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MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-7A-04 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 7A - Emergency Use Auto-Injectable Epinephrine Program|Section 13-7A-04 - Qualifications for Certificate

    (a)    To qualify for a certificate, an applicant shall:        (1)    Be employed by a participating facility;        (2)    Successfully complete, at the expense of the participating facility, an educational training program approved by the Department under § 13–7A–03 of this subtitle;        (3)    Submit an application to the Department in a manner required by the Department under § 13–7A–03 of this subtitle; and        (4)    Subject to subsection (b) of this section, pay to the Department an application fee required under § 13–7A–03 of this subtitle.    (b)    (1)    A participating facility may pay the application fee on behalf of the applicant.        (2)    If the participating facility is a food service facility that is part of an eligible institution, either entity may pay the application fee on behalf of the applicant.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-7A-05 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 7A - Emergency Use Auto-Injectable Epinephrine Program|Section 13-7A-05 - Certificate

    (a)    The Department shall issue a certificate to any applicant who meets the requirements of § 13–7A–04 of this subtitle.    (b)    Each certificate shall include:        (1)    The full name of the certificate holder; and        (2)    A serial number.    (c)    A replacement certificate may be issued to replace a lost, destroyed, or mutilated certificate if the certificate holder pays a certificate replacement fee set by the Department.    (d)    (1)    A certificate shall be valid for a term of 1 year.        (2)    To renew a certificate for an additional 1–year term, the renewal applicant shall successfully complete a refresher educational training program approved by the Department under § 13–7A–03 of this subtitle.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-7A-06 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 7A - Emergency Use Auto-Injectable Epinephrine Program|Section 13-7A-06 - Receipt, Dispensing and Administration of Auto-Injectable Epinephrine

    (a)    (1)    A physician licensed to practice medicine in the State may prescribe auto–injectable epinephrine in the name of a certificate holder.        (2)    A pharmacist licensed to practice pharmacy in the State or a physician may dispense auto–injectable epinephrine under a prescription issued to a certificate holder.    (b)    A certificate holder may:        (1)    On presentment of a certificate, receive from any physician licensed to practice medicine in the State a prescription for auto–injectable epinephrine and the necessary paraphernalia for the administration of auto–injectable epinephrine; and        (2)    Possess and store prescribed auto–injectable epinephrine and the necessary paraphernalia for the administration of auto–injectable epinephrine.    (c)    In an emergency situation when a physician or emergency medical services are not immediately available, a certificate holder or an agent may administer auto–injectable epinephrine to an individual who is experiencing or is believed in good faith by the certificate holder or agent to be experiencing anaphylaxis.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-7A-07 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 7A - Emergency Use Auto-Injectable Epinephrine Program|Section 13-7A-07 - Immunity From Liability

    (a)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a cause of action may not arise against a certificate holder for any act or omission if the certificate holder or agent is acting in good faith while administering auto–injectable epinephrine to an individual who is experiencing or believed by the certificate holder or agent to be experiencing anaphylaxis except where the conduct of the certificate holder or agent amounts to gross negligence, willful or wanton misconduct, or intentionally tortious conduct.        (2)    The provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection do not apply if a certificate holder or participating facility that makes available, or a certificate holder who administers, auto–injectable epinephrine to an individual who is experiencing or is believed by the certificate holder or participating facility to be experiencing anaphylaxis:            (i)    Fails to follow standards and procedures for storage and administration of auto–injectable epinephrine; or            (ii)    Administers auto–injectable epinephrine that is beyond the manufacturer’s expiration date.    (b)    (1)    A cause of action may not arise against any physician for any act or omission if the physician in good faith prescribes or dispenses auto–injectable epinephrine and the necessary paraphernalia for the administration of auto–injectable epinephrine to a certificate holder or participating facility under this subtitle.        (2)    A cause of action may not arise against any pharmacist for any act or omission if the pharmacist in good faith dispenses auto–injectable epinephrine and the necessary paraphernalia for the administration of auto–injectable epinephrine to a certificate holder or a participating facility under this subtitle.    (c)    This section does not affect and may not be construed as affecting any immunities from civil liability or defenses established by any other provision of law or by common law to which a physician or pharmacist may be entitled.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-7A-08 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 7A - Emergency Use Auto-Injectable Epinephrine Program|Section 13-7A-08 - Construction of Subtitle

    (a)    This subtitle may not be construed to create a duty on any individual employed by a recreation or wellness facility at an eligible institution or food service facility to obtain a certificate under this subtitle, and an individual employed by a recreation or wellness facility at an eligible institution or food service facility may not be held civilly liable for failing to obtain a certificate under this subtitle.    (b)    An individual may not be held civilly liable in any action arising from or in connection with the administration of auto–injectable epinephrine by the individual solely because the individual did not possess a certificate issued under this subtitle.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-7A-09 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 7A - Emergency Use Auto-Injectable Epinephrine Program|Section 13-7A-09 - Report of Each Incident

    A certificate holder shall submit to the Department, in the manner required under § 13–7A–03 of this subtitle, a report of each incident that occurred on the premises of a participating facility that involved the administration of auto–injectable epinephrine by a certificate holder or an agent.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-901 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 9 - Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness|Section 13-901 - Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Fund

    (a)    (1)    There is an Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Fund.        (2)    The Fund consists of money collected under § 16–111.2(f) of the Transportation Article.        (3)    The Fund is a special, continuing, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.        (4)    The Treasurer shall separately hold and the Comptroller shall account for the Fund.        (5)    The Fund shall be invested and reinvested in the same manner as other State funds.        (6)    Any investment earnings shall be retained to the credit of the Fund.    (b)    (1)    The Fund shall be managed and supervised by the Secretary or the Secretary’s designee.        (2)    The Fund shall be used to promote public education and awareness about organ, tissue, and eye donations and to fund the establishment, operation, and maintenance of a donor registry as provided in § 4–516 of the Estates and Trusts Article.        (3)    The Fund shall be subject to audit by the Office of Legislative Audits under Title 2, Subtitle 12 of the State Government Article.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-1004 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 10 - Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Program|Section 13-1004 - Biennial Tobacco Study

    (a)    Beginning in fiscal year 2007 and in every second year thereafter, the Department shall conduct a Tobacco Study which shall measure the same factors that are set forth in § 13-1003(c) of this subtitle and use the same methodology or model that was used for the Baseline Tobacco Study.    (b)    To carry out the evaluation and surveillance functions of this subtitle, the Department may conduct any other tobacco study measuring the factors set forth in § 13-1003(c) of this subtitle and using a methodology or model that is consistent with but need not be identical to that used to conduct the Baseline Tobacco Study.    (c)    (1)    Subject to paragraphs (2) through (4) of this subsection, the Department shall contract with a higher education institution or private entity to conduct the Biennial Tobacco Study.        (2)    The Department shall issue a request for proposal to select the entity that will conduct the Biennial Tobacco Study.        (3)    The Department may contract with an entity to conduct one or more biennial tobacco studies.        (4)    The Department shall use the criteria established in § 13-1003(e)(5) of this subtitle as a guide in administering the request for proposal process.    (d)    On or before May 31 of each even–numbered fiscal year, beginning in fiscal year 2008, 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 Tobacco Study.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-1005 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 10 - Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Program|Section 13-1005 - 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-tobacco 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 subsections (d) and (e) of this section and as necessary to ensure a coordinated and integrated statewide effort to implement tobacco use prevention and cessation programs, the Department may develop and implement statewide anti-tobacco initiatives that are consistent with the findings and recommendations of the Task Force Report and the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding best practices for comprehensive tobacco control programs as they relate to statewide programs, including programs that support the implementation of the Local Public Health Component.    (d)    (1)    To implement this section, the Department may issue a request for proposal, distribute a grant, or enter into a contract.        (2)    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.        (3)    If the Department issues a request for proposal to select an entity to implement an initiative under this section, the Department shall use the criteria established in § 13-1003(e)(5) of this subtitle as a guide in administering the request for proposal process.    (e)    (1)    Except as provided under paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Department may not spend any of the money that is allocated to the Statewide Public Health Component in the State budget until after the Baseline Tobacco Study is completed.        (2)    (i)    Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph and before the Baseline Tobacco Study is completed, the Department may use money that is allocated to the Statewide Public Health Component in the State budget for fiscal year 2001 to distribute grants that will be used to provide outreach and start-up technical assistance to communities for the purpose of organizing participation in community health coalitions.            (ii)    The Department shall use at least $750,000 of the money that is allocated to the Statewide Public Health Component in the State budget for fiscal year 2001 to provide outreach and start-up technical assistance to African American communities in the State for the purpose of organizing participation in community health coalitions that are formed under § 13-1008(b), § 13-1109(c), or § 13-1115(b) of this title.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-1006 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 10 - Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Program|Section 13-1006 - 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-tobacco initiatives in the State by authorizing local health coalitions to develop and implement tobacco use prevention and cessation programs in coordination with the Department.    (c)    Subject to §§ 13-1007 through 13-1012 of this subtitle, the Department may distribute grants to counties for tobacco use prevention and cessation programs, including:        (1)    Community-based programs;        (2)    School-based programs which may include tobacco use prevention and cessation components of school-based health care services and programs established under §§ 7-401 and 7-415 of the Education Article; and        (3)    Programs relating to enforcement of tobacco control laws.    (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 Tobacco Study has been completed.        (2)    Before the Baseline Tobacco Study is completed, the Department may distribute a planning grant of not more than $10,000 to each local health department.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-1007 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 10 - Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Program|Section 13-1007 - Local Public Health Tobacco Grant -- County Goals; Formula

    (a)    After the Baseline Tobacco Study has been completed and before soliciting applications for Local Public Health Tobacco Grants, the Department, in consultation with the local health departments, shall:        (1)    Establish short–term and long–term tobacco use prevention and cessation goals for each county;        (2)    Establish other requirements for each county that the Department determines to be necessary to meet the goals established under paragraph (1) of this subsection; and        (3)    Provide for the distribution of Local Public Health Tobacco Grants to eligible counties based on the formula established under subsection (b) of this section.    (b)    Subject to subsections (c) through (e) of this section and §§ 13–1008 through 13–1012 of this subtitle, the Department shall distribute a Local Public Health Tobacco Grant to each county that is equal to the sum of:        (1)    A base amount of funding as determined by the Department for each county and Baltimore City;        (2)    The product of:            (i)    One–half of the amount remaining from the allocation to the Local Public Health Component in the State budget after the base amount under item (1) of this subsection is distributed to each county and Baltimore City; and            (ii)    The number of individuals in the county attending middle school or high school who smoke or otherwise use tobacco products divided by the number of individuals in the State attending middle school or high school who smoke or otherwise use tobacco products; and        (3)    The product of:            (i)    One–half of the amount remaining from the allocation to the Local Public Health Component in the State budget after the base amount under item (1) of this subsection is distributed to each county and Baltimore City; and            (ii)    The number of individuals in the county who smoke or otherwise use tobacco products divided by the number of individuals in the State who smoke or otherwise use tobacco products.    (c)    Beginning in fiscal year 2005, the calculations of the numbers of individuals smoking or using tobacco products required in subsection (b)(2)(ii) and (3)(ii) of this section shall be based on the most recent data averaged over a multiyear period as determined by the Department.    (d)    The allocation formula calculated in accordance with subsection (b) of this section for fiscal year 2005 shall remain in effect for the following 3 years and thereafter shall be recalculated every 4th year in accordance with the provisions of this section.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-1009 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 10 - Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Program|Section 13-1009 - Local Public Health Tobacco 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 Tobacco Grant.    (b)    The amount of the Local Public Health Tobacco Grant that is distributed to a region under subsection (a) of this section shall be equal to the sum of the Local Public Health Tobacco Grants that otherwise would have been distributed to each county under § 13–1007 of this subtitle.    (c)    If the local health officers of two or more counties join together as a region to apply for a Local Public Health Tobacco Grant, the local health officers shall act jointly to:        (1)    Develop a Comprehensive Plan for Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation, as required under § 13–1008 of this subtitle;        (2)    Establish a Community Health Coalition, as required under § 13–1008 of this subtitle, or identify another coalition approved by the Department;        (3)    Demonstrate that the base–year funding requirement of § 13–1011 of this subtitle has been met; and        (4)    Otherwise satisfy the requirements of §§ 13–1006 through 13–1012 of this subtitle.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-1010 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 10 - Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Program|Section 13-1010 - Local Public Health Tobacco Grant -- Community Health Coalition

    (a)    The membership of a Community Health Coalition established under § 13-1008(b) of this subtitle shall:        (1)    Reflect the demographics of the county; and        (2)    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.    (b)    The membership of a Community Health Coalition established under § 13–1008(b) 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)    The local public school system;            (iii)    Local hospitals, clinics, physicians, and other health care providers;            (iv)    Local law enforcement;            (v)    Local businesses;            (vi)    Local religious organizations;            (vii)    Local media;            (viii)    Institutions of higher education; and            (ix)    Hospitals and other entities located outside the county that could enhance the county’s tobacco use prevention and cessation efforts; and        (2)    Any other person that the local health officer believes would help the county meet the tobacco use prevention and cessation goals and requirements established for the county under § 13–1007 of this subtitle.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-1011 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 10 - Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Program|Section 13-1011 - Local Public Health Tobacco Grant -- Submission of Program Inventory; Base-Year Funding

    (a)    (1)    Before receiving a Local Public Health Tobacco Grant, a local health officer shall submit to the Department an inventory of all publicly funded tobacco use prevention and cessation programs in the county that were identified under § 13-1008(b)(2) 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.    (b)    The level of funding specified under subsection (a)(2) of this section shall be the county’s base-year funding for tobacco use prevention and cessation programs.    (c)    A Local Public Health Tobacco Grant may not be used to supplant a county’s base-year funding for tobacco use prevention and cessation programs.    (d)    The Department may not distribute a Local Public Health Tobacco 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 tobacco use prevention and cessation programs.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  13-1012 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs|Subtitle 10 - Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Program|Section 13-1012 - Local Public Health Tobacco Grant -- Review of Comprehensive Plan

    (a)    The Department shall review a Comprehensive Plan for Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation submitted under § 13-1008(d) of this subtitle and determine whether:        (1)    The Plan addresses the goals and requirements established for the county under § 13-1007 of this subtitle;        (2)    The Plan allocates resources in a manner that is consistent with the needs of the different populations in the county, including targeted minority populations, as identified in the Baseline Tobacco Study and biennial tobacco studies;        (3)    The Plan allocates resources in a manner that is consistent with the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding best practices for a comprehensive tobacco control program or states a reason for not meeting this requirement and identifies other resources that, taken together, meet this requirement; and        (4)    The local health officer has complied with the other requirements of §§ 13-1007 through 13-1011 of this subtitle.    (b)    The Department may not distribute a county’s share of money for a Local Public Health Tobacco Grant, as provided under § 13-1007 of this subtitle, if the Department determines that the requirements of subsection (a) of this section have not been met.