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Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 52 - PREVENTIVE MEDICINE › Chapter 10.52.10 - HIV and Hepatitis C Testing of Persons Accused or Convicted, or Both, of Certain Crimes › Section 10.52.10.04 - Responsibility

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A. The health
				  officer of the county in which the offender currently resides shall assume
				  responsibility for carrying out the activities described in Regulation .05 of
				  this chapter.
B. The health officer
				  of the county in which the victim currently resides shall assume responsibility
				  for carrying out the activities described in Regulation .06 of this
				  chapter.
C. If the current
				  residence of the victim is outside of Maryland, the health officer notified
				  under Regulation .03A of this chapter shall assume responsibility for carrying
				  out the activities described in Regulation .06 of this chapter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 52 - PREVENTIVE MEDICINE › Chapter 10.52.10 - HIV and Hepatitis C Testing of Persons Accused or Convicted, or Both, of Certain Crimes › Section 10.52.10.05 - Testing of Offender

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A.
										 HIV and Hepatitis C Testing.
(1) Specimen Collection.
(a) A specimen shall be collected from an
				  offender folio-wing the methods described in the specifications for the blood
				  or oral fluid test used.
(b) The
				  local health department shall provide guidance on how specimens shall be
				  collected.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 52 - PREVENTIVE MEDICINE › Chapter 10.52.10 - HIV and Hepatitis C Testing of Persons Accused or Convicted, or Both, of Certain Crimes › Section 10.52.10.06 - Information for the Victim

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A. The
				  health officer or designee shall provide the victim with information addressing
				  all of the following:
(1) An explanation of
				  HIV, AIDS, and hepatitis C;
(2) An
				  explanation of the risks of HIV and hepatitis C transmission in the course of a
				  sexual or other offense;
(3) The
				  advisability of HIV and hepatitis C testing of the victim;
(4) The advisability of the victim taking
				  precautions to prevent the spread of HIV and hepatitis C until it is certain
				  that the victim is not infected;
(5) The advisability of the victim starting
				  post-exposure prophylaxis prior to receiving test results; and
(6)
				  The HIV and hepatitis C test result of the offender.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 52 - PREVENTIVE MEDICINE › Chapter 10.52.10 - HIV and Hepatitis C Testing of Persons Accused or Convicted, or Both, of Certain Crimes › Section 10.52.10.07 - Confidentiality

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A. Local Health
				  Department Records. The local health department shall maintain separate
				  confidential records of information and test results given to an offender
				  required under the provisions of Criminal Procedure Article, §§
				  11-107-11 -117, Annotated Code of Maryland.
B. Disclosure by Health Officer or Designee.
(1) Except as provided in Regulations .05E
				  and .06A(6) of this chapter and as otherwise provided by law, the health
				  officer or designee may not disclose the HIV or hepatitis C result of the
				  offender.
(2) The health officer or
				  designee may not place the HIV or hepatitis C test result of the offender in
				  any record relating to the offender maintained within a facility in which the
				  offender is incarcerated.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 52 - PREVENTIVE MEDICINE › Chapter 10.52.11 - Universal Infection Control Precautions › Section 10.52.11.01 - Scope

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A. These
				  regulations apply to any of the following individuals when the individual is
				  involved in patient care activities:
(1)
				  Acupuncturist;
(2) Dental
				  hygienist;
(3) Dentist;
(4) Electrologist;
(5) Employee of a health care
				  facility;
(6) Employee of a health
				  care professional;
(7)
				  Mortician;
(8) Nurse;
(9) Physician;
(10) Physician assistant; and
(11) Podiatrist.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 52 - PREVENTIVE MEDICINE › Chapter 10.52.11 - Universal Infection Control Precautions › Section 10.52.11.03 - Compliance Requirements for an Individual

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An individual who is performing patient care activities
					 shall:
A. Comply with the principles
				  of universal precautions;
B. If
				  necessary, make an emergency exception to the use of universal precautions in a
				  situation when failure to provide immediate care could result in serious harm
				  to or death of a patient; and
C.
				  Comply with current professional standards of patient care with regard to
				  disinfection and sterilization of reusable devices used in patient care
				  procedures, including:
(1) Prohibiting the
				  reuse of single use needles; and
(2) Properly disposing of needles and other
				  sharps devices.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 52 - PREVENTIVE MEDICINE › Chapter 10.52.11 - Universal Infection Control Precautions › Section 10.52.11.04 - Compliance Requirements for a Health Care Facility

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A. A health care facility shall:
(1) Adopt, implement, and enforce a policy
				  that:
(a) Requires the use of universal
				  precautions by medical staff and employees engaged in patient care
				  activities,
(b) Permits an
				  individual to make an emergency exception to the use of universal precautions,
				  at the individual's discretion, in a situation when failure to provide
				  immediate care could result in serious harm to or death of a patient,
				  and
(c) Requires compliance with
				  current professional standards of patient care with regard to disinfection and
				  sterilization of reusable devices used in patient care procedures;
				  and
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 52 - PREVENTIVE MEDICINE › Chapter 10.52.11 - Universal Infection Control Precautions › Section 10.52.11.05 - Compliance Requirements for Health Care Professional with Private Professional Office

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A. A health
				  care professional who practices in a private professional office shall:
(1) Ensure that an individual who performs
				  patient care services in the professional's office:
(a) Complies with the principles of universal
				  precautions,
(b) Is permitted to
				  make an emergency exception to the use of universal precautions, at the
				  individual's discretion, in a situation where failure to provide immediate care
				  could result in serious harm to or death of a patient, and
(c) Complies with current professional
				  standards of patient care with regard to disinfection and sterilization of
				  reusable devices used in patient care procedures; and
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 52 - PREVENTIVE MEDICINE › Chapter 10.52.12 - Newborn Screening › Section 10.52.12.01 - Purpose

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This chapter and COMAR 10.10.13 establish a coordinated
					 Statewide system for:
A. Laboratory
				  screening of newborn infants in the State for certain hereditary and congenital
				  disorders associated with severe problems of health or development;
				  and
B. Follow-up services to those
				  infants with abnormal screening results.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 52 - PREVENTIVE MEDICINE › Chapter 10.52.12 - Newborn Screening › Section 10.52.12.02 - Scope

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This chapter identifies standards and requirements for the
					 Department, birthing facilities, and persons participating in one or more
					 aspects of Maryland's Newborn Screening Program for hereditary and congenital
					 disorders.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 52 - PREVENTIVE MEDICINE › Chapter 10.52.12 - Newborn Screening › Section 10.52.12.03 - Definitions

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A. In this chapter,
				  the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) Birthing Facility.
(a) "Birthing facility" means a facility that
				  provides the antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum management and care of
				  women and their newborn infants.
(b) "Birthing facility" includes a:
(i) Birthing service that is licensed or
				  accredited as a unit of a hospital; and
(ii) Freestanding birthing center as defined
				  in COMAR 10.05.02.01B.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 52 - PREVENTIVE MEDICINE › Chapter 10.52.12 - Newborn Screening › Section 10.52.12.04 - Responsibilities of the Department

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A.
				  Program Maintenance. The Department shall operate a Newborn Screening Program
				  to identify congenital and hereditary disorders and provide follow-up services
				  to newborn infants.
B. Laboratory
				  Oversight. The Department shall ensure that a laboratory holding a permit to
				  offer or perform first-tier, supplemental, or second-tier tests to identify
				  congenital and hereditary disorders in newborn infants is subjected to
				  regulatory oversight that includes surveys and proficiency testing as set forth
				  in:
(1) COMAR 10.10.02; and
(2) COMAR 10.10.05.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 52 - PREVENTIVE MEDICINE › Chapter 10.52.12 - Newborn Screening › Section 10.52.12.06 - Pre-Test Information

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Before a blood-spot specimen is sent for newborn screening,
					 a health care provider or the individual's designated representative shall
					 provide to the newborn infant's parent or guardian an explanation of newborn
					 screening that includes:
A. Reasons
				  for newborn screening, including the;
(1)
				  Purpose of the testing; and
(2)
				  Nature and consequences of being affected by a hereditary or congenital
				  disorder or being a carrier of a hereditary or congenital disorder;
				  and
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 52 - PREVENTIVE MEDICINE › Chapter 10.52.12 - Newborn Screening › Section 10.52.12.07 - Initial Screening

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The individual in charge of a birthing facility or the
					 individual's designated representative, or the home birth attendant
					 shall:
A. If the parent or guardian of
				  the newborn infant does not object to newborn screening:
(1) Collect a blood-spot specimen:
(a) As set forth in:
(i)
													§§C and D of this regulation;
				  and
(ii) COMAR
				  10.10.13.13B;
				  and
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 52 - PREVENTIVE MEDICINE › Chapter 10.52.12 - Newborn Screening › Section 10.52.12.08 - Second Screening

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A health care provider shall have a blood-spot specimen
					 collected for a second screening for the disorders set forth in Regulation .05
					 of this chapter when the newborn is between 10 and 14 days
					 old.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 52 - PREVENTIVE MEDICINE › Chapter 10.52.12 - Newborn Screening › Section 10.52.12.09 - Transport of Blood-Spot Specimens to a Licensed Laboratory

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A. A birthing
				  facility representative, physician, or other health care provider or, in the
				  case when a birth occurs outside a birthing facility, the individual required
				  to prepare and file the certificate of birth, shall send newborn screening
				  blood-spot specimens only to the Department's public health laboratory for the
				  performance of newborn screening, as set forth in COMAR
				  10.10.13.14B.
B. The individual responsible for
				  collecting and submitting a blood-spot specimen for a newborn screening test
				  shall ensure that; blood-spot specimens are forwarded by courier to the
				  Department's public health laboratory within 24 hours after
				  collection
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 52 - PREVENTIVE MEDICINE › Chapter 10.52.12 - Newborn Screening › Section 10.52.12.10 - Results

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A. Normal Screening
				  Results.
(1) The Department's public health
				  laboratory shall report normal newborn screening test results to the submitter
				  of the blood-spot specimen within 3 business days after receipt of the
				  blood-spot specimen.
(2) A birthing
				  facility representative, health care provider, or the individual who is
				  responsible for filing the certificate of birth if the birth occurs outside a
				  birthing facility, or other submitter of the blood-spot specimen shall:
(a) Enter the results in the newborn infant's
				  medical record; and
(b) Make the
				  results available to the parent, guardian, or primary care providers upon
				  request.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 52 - PREVENTIVE MEDICINE › Chapter 10.52.12 - Newborn Screening › Section 10.52.12.11 - Referral Procedures

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The individual in charge of a birthing facility or the
					 individual's designated representative, or the home birth attendant
					 shall:
A. Develop collection and
				  transport procedures to ensure against collecting and submitting unsatisfactory
				  blood-spot specimens for each of the categories of newborn infant listed in
				  §B of this regulation.
B.
				  Collect or otherwise have collected:
(1) An
				  additional blood-spot specimen before the newborn is 7 days old for newborn
				  infants discharged before 24 hours of milk feeding in addition to the
				  blood-spot specimen collected before discharge, as set forth in Regulation
				  .07C(2) of this chapter.
(2) The
				  blood-spot specimen before the newborn is 7 days old if a newborn infant is
				  discharged from a birthing facility before a newborn screening blood-spot
				  specimen is collected.
(3) An
				  additional blood-spot specimen within 7 days after notification if the.
				  laboratory reports to a birthing facility or a home birth attendant that the
				  initial blood-spot specimen was unsatisfactory.
(4) A blood-spot specimen to be tested for
				  hemoglobins, biotinidase, and galastose -1 phosphate uridyl transferase (GALT)
				  only, four months after the last transfusion if the initial blood-spot specimen
				  was not collected until after the infant was transfused.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 52 - PREVENTIVE MEDICINE › Chapter 10.52.12 - Newborn Screening › Section 10.52.12.12 - Follow-Up Procedures

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A.
				  Department's Responsibilities.
(1) The
				  Follow-Up Unit shall investigate each abnormal result indicative of increased
				  risk for a hereditary or congenital disorder by contacting the infant's health
				  care provider, or other appropriate individual to notify the parent or
				  guardian, or if the health care provider cannot be contacted, by contacting the
				  infant's parent or guardian directly regarding:
(a) Results of first-tier, supplemental, and
				  second-tier tests;
(b) The
				  importance of identifying and locating a newborn infant with test results
				  indicative of increased risk for an hereditary or congenital
				  disorder;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 52 - PREVENTIVE MEDICINE › Chapter 10.52.12 - Newborn Screening › Section 10.52.12.13 - Records

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A. The screening of
				  newborn infants pursuant to this chapter is a population based public health
				  surveillance program.
B. On
				  request, a laboratory or health care provider shall make available to the
				  Follow-Up Unit medical records, records of laboratory tests, and any other
				  medical information the Follow-Up Unit considers necessary to:
(1) Screen a newborn infant for hereditary
				  and congenital disorders set forth in Regulation .05 of this chapter;
(2) Carry out the State's Newborn Screening
				  Program, including:
(a) Contacting the
				  families and primary health care providers of newborn infants with newborn
				  screening test results indicating a high risk of having a hereditary or
				  congenital disorder;
(b) Providing
				  recommendations regarding the appropriate follow-up and diagnostic evaluation
				  of the newborn infant;
(c)
				  Determining what follow-up evaluations and diagnostic tests were performed and
				  on what date the evaluations and tests were performed;
(d) Determining if and on what date a
				  diagnosis of a specific hereditary or congenital disorder in a newborn infant
				  was made; and
(e) Determining if
				  and on what date treatment and follow-up care have been initiated;
				  and
(3) Ensure
				  compliance with the pertinent regulations set forth in this chapter and in
				  COMAR 10.10.13.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 52 - PREVENTIVE MEDICINE › Chapter 10.52.15 - Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD) in Newborns › Section 10.52.15.01 - Purpose and Scope

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A. This
				  chapter establishes Statewide screening protocols for critical congenital heart
				  disease in newborn infants.
B. This
				  chapter identifies standards and requirements for the Department, birthing
				  facilities, nurse midwives, and persons participating in newborn screening for
				  critical congenital heart disease.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 52 - PREVENTIVE MEDICINE › Chapter 10.52.15 - Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD) in Newborns › Section 10.52.15.02 - Definitions

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A. In this chapter,
				  the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Attending clinician" means an individual
				  who is:
(a) A health care provider as defined
				  in Health-General Article, §5-601, Annotated Code of Maryland;
				  and
(b) Responsible for the care of
				  newborn infants, and is either:
(i) A
				  certified nurse practitioner licensed by the Maryland Board of Nursing;
				  or
(ii) A certified nurse midwife
				  licensed by the Maryland Board of Nursing.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 52 - PREVENTIVE MEDICINE › Chapter 10.52.15 - Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD) in Newborns › Section 10.52.15.03 - Pre-Test Information and the Right to Refuse Screening

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A. Before a newborn infant is screened for
				  CCHD, a health care provider shall provide to the newborn infant's parent or
				  guardian an explanation of CCHD screening that includes:
(1) Reasons for screening, including:
(a) The purpose and benefits of the
				  screening; and
(b) The nature,
				  risks, and consequences of not screening for CCHD.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 52 - PREVENTIVE MEDICINE › Chapter 10.52.15 - Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD) in Newborns › Section 10.52.15.04 - Screening Procedures

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A. An
				  authorized health care provider shall perform the screening.
B. Newborn Infants Receiving Routine Care.
(1) The birthing facility or nurse midwife
				  shall:
(a) Perform screening on a newborn
				  infant between 24 hours and 48 hours of life; or
(b) If unable to perform the screening, refer
				  the infant to another authorized health care provider to perform the screening
				  between 24 hours and 48 hours of life.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 52 - PREVENTIVE MEDICINE › Chapter 10.52.15 - Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD) in Newborns › Section 10.52.15.05 - Results

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A. Recordation of
				  Results.
(1) All screening results shall be
				  recorded in the newborn infant's medical record.
(2) All screening results shall be entered
				  into the web-based system along with the following information:
(a) Newborn infant's:
(i) Name;
(ii) Date of birth;
(iii) Gender;
(iv) Place of birth; and
(v) Primary care physician after discharge;
				  and
(b) Mother's:
(i) Name; and
(ii) Date of birth.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 52 - PREVENTIVE MEDICINE › Chapter 10.52.15 - Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD) in Newborns › Section 10.52.15.06 - Birthing Facility and Nurse Midwife Responsibilities

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A. Birthing Facility Responsibilities. The
				  birthing facility shall:
(1) Identify a
				  clinical staff person as a contact for CCHD screening;
(2) Develop protocols to ensure that all
				  newborn infants are offered screening;
(3) Develop protocols to ensure that all
				  screening results are reported in accordance with Regulation .05 of this
				  chapter;
(4) Ensure that follow-up
				  is performed for newborn infants not screened before hospital discharge;
				  and
(5) Develop protocols that
				  assure the timely evaluation and referral, if necessary, of newborn infants who
				  have abnormal screening results including:
(a) Evaluation by the attending
				  physician;
(b) Performance of an
				  echocardiogram;
(c) Reading of the
				  echocardiogram; and
(d) Referral of
				  newborn infants for further evaluation when needed.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 52 - PREVENTIVE MEDICINE › Chapter 10.52.15 - Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD) in Newborns › Section 10.52.15.07 - Department Responsibilities

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The Newborn Screening Follow-Up Unit shall:
A. Investigate each instance of abnormal
				  screening results to determine the cause for the abnormal result;
B. Enter newborn infants found to have CCHD
				  into the Birth Defects Reporting and Information System;
C. Provide condition-specific information and
				  resources to the family; and
D.
				  Perform ongoing evaluation of CCHD screening in the State.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 52 - PREVENTIVE MEDICINE › Chapter 10.52.15 - Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD) in Newborns › Section 10.52.15.08 - Records

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A. The screening of
				  newborn infants pursuant to this chapter is a population-based public health
				  surveillance program as defined under the Health Insurance Portability and
				  Accountability Act of 1996.
B. On
				  request, a birthing facility or health care provider shall make available to
				  the Newborn Screening Follow-Up Unit:
(1)
				  Medical records;
(2) Records of
				  laboratory tests; and
(3) Any other
				  medical information the Newborn Screening Follow-Up Unit considers necessary
				  to:
(a) Determine final outcomes of abnormal
				  screening results; and
(b) Evaluate
				  CCHD Screening activities in the State, including:
(i) Performance of follow-up evaluations and
				  diagnostic tests;
(ii) Initiation
				  of treatment when necessary; and
(iii) Surveillance of the accuracy and
				  efficacy of the screening.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 52 - PREVENTIVE MEDICINE › Chapter 10.52.17 - Maryland Asthma Control Program › Section 10.52.17.01 - Scope

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A. The purpose of
				  this chapter is to facilitate the implementation of the Maryland Asthma Control
				  Program, to the extent allowed by available funding, by providing guidelines
				  for the administration of the Asthma Coalition in its advisory capacity to the
				  Program.
B. This chapter also
				  authorizes the Maryland Asthma Control Program to obtain asthma-related data
				  through an asthma data surveillance system.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 52 - PREVENTIVE MEDICINE › Chapter 10.52.17 - Maryland Asthma Control Program › Section 10.52.17.02 - Definitions

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A. In this chapter,
				  the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Asthma data surveillance" means the
				  ongoing and systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of
				  asthma-related information for the purposes of planning, implementing, and
				  evaluating public health interventions to:
(a)
				  Prevent asthma;
(b) Improve asthma
				  health outcomes, including rates of asthma-related emergency department
				  admissions, hospital admissions, and mortality; and
(c) Decrease health disparities associated
				  with asthma.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 52 - PREVENTIVE MEDICINE › Chapter 10.52.17 - Maryland Asthma Control Program › Section 10.52.17.03 - Establishment and Membership

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A. The
				  Maryland Statewide Asthma Coalition is established.
B. The Coalition consists of members
				  recruited by the Director of the Maryland Asthma Control Program from each of
				  the following organizations:
(1) The
				  Department;
(2) The American Lung
				  Association of Maryland;
(3) The
				  Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, Maryland-Greater Washington, D.C.
				  Chapter;
(4) The Johns Hopkins
				  Medical Institutions;
(5) The
				  University of Maryland, School of Medicine;
(6) Representatives from local health
				  departments or local asthma coalitions;
(7) Professional health care provider
				  organizations;
(8) Other State
				  agencies with expertise or an interest in asthma; and
(9) Any other interested professional and
				  community groups with asthma expertise.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 52 - PREVENTIVE MEDICINE › Chapter 10.52.17 - Maryland Asthma Control Program › Section 10.52.17.04 - Quorum, Meetings, Compensation, and Staff

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A. The members of the Coalition who are
				  present at a meeting are a quorum to do business provided that at least eight
				  members including one co-chair attend the meeting.
B. The Coalition shall meet at least twice
				  per year, at the times and places that a co-chair determines.
C. A member of the Coalition:
(1) May not receive State-funded
				  compensation; and
(2) Is not
				  entitled to State-funded reimbursement for travel or other expenses related to
				  serving as a Coalition member.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 52 - PREVENTIVE MEDICINE › Chapter 10.52.17 - Maryland Asthma Control Program › Section 10.52.17.05 - Duties

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The Coalition shall provide assistance to the Department in
					 the development and implementation of the Program by:
A. Advising the Department on asthma-related
				  matters, including establishing priorities within the Maryland Asthma Plan,
				  through maintaining and sharing expertise on asthma issues;
B. Facilitating communication and networking
				  opportunities, especially through local coalitions, groups with shared
				  interest, and other State coalitions;
C. Increasing asthma awareness throughout the
				  State; and
D. Monitoring progress
				  in achieving the goals established within the Maryland Asthma Plan.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 52 - PREVENTIVE MEDICINE › Chapter 10.52.17 - Maryland Asthma Control Program › Section 10.52.17.06 - Asthma Data Surveillance System

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A. The Program shall establish a State asthma
				  data surveillance system that has the authority to access and request the
				  submission of data related to asthma, including the submission of a uniform
				  data set and any confidential, patient-identifying data, or information from
				  the following sources:
(1) Vital Statistics
				  Administration;
(2) Maryland Health
				  Care Commission;
(3) Maryland
				  Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS);
(4) Maryland Health Services Cost Review
				  Commission;
(5) Maryland Medical
				  Assistance Program; and
(6) Other
				  data sources, as necessary.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 53 - BOARD OF NURSING-ELECTROLOGY PRACTICE COMMITTEE › Chapter 10.53.01 - Definitions › Section 10.53.01.01 - Definitions

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A. In this
				  subtitle, the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Board" means the Maryland Board of
				  Nursing.
(2) "CEU" means continuing
				  education courses that have been approved by the Board.
(3) "Committee" means the Electrology
				  Practice Committee of the Board.
(4) "CDC" means the Centers for Disease
				  Control and Prevention.
(5)
				  "Central Repository" means the Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS)
				  Central Repository of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional
				  Services.
(6) "Clinical examination
				  " means an examination approved by the Board and administered by the
				  Electrology Practice Committee for testing the clinical competency of
				  applicants for licensure.
(7)
				  "Criminal history records check " means the performance of both a State
				  criminal history check by the Central Repository and a national criminal
				  history check by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
(8) "Criminal history records information"
				  means information provided by the criminal history records check regarding an
				  applicant's criminal arrests, charges, and convictions and other dispositions
				  of criminal charges.
(9) "MHEC"
				  means the Maryland Higher Education Commission.
(10) "National theory exam" means an exam
				  approved by the Board and the American Electrology Association.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 53 - BOARD OF NURSING-ELECTROLOGY PRACTICE COMMITTEE › Chapter 10.53.02 - Licensure › Section 10.53.02.01 - General Provisions for Applications

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A. An applicant shall submit:
(1) A completed application to the Board on
				  the form that the Board requires;
(2) To a criminal history records check
				  (CHRC) in accordance with Health Occupations Article, §
											8-303, Annotated
				  Code of Maryland;
(3) Written
				  evidence satisfactory to the Board that the applicant has submitted to a CHRC
				  as required under §A(2) of this regulation by submitting:
(a) Two sets of fingerprints, as required by
				  the Central Repository and the FBI; and
(b) All fees required by the Central
				  Repository and the FBI;
(4) Any documentation requested from the
				  applicant by the Board including, but not limited to, official certified or
				  true test court documents and a signed, dated explanation written by the
				  applicant, regarding the facts and circumstances, outcome, and current status
				  of any criminal history record information received by the Board:
(a) Under §A(2) of this
				  regulation;
(b) In an answer to a
				  question on the Board's application form; or
(c) From any other source; and
(5) Any additional documentation
				  requested by the Board if the documentation received from the applicant under
				  this section is incomplete or insufficient.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 53 - BOARD OF NURSING-ELECTROLOGY PRACTICE COMMITTEE › Chapter 10.53.02 - Licensure › Section 10.53.02.02 - Applicants for Licensure

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A. An
				  applicant for licensure in electrology shall:
(1) Be of good moral character;
(2) Be 18 years old or older;
(3) Be a high school graduate or equivalent;
				  and
(4) Have successfully completed
				  an electrology program that is in:
(a)
				  Maryland and approved by the Board; or
(b) Another State, territory, or country that
				  the Board determines is substantially equivalent to the program required by the
				  Board in Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 53 - BOARD OF NURSING-ELECTROLOGY PRACTICE COMMITTEE › Chapter 10.53.02 - Licensure › Section 10.53.02.03 - Licensure by Examination

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A. An
				  applicant for licensure by examination shall submit to the Board :
(1) A completed application;
(2)
				  The fee for examination as set forth in COMAR 10.53.12 that includes the
				  application and clinical exam fees;
(3) A certified copy of the applicant's birth
				  certificate or other legal proof of age;
(4) A copy of:
(a) Proof of completion of high school or
				  attainment of equivalent education; and
(b) A certificate of completion from each
				  electrology instruction program attended, with verification of the number of
				  hours completed in each theory and clinical training; and
(5) Written, verified evidence satisfactory
				  to the Board that the applicant has completed the application for a criminal
				  history records check by submitting the following:
(a) Two sets of fingerprints, as required by
				  the Central Repository and the FBI; and
(b) All fees required by the Central
				  Repository and the FBI.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 53 - BOARD OF NURSING-ELECTROLOGY PRACTICE COMMITTEE › Chapter 10.53.02 - Licensure › Section 10.53.02.04 - Licensure by Waiver

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A. An applicant
				  who is licensed in another state shall:
(1)
				  Comply with all requirements under Regulation .01A of this chapter;
				  and
(2) Submit to the Board:
(a) Verification of the license;
(b) Evidence of successful examination in
				  another state that was substantially equivalent to the examinations given in
				  this State; and
(c) A certificate
				  of completion from each electrology instruction program attended that was
				  substantially equivalent to the program requirements in this State, with a
				  transcript or verification of the number of hours completed in each theory and
				  clinical training.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 53 - BOARD OF NURSING-ELECTROLOGY PRACTICE COMMITTEE › Chapter 10.53.02 - Licensure › Section 10.53.02.05 - Renewal of Licensure

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A. A
				  licensee otherwise entitled to be licensed shall renew a license for 2 years by
				  submitting to the Board:
(1) A renewal
				  application on a form provided by the Board;
(2) The applicable fee as set forth in COMAR
				  10.53.12; and
(3) Evidence
				  acceptable to the Board of completion of the CEU requirement as set forth in
				  COMAR 10.53.04.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 53 - BOARD OF NURSING-ELECTROLOGY PRACTICE COMMITTEE › Chapter 10.53.02 - Licensure › Section 10.53.02.06 - Inactive Status

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A. The Board
				  shall place a license on inactive status if the licensee:
(1) Submits to the Board:
(a) A written request for inactive status;
				  and
(b) The applicable one-time fee
				  as set forth in COMAR 10.53.12; or
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 53 - BOARD OF NURSING-ELECTROLOGY PRACTICE COMMITTEE › Chapter 10.53.02 - Licensure › Section 10.53.02.07 - Reinstatement of Licensure

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A. The
				  Board shall reinstate the license of an individual who has failed to renew
				  licensure for less than 5 years for any reason if the individual:
(1) Is otherwise entitled to be licensed;
				  and
(2) Submits to the Board:
(a) An application for reinstatement on a
				  form required by the Board within 5 years after the license expired;
(b) Evidence satisfactory to the Board of
				  compliance with the CEU requirement; and
(c) Written, verified evidence that the
				  renewal applicant has completed an application for a criminal history records
				  check by submitting the following:
(i) Two
				  sets of fingerprints, as required by the Central Repository and the FBI;
				  and
(ii) All fees required by the
				  Central Repository and the FBI.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 53 - BOARD OF NURSING-ELECTROLOGY PRACTICE COMMITTEE › Chapter 10.53.02 - Licensure › Section 10.53.02.08 - Licensure Exception

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A license is not required for a student who is practicing
					 electrology as part of an approved clinical electrology
					 program.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 53 - BOARD OF NURSING-ELECTROLOGY PRACTICE COMMITTEE › Chapter 10.53.02 - Licensure › Section 10.53.02.09 - Instructor Licensure

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A. General
				  Requirements. An electrologist applying for an electrology instructor's license
				  shall:
(1) Be a licensed electrologist who
				  has satisfied the requirements for licensure as set forth by this
				  chapter;
(2) Have practiced
				  electrology actively for at least 5 years immediately before making
				  application;
(3) Submit an
				  application on a form required by the Board at least 6 weeks before the
				  instructor's examination is administered;
(4) Pay an application fee as set forth in
				  COMAR 10.53.12; and
(5) Pass an
				  examination which consists of the following:
(a) Preparation of a unit plan;
(b) Preparation of two written lesson plans
				  which shall:
(i) Be drawn from the unit plan;
				  and
(ii) Emphasize, but not be
				  limited to, clinical electrology; and
(c) Verbal presentation of one of the two
				  written lesson plans submitted.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 53 - BOARD OF NURSING-ELECTROLOGY PRACTICE COMMITTEE › Chapter 10.53.03 - Electrology Examination › Section 10.53.03.01 - Theory and Clinical Examinations

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A. The Board, upon the recommendation of the
				  Electrology Practice Committee, shall approve an applicant to sit for the
				  national theory Exam.
B. The applicant, after being notified by the Board
				  that they are eligible for the written national theory exam, shall schedule the
				  time and date for taking the national theory Exam.
C. The Board or the
				  Board's designee shall perform the clinical examination covering:
(1) Standard precautions;
(2) Sterilization;
(3) Electrology instruments and technique;
(4) General knowledge of
				  electrology; and
(5) The Maryland
				  Electrology Practice and Regulations.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 53 - BOARD OF NURSING-ELECTROLOGY PRACTICE COMMITTEE › Chapter 10.53.03 - Electrology Examination › Section 10.53.03.02 - Reexamination

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A. An applicant may
				  retake a written examination or a failed section of a written examination after
				  paying the reexamination fee established in COMAR 10.53.12.
B. An applicant who fails the written
				  examination two times may be re-examined if the applicant:
(1) Completes an education program in areas
				  in which the applicant, as determined by the Board, has demonstrated
				  insufficient knowledge;
(2) Retakes the theory
				  examination and the clinical examination; and
(3) Pays the full
				  examination fee as set forth in COMAR 10.53.12
(3) Completes an education program in the
				  areas in which the applicant showed inadequate knowledge as determined by the
				  Board.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 53 - BOARD OF NURSING-ELECTROLOGY PRACTICE COMMITTEE › Chapter 10.53.03 - Electrology Examination › Section 10.53.03.03 - Examinations for Applicants with Special Needs

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A. An applicant with a disability may request
				  modifications in examination materials or procedures. The applicant shall:
(1) Make the request in writing at least 6
				  weeks before the examination date; and
(2) Include in the request:
(a) The applicant's name;
(b) The examination to be modified;
(c) A letter from the appropriate medical
				  professional which:
(i) Confirms the
				  disability; and
(ii) Provides
				  information describing the accommodations required; and
(d) A letter from the applicant's education
				  program, indicating what modifications, if any, were granted by the
				  program.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 53 - BOARD OF NURSING-ELECTROLOGY PRACTICE COMMITTEE › Chapter 10.53.03 - Electrology Examination › Section 10.53.03.04 - Examination Misconduct

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A. The
				  Board may determine that an individual who subverts or attempts to subvert the
				  licensing examinations has not passed the examinations.
B. Conduct that subverts or attempts to
				  subvert the licensing examinations includes, but is not limited to:
(1) Violating the security of the examination
				  materials;
(2) Removing from the
				  examination room any of the examination;
(3) Reproducing a portion of the licensing
				  examination;
(4) Aiding in the
				  reproduction of any portion of the licensing examination;
(5) Selling, distributing, buying, receiving,
				  or having unauthorized possession of any portion of a future or current theory
				  or clinical examination;
(6)
				  Communicating with any other examinee during the administration of the theory
				  or clinical examinations;
(7)
				  Copying answers from another examinee or permitting one's answers to be copied
				  by another examinee during the administration of the examination;
(8) Having in one's possession during the
				  administration of the theory or clinical examination any books, photographs,
				  recording devices, notes, written or printed materials, or data of any kind
				  other than the examination materials distributed; or
(9) Falsifying or misrepresenting education
				  credentials or other information for admission to the theory or clinical
				  examinations by impersonating an examinee.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 53 - BOARD OF NURSING-ELECTROLOGY PRACTICE COMMITTEE › Chapter 10.53.04 - Continuing Education › Section 10.53.04.01 - Definition

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A. In this chapter,
				  the following term has the meaning indicated.
B. Term Defined. "One continuing education
				  unit (CEU)" means 1 clock hour of participation in an organized continuing
				  education experience that is:
(1) Related to
				  the clinical practice of electrology;
(2) Obtained after original licensure is
				  granted; and
(3) Approved by the
				  Board.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 53 - BOARD OF NURSING-ELECTROLOGY PRACTICE COMMITTEE › Chapter 10.53.04 - Continuing Education › Section 10.53.04.02 - Continuing Education Requirements

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A. A licensed electrologist shall:
(1) Complete 10 clock hours of Board-approved
				  CEUs by October 28 of each year of licensure; and
(2) Provide proof of completion to the Board
				  upon renewal of licensure.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 53 - BOARD OF NURSING-ELECTROLOGY PRACTICE COMMITTEE › Chapter 10.53.04 - Continuing Education › Section 10.53.04.03 - Continuing Education Unit

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A. One
				  CEU is equivalent to 1 hour of education.
B. More than one course may be taken to
				  fulfill the CEU requirement.
C. One
				  semester credit hour at an approved university or college as required in
				  Regulation .04 of this chapter taken for credit or audit is equivalent to 10
				  CEUs.
D. The total number of CEUs
				  required is prorated for an individual for whom one of the following actions
				  takes place within a renewal period:
(1)
				  Issuance of an original license;
(2) Reactivation of a license; or
(3) Reinstatement of a license.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 53 - BOARD OF NURSING-ELECTROLOGY PRACTICE COMMITTEE › Chapter 10.53.04 - Continuing Education › Section 10.53.04.04 - Approval of Courses

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A. The
				  Board shall approve a course, seminar, or speaker session if it is:
(1) Relevant to the practice of electrology;
				  and
(2) Offered by a:
(a) College or university approved by
				  MHEC;
(b) State or national
				  professional electrology association;
(c) Board-approved electrology
				  program;
(d) Health department or
				  hospital;
(e) American Red Cross;
				  or
(f) American Heart
				  Association.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 53 - BOARD OF NURSING-ELECTROLOGY PRACTICE COMMITTEE › Chapter 10.53.05 - Standards of Practice and Conduct › Section 10.53.05.01 - Definitions

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A. In this chapter,
				  the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Electronic devices" means, but is not
				  limited to, any of the following:
(a)
				  Telephones with recording and picture-taking ability
(b) Digital cameras or any other device that
				  can record pictures and data;
(c)
				  Facsimile machines, photocopiers, and scanners for copying; and
(d) Recording devices.