (Maryland CHAMP) Initiative shall be subject to audit by the Legislative Auditor in accordance with §§ 2–1220 through 2–1227 of the State Government Article.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-2207 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 22 - Child Abuse Medical Providers (Maryland Champ)|Section 13-2207 - Children's Trust Fund

    (a)    In this section, “Fund” means the Children’s Trust Fund.    (b)    There is a Children’s Trust Fund.    (c)    The purpose of the Fund is to provide funding for the Child Abuse Medical Providers (Maryland CHAMP) Initiative.    (d)    The Department shall administer the Fund.    (e)    The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7-302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.    (f)    The Fund consists of:        (1)    Fees distributed to the Fund from the issuance of commemorative birth certificates under § 4-217(a)(3) of this article;        (2)    Money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund; and        (3)    Any other money from any other source accepted for the benefit of the Fund.    (g)    The Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately, and the Comptroller shall account for the Fund.    (h)    The Treasurer shall invest and reinvest the money of the Fund in the same manner as other State money may be invested.    (i)    (1)    The Comptroller shall pay out money from the Fund as directed by the Secretary.        (2)    No part of the Fund may revert or be credited to:            (i)    The General Fund of the State; or            (ii)    Any other special fund of the State.    (j)    Expenditures from the Fund may be made only in accordance with the State budget.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-2301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 23 - Folic Acid Supplement Distribution Program|Section 13-2301 - "Women of Childbearing Age" Defined

    In this subtitle, “women of childbearing age” means women between the ages of 15 and 45 years old who have family incomes at or below 185% of the federal poverty level.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-2302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 23 - Folic Acid Supplement Distribution Program|Section 13-2302 - General Consideration

    (a)    The Department shall establish a program to distribute a folic acid supplement to women of childbearing age.    (b)    The purpose of the program is to reduce the number of cases of neural tube defects in the State.    (c)    The program shall provide the following to women of childbearing age as appropriate, based on an assessment of their individual need:        (1)    An appropriate folic acid supplement that contains the recommended level of folic acid for women of childbearing age;        (2)    Counseling and written information regarding the proper use of the supplement; and        (3)    Any other health information that the Department determines necessary to carry out the purposes of this subtitle.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-2303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 23 - Folic Acid Supplement Distribution Program|Section 13-2303 - Funding

    Subject to the availability of funding, the program shall be funded as provided in the State budget.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-2501 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 25 - Oral Health Safety Net Program|Section 13-2501 - Oral Health Safety Net Program

    (a)    In this subtitle, “Program” means the Oral Health Safety Net Program.    (b)    There is an Oral Health Safety Net Program in the Office of Oral Health in the Department.    (c)    The purpose of the Program is to provide start–up funding to expand oral health capacity for underserved low–income and disabled individuals, including individuals enrolled in the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and in the Maryland Children’s Health Program.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-2502 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 25 - Oral Health Safety Net Program|Section 13-2502 - Grants

    (a)    The Office of Oral Health shall solicit proposals from local health departments, federally qualified health centers, and entities providing dental services within State facilities, for the purpose of issuing grants to support collaborative and innovative ways to increase dental provider capacity for the underserved.    (b)    Subject to the limitations of the State budget, the Office of Oral Health shall:        (1)    Award grants; and        (2)    Oversee the operation of the Program.    (c)    The Office of Oral Health shall place priority on awarding grants to proposals that:        (1)    Are targeted to regions of the State where oral health services are most scarce for low–income, disabled, and Medicaid populations; and        (2)    Outline how the potential grantee will maximize limited resources, including:            (i)    Sharing of resources with other persons;            (ii)    Case management to eliminate barriers to dental services;            (iii)    Public–private purchasing agreements;            (iv)    Obtaining matching funds to increase resources;            (v)    Incentives to increase provider participation;            (vi)    Quantifiable outcome measures of success;            (vii)    School–based screenings; and            (viii)    Plans to ensure sustainability of services after termination of grants awarded under this subtitle.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-2503 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 25 - Oral Health Safety Net Program|Section 13-2503 - Additional Functions

    Subject to the limitations of the State budget, the Office of Oral Health shall:        (1)    Contract with a licensed dentist to provide expertise in dental public health issues for the Office; and        (2)    Provide for appropriate continuing education courses for providers that offer oral health treatment to underserved populations.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-2504 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 25 - Oral Health Safety Net Program|Section 13-2504 - Annual Evaluation

    (a)    (1)    The Office of Oral Health shall conduct an annual evaluation of the Program.        (2)    The evaluation required under this subsection shall include:            (i)    Data on any progress resulting from each grant awarded under this subtitle;            (ii)    Data on any progress of the overall Program;            (iii)    Data demonstrating any increase in the use of restorative dental care among underserved populations; and            (iv)    Data from any statewide survey conducted by the Department that demonstrates any progress of the Program.    (b)    The Department, in conjunction with the Office of Oral Health, shall report to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly on or before November 1 of each year on:        (1)    The results of the Program;        (2)    Findings and recommendations for the Oral Health Program and any other oral health programs established under Title 18, Subtitle 8 of this article;        (3)    The availability and accessibility of dentists throughout the State participating in the Maryland Medical Assistance Program;        (4)    The outcomes that managed care organizations and dental managed care organizations under the Maryland Medical Assistance Program achieve concerning the utilization of targets required by the Five Year Oral Health Care Plan, including:            (i)    Loss ratios that the managed care organizations and dental managed care organizations experience for providing dental services; and            (ii)    Corrective action by managed care organizations and dental managed care organizations to achieve the utilization targets; and        (5)    The allocation and use of funds authorized for dental services under the Maryland Medical Assistance Program.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-2505 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 25 - Oral Health Safety Net Program|Section 13-2505 - Legislative Intent

    It is the intent of the General Assembly:        (1)    That grants shall be awarded through the Program from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009, for fiscal year 2009; and        (2)    That full funding for grants shall continue in the subsequent two fiscal years unless the Office of Oral Health determines that a grantee is not fulfilling the conditions of the award.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-2506 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 25 - Oral Health Safety Net Program|Section 13-2506 - Follow-Up Survey

    The Department shall conduct a statewide follow–up survey on or before June 1, 2011, concerning the oral health status of school children in the State.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-2701 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 27 - Behavioral Health Services for Maryland Veterans|Section 13-2701 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Behavioral health services” means mental health services or alcohol and substance abuse services.    (c)    (1)    “Crisis services” means temporary services designed to address and stabilize a severe behavioral health problem and to avoid an emergency situation.        (2)    “Crisis services” includes hotlines, in–home support, and residential crisis services.    (d)    “Maryland Defense Force” means the military force established under § 13–501 of the Public Safety Article.    (e)    “Maryland National Guard” means the Maryland Army National Guard and Maryland Air National Guard.    (f)    “Service coordination” means a service designed to coordinate and provide assistance in obtaining access to behavioral health services.    (g)    “Uniformed services” has the meaning stated in 10 U.S.C. § 101.    (h)    “Veteran” means a Maryland resident who served on active duty in the uniformed services of the United States, other than for training, and was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable.    (i)    “Web–based resource program” means an interactive web–based communication medium that:        (1)    Allows individuals to access comprehensive information, advocacy, and other resources regarding public and private behavioral health services, crisis and emergency services, and early intervention and prevention programs; and        (2)    Enables the public and private health care communities to work together to address the problems related to providing and obtaining access to behavioral health services.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-3001 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 30 - Cord Blood Transplant Program|Section 13-3001 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Cord blood transplant center” means a medical facility that uses cells obtained from a human umbilical cord or placenta to treat pediatric or adult patients afflicted with a disease or injury.    (c)    “Fund” means the Cord Blood Transplant Center Support Fund.    (d)    “Qualified medical institution” means a medical institution accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations that:        (1)    Is located in the State; and        (2)    Has an established hematologic malignancies research program.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-3002 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 30 - Cord Blood Transplant Program|Section 13-3002 - Program

    (a)    There is a Cord Blood Transplant Program in the Department.    (b)    The purpose of the Cord Blood Transplant Program is to provide funding, subject to the limitations of the State budget, to qualified medical institutions to establish or maintain a cord blood transplant center.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-3003 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 30 - Cord Blood Transplant Program|Section 13-3003 - Fund

    (a)    There is a Cord Blood Transplant Center Support Fund.    (b)    The purpose of the Fund is to promote economic development by supporting cord blood transplant centers at qualified medical institutions with a goal of being recognized as a regional center of excellence in the area of cord blood transplantation.    (c)    The Department shall administer the Fund.    (d)    The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.    (e)    The State Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately, and the Comptroller shall account for the Fund.    (f)    The Fund consists of:        (1)    Beginning in 2013, any money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund; and        (2)    Any other money from any other source accepted for the benefit of the Fund.    (g)    The Fund may be used only for the establishment of or support for a cord blood transplant center at a qualified medical institution.    (h)    (1)    The State Treasurer shall invest and reinvest the money of the Fund in the same manner as other State money may be invested.        (2)    Any investment earnings of the Fund shall be paid into the Fund.    (i)    (1)    The Comptroller shall pay out money from the Fund as directed by the Secretary.        (2)    No part of the Fund may revert or be credited to:            (i)    The General Fund of the State; or            (ii)    Any other special fund of the State.    (j)    Expenditures from the Fund may be made only in accordance with the State budget.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-3004 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 30 - Cord Blood Transplant Program|Section 13-3004 - Grants; Regulations

    (a)    A qualified medical institution may apply for a grant from the Fund each year.    (b)    The Department shall adopt regulations to administer the Fund in accordance with the purposes of this subtitle.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-3101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 31 - Overdose Response Program|Section 13-3101 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Pharmacist” has the meaning stated in § 12–101 of the Health Occupations Article.    (c)    “Private or public entity” means a health care provider, local health department, community–based organization, substance abuse treatment organization, or other person that addresses medical or social issues related to drug addiction.    (d)    “Program” means the Overdose Response Program.    (e)    “Standing order” means a written instruction for the prescribing and dispensing of naloxone in accordance with § 13–3106 of this subtitle.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-3102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 31 - Overdose Response Program|Section 13-3102 - Purpose

    The Overdose Response Program is a program administered by the Department for the purpose of providing a means of authorizing certain individuals to administer naloxone to an individual experiencing, or believed to be experiencing, opioid overdose to help prevent a fatality when medical services are not immediately available.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-3103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 31 - Overdose Response Program|Section 13-3103 - Powers and Duties of Department

    (a)    The Department shall adopt regulations necessary for the administration of the Program.    (b)    The Department may:        (1)    Collect fees necessary for the administration of the Program;        (2)    Authorize private or public entities to conduct education and training on opioid overdose recognition and response that include:            (i)    Education on recognizing the signs and symptoms of an opioid overdose;            (ii)    Training on responding to an opioid overdose, including the administration of naloxone; and            (iii)    Access to naloxone and the necessary supplies for the administration of the naloxone;        (3)    Develop guidance regarding the content of educational training programs conducted by private or public entities; and        (4)    Collect and report data on the operation and results of the programs.    (c)    An individual is not required to obtain training and education on opioid overdose recognition and response from a private or public entity under subsection (b) of this section in order for a pharmacist to dispense naloxone to the individual.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-3104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 31 - Overdose Response Program|Section 13-3104 - Written Agreements to Establish Dispensing Protocols

    An authorized private or public entity shall enter into a written agreement with a licensed health care provider with prescribing authority to establish protocols for the prescribing and dispensing of naloxone to any individual in accordance with this subtitle.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-3105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 31 - Overdose Response Program|Section 13-3105 - Naloxone Prescription -- Possession and Use by Individuals

    (a)    An individual may receive from any licensed health care provider with prescribing authority a prescription for naloxone and the necessary supplies for the administration of naloxone.    (b)    An individual for whom naloxone is prescribed and dispensed in accordance with this subtitle may:        (1)    Possess prescribed naloxone and the necessary supplies for the administration of naloxone; and        (2)    In an emergency situation when medical services are not immediately available, administer naloxone to an individual experiencing or believed by the individual to be experiencing an opioid overdose.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-3106 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 31 - Overdose Response Program|Section 13-3106 - Prescribing and Dispensing Naloxone

    (a)    A licensed health care provider with prescribing authority may prescribe and dispense naloxone to an individual who:        (1)    Is believed by the licensed health care provider to be at risk of experiencing an opioid overdose; or        (2)    Is in a position to assist an individual at risk of experiencing an opioid overdose.    (b)    (1)    A licensed health care provider with prescribing authority may prescribe and dispense naloxone by issuing a standing order if the licensed health care provider:            (i)    Is employed by the Department or a local health department; or            (ii)    Has a written agreement with an authorized private or public entity under § 13–3104 of this subtitle.        (2)    A licensed health care provider with prescribing authority who issues a standing order under paragraph (1) of this subsection may delegate the dispensing of naloxone to an employee or a volunteer of an authorized private or public entity in accordance with a written agreement under § 13–3104 of this subtitle.        (3)    Any licensed health care provider who has dispensing authority also may dispense naloxone to any individual in accordance with a standing order issued by a licensed health care provider with prescribing authority in accordance with this subsection.    (c)    A pharmacist may dispense naloxone in accordance with a therapy management contract under Title 12, Subtitle 6A of the Health Occupations Article.