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Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 14 - CANCER CONTROL › Chapter 10.14.04 - Breast Cancer Program › Section 10.14.04.06 - Covered Services

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. The
				  following breast cancer services are covered for enrollees under this chapter
				  through the Breast and Cervical Cancer Program:
(1) Annual clinical breast
				  examinations;
(2) Mammograms that
				  are provided:
(a) Annually to enrollees 50
				  years old or older; and
(b) At
				  least on a biennial basis to enrollees 40 years old through 49 years old;
				  and
(3) Follow-up
				  clinical breast examinations, mammograms, ultrasounds, and surgical consults as
				  considered medically necessary by the participating medical provider under the
				  Breast and Cervical Cancer Program.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 14 - CANCER CONTROL › Chapter 10.14.04 - Breast Cancer Program › Section 10.14.04.07 - Responsibilities of the Department

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The Department shall:
A. Award grants to local health departments
				  and private entities in Baltimore City and Calvert County as specified by
				  Health-General Article, §20-116, Annotated Code of Maryland, for use in
				  providing breast cancer screening services to eligible women under the Breast
				  and Cervical Cancer Program; and
B.
				  Reimburse a participating medical provider under the Reimbursement for Breast
				  and Cervical Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Program for performing covered
				  breast and cervical cancer diagnosis and treatment services on enrollees,
				  pursuant to funding provided under Health-General Article, §20-116,
				  Annotated Code of Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 14 - CANCER CONTROL › Chapter 10.14.04 - Breast Cancer Program › Section 10.14.04.08 - Responsibilities of Local Health Departments and Private Entities

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A. A local health
				  department and the private entities in Baltimore City and Calvert County shall:
(1) Enter into written agreements with health
				  care providers to provide breast cancer services to enrollees using the
				  contracts developed by the Department for use in the Breast and Cervical Cancer
				  Program;
(2) Reimburse a
				  participating medical provider under the Breast and Cervical Cancer Program for
				  performing covered services on enrollees;
(3) Determine eligibility of applicants using
				  the criteria specified in Regulation .05 of this chapter;
(4) Recruit eligible individuals;
				  and
(5) Provide enrollees,
				  recipients of services, and medical providers with assistance in obtaining
				  program-related information and services.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 14 - CANCER CONTROL › Chapter 10.14.04 - Breast Cancer Program › Section 10.14.04.09 - Funding Availability

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
The implementation and ongoing administration of this
					 chapter is contingent upon the availability of funds.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 14 - CANCER CONTROL › Chapter 10.14.05 - Maryland Cancer Fund › Section 10.14.05.01 - Purpose and Scope

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
This chapter:
A.
				  Defines the Maryland Cancer Fund;
B. Describes how contributions may be made to
				  the Maryland Cancer Fund;
C. Sets
				  forth the responsibilities of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and
				  the Comptroller with respect to the Maryland Cancer Fund;
D. Identifies eligible applicants;
				  and
E. Outlines the grant
				  application process for the Maryland Cancer Fund.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 14 - CANCER CONTROL › Chapter 10.14.05 - Maryland Cancer Fund › Section 10.14.05.03 - Maryland Cancer Fund

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A. The
				  Maryland Cancer Fund is a nonlapsing, special fund created by Health-General
				  Article, §20-117, Annotated Code of Maryland, for cancer research,
				  prevention, and treatment, which is generated from:
(1) Contributions from the income tax
				  checkoff system under Tax-General Article, §2-112, Annotated Code of
				  Maryland; and
(2) Any other
				  donations to the Fund.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 14 - CANCER CONTROL › Chapter 10.14.05 - Maryland Cancer Fund › Section 10.14.05.04 - Contributions to the Maryland Cancer Fund

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An individual or each spouse in the case of a joint income
					 tax return may contribute an amount to the Fund by:
A. Deducting the amount of the contribution
				  from any refund due under a tax return; or
B. Adding the amount of the contribution to
				  the income tax to be paid with a tax return.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 14 - CANCER CONTROL › Chapter 10.14.05 - Maryland Cancer Fund › Section 10.14.05.05 - Responsibilities of the Department

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The Department:
A.
				  Shall administer the Fund;
B. May
				  not spend more than 5 percent of the proceeds received from the Comptroller for
				  the Fund to promote further donations to the Fund; and
C. Shall provide a grant in each fiscal year
				  to persons to conduct one or more of the following cancer-related activities:
(1) Research;
(2) Primary prevention;
(3) Secondary prevention; or
(4) Treatment.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 14 - CANCER CONTROL › Chapter 10.14.05 - Maryland Cancer Fund › Section 10.14.05.06 - Responsibilities of the Comptroller

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
The Comptroller shall:
A. Include in the individual income tax
				  return form:
(1) A checkoff designated as the
				  Maryland Cancer Fund contribution; and
(2) A description that the Fund may only be
				  used for cancer:
(a) Research;
(b) Primary prevention;
(c) Secondary prevention; or
(d) Treatment;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 14 - CANCER CONTROL › Chapter 10.14.05 - Maryland Cancer Fund › Section 10.14.05.07 - Persons Eligible For Grants

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A.
				  Subject to any limitations imposed under §B of this regulation, the
				  following persons are eligible to receive a grant from the Department for
				  cancer research, primary prevention, secondary prevention, or treatment:
(1) Physicians;
(2) Hospitals;
(3) Laboratories;
(4) Educational institutions;
(5) Local health departments;
(6) Governmental entities; and
(7) Another person or organization with
				  expertise in cancer research, primary prevention, secondary prevention, or
				  treatment.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 14 - CANCER CONTROL › Chapter 10.14.05 - Maryland Cancer Fund › Section 10.14.05.08 - Allowable Uses of the Funds

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A.
				  A grantee that is funded to conduct cancer research by the Fund may use the
				  grant funds:
(1) For basic, clinical,
				  translational, applied, or community-based participatory research;
(2) To support:
(a) The individuals engaged in the research;
				  and
(b) The individual's support
				  staff; and
(3) To
				  purchase office supplies.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 14 - CANCER CONTROL › Chapter 10.14.05 - Maryland Cancer Fund › Section 10.14.05.09 - Unallowable Uses of Grant Funds

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A grantee may not use grant funds from the Fund to pay
					 for:
A. Major medical equipment
				  purchases;
B.
				  Renovations;
C. Capital
				  expenditures; or
D. Cancer
				  prevention or cancer treatment that would be provided by an individual's
				  existing health insurance, including:
(1)
				  Medical Assistance;
(2) Medicare;
				  or
(3) Private health
				  insurance.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 14 - CANCER CONTROL › Chapter 10.14.05 - Maryland Cancer Fund › Section 10.14.05.10 - Grant Application

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A person
				  may obtain an application packet from the CCPC for a cancer:
(1) Research grant;
(2) Primary prevention grant;
(3) Secondary prevention grant; or
(4) Treatment grant.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 14 - CANCER CONTROL › Chapter 10.14.05 - Maryland Cancer Fund › Section 10.14.05.11 - Application Process for Cancer Research Grants

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An applicant for a cancer research grant shall:
A. Submit a completed application to the CCPC
				  by the due date listed in the application packet; and
B. Include in the application packet the
				  following information as specified in the Department's application packet:
(1) An executive summary stating:
(a) How the grant funds will be
				  used;
(b) What institutions and
				  other persons will be involved in the research;
(c) Whether basic, clinical, applied,
				  translational, or community-based research is being proposed;
(d) Whether the proposed research is included
				  in a recommendation of the Maryland Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan;
				  and
(e) How the grant money is
				  expected to further the knowledge of cancer;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 14 - CANCER CONTROL › Chapter 10.14.05 - Maryland Cancer Fund › Section 10.14.05.12 - Application Process for Cancer Primary Prevention Grants

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An applicant for a cancer primary prevention grant
					 shall:
A. Submit a completed
				  application to the CCPC by the due date listed in the application packet;
				  and
B. Include in the application
				  packet the following information, as specified in the Department's application
				  packet:
(1) An executive summary describing:
(a) How the grant funds will be
				  used;
(b) What persons will be
				  involved in the grant activities;
(c) What cancer primary prevention activities
				  will be conducted;
(d) Whether the
				  primary prevention activities are included in a recommendation in the Maryland
				  Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan;
(e) What population groups will be served and
				  in what jurisdiction groups will be served;
(f) What types of services will be offered,
				  including education and policy initiatives:
(g) What the eligibility for services will
				  be; and
(h) What outcome is
				  expected as a result of the funding;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 14 - CANCER CONTROL › Chapter 10.14.05 - Maryland Cancer Fund › Section 10.14.05.13 - Application Process for Cancer Secondary Prevention Grants

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An applicant for a cancer secondary prevention grant
					 shall:
A. Submit a completed
				  application to the CCPC by the due date stated in the application packet;
				  and
B. Include in the application
				  packet the following information, as specified in the Department's application
				  packet:
(1) An executive summary describing:
(a) How the grant funds will be
				  used;
(b) What persons will be
				  involved in the application;
(c)
				  What cancer secondary prevention activities will be conducted;
(d) Whether the proposed activities are
				  included in a recommendation in the Maryland Comprehensive Cancer Control
				  Plan;
(e) What population groups
				  will be served and in what jurisdiction groups will be served;
(f) What services will be offered, such as:
(i) Outreach;
(ii) Screening;
(iii) Case management;
(iv) Quality assurance;
(v) Data collection; and
(vi) Partnership building;
(g) What the eligibility for
				  services will be; and
(h) What
				  outcome is expected as a result of the grant funds;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 14 - CANCER CONTROL › Chapter 10.14.05 - Maryland Cancer Fund › Section 10.14.05.14 - Application Process for Cancer Treatment Grants

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A. An applicant for a cancer treatment grant
				  shall submit a completed application to the CCPC.
B. Cancer treatment grants are open and
				  continuous throughout the year to the extent that funding is
				  available.
C. An applicant seeking
				  a cancer treatment grant to pay for cancer treatment costs shall include in the
				  Department's application packet:
(1) A
				  completed cancer treatment grant application for each individual for whom grant
				  funds are being requested, including the:
(a)
				  Name;
(b) Phone number;
(c) Mailing address;
(d) County; and
(e) Signature of the:
(i) Individual diagnosed with cancer if the
				  individual is an adult; or
(ii)
				  Parent or guardian if the individual diagnosed with cancer is younger than 18
				  years old;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 14 - CANCER CONTROL › Chapter 10.14.05 - Maryland Cancer Fund › Section 10.14.05.15 - Grant Application Review and Approval and Grant Extensions

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A. Each fiscal year
				  the CCPC shall determine:
(1) The amount of
				  money available for grants under the Maryland Cancer Fund;
(2) The allocation of funding for cancer:
(i) Research;
(ii) Primary prevention;
(iii) Secondary prevention; and
(iv) Treatment; and
(3) The maximum grant award amount for each
				  type of grant.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 14 - CANCER CONTROL › Chapter 10.14.05 - Maryland Cancer Fund › Section 10.14.05.16 - Payments, Terms and Conditions of Grant Awards, and Terminations

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Payments Under
				  the Grant.
(1) The Department may not make
				  more than monthly payments during the grant period to a person awarded a grant
				  under this chapter.
(2) Before the
				  first payment under the grant, at the request of the person awarded the grant
				  under this chapter, the Department may approve an advanced payment for the
				  grant based on financial need, if a request for advanced payment was specified
				  in the grant application.
(3) If a
				  financial or progress report required in §B or C of this regulation is
				  overdue, the Department may withhold payment until the report is
				  submitted.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 14 - CANCER CONTROL › Chapter 10.14.06 - Cigarette Restitution Fund Program › Section 10.14.06.01 - Scope

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
This chapter establishes the financial eligibility criteria
					 for an uninsured or underinsured individual to receive cancer treatment
					 services and tobacco treatment products under the Cigarette Restitution Fund
					 Program.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 14 - CANCER CONTROL › Chapter 10.14.06 - Cigarette Restitution Fund Program › Section 10.14.06.03 - Responsibilities of the Department

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The Department shall:
A. Establish guidelines for defining
				  financial eligibility of an:
(1) Uninsured or
				  underinsured individual for the purpose of receiving cancer treatment services
				  under the Cancer Prevention, Education, Screening and Treatment Program;
				  and
(2) Uninsured individual for
				  the purpose of receiving tobacco treatment products under the Tobacco Use
				  Prevention and Cessation Program; and
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 14 - CANCER CONTROL › Chapter 10.14.06 - Cigarette Restitution Fund Program › Section 10.14.06.04 - Responsibilities of Local Health Departments and Statewide Academic Health Centers

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A. If a local
				  health department or a Statewide academic health center decides that grant
				  funds under the Cigarette Restitution Fund Program will not be used to pay for
				  cancer treatment services or tobacco treatment products:
(1) This chapter does not apply;
				  and
(2) A local health department
				  or a Statewide academic health center has no further responsibilities with
				  respect to this chapter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 14 - CANCER CONTROL › Chapter 10.14.06 - Cigarette Restitution Fund Program › Section 10.14.06.05 - Criteria for Eligibility for Cancer Treatment Services

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A local health department or a Statewide
				  academic health center shall use the following financial eligibility criteria
				  for cancer treatment services under the Cancer Prevention, Education, Screening
				  and Treatment Program:
(1) The basis for
				  determining financial eligibility shall be the gross annual household income;
(2) An applicant with a gross
				  annual household income above 250 percent of the federal poverty level is not
				  eligible to receive cancer treatment services;
(3) Written documentation required for
				  determination of the gross annual household income shall include:
(a) The household's most recent federal
				  income tax return; or
(b) If a
				  household income tax return was not filed, the following:
(i) The most recent W-2 statement;
(ii) Pay stubs from two consecutive pays;
(iii) A Social Security entitlement letter;
				  or
(iv) A notarized letter from the
				  applicant stating that the applicant is not working and does not have any
				  income;
(4) The
				  household income level for determining financial eligibility shall be based on
				  the size of the family unit including the applicant and may include the
				  following individuals as verified by the most recent tax return:
(a) The applicant's spouse;
(b) Any financially dependent children;
				  or
(c) Any financially dependent
				  relative; and
(5) The
				  type of written documentation that an applicant shall provide in order to
				  document the size of the family unit includes the following:
(a) The most recent income tax return;
(b) A divorce decree, if
				  applicable; or
(c) If a household
				  income tax return was not filed, written documentation shall include the names,
				  ages, and relationship to the applicant of individuals supported by the gross
				  annual household income.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 14 - CANCER CONTROL › Chapter 10.14.06 - Cigarette Restitution Fund Program › Section 10.14.06.06 - Criteria for Eligibility for Tobacco Treatment Products

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A local health department shall make tobacco treatment
					 products available free of charge to an individual participating in the
					 Cigarette Restitution Fund Program.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 14 - CANCER CONTROL › Chapter 10.14.06 - Cigarette Restitution Fund Program › Section 10.14.06.07 - Funding Availability

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Payment under this chapter is contingent on the
					 availability of funds in accordance with State Finance and Procurement Article,
					 §§
										7-234
					 and
					 7-235,
					 Annotated Code of Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 14 - CANCER CONTROL › Chapter 10.14.07 - Cord Blood Transplant Center Support Fund › Section 10.14.07.01 - Purpose and Scope

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
This chapter:
A.
				  Defines the Cord Blood Transplant Program and Cord Blood Transplant Center
				  Support Fund;
B. Describes how
				  funds may be allocated to the Cord Blood Transplant Center Support
				  Fund;
C. Sets forth the
				  responsibilities of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the
				  Comptroller with respect to the Cord Blood Transplant Program and Cord Blood
				  Transplant Center Support Fund;
D.
				  Outlines the grant application process for the Cord Blood Transplant Center
				  Support Fund; and
E. Outlines
				  grantee reporting requirements.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 14 - CANCER CONTROL › Chapter 10.14.07 - Cord Blood Transplant Center Support Fund › Section 10.14.07.02 - Definitions

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A. In this chapter,
				  the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Comptroller" means the Comptroller of
				  the Treasury.
(2) "Cord Blood
				  Transplant Center" means a medical facility that:
(a) Uses cells obtained from a human
				  umbilical cord or placenta to treat pediatric or adult patients afflicted with
				  a disease or injury; and
(b) Is a
				  member of the National Marrow Donor Program.
(3) "Department" means the Department of
				  Health and Mental Hygiene.
(4)
				  "Fund" means the Cord Blood Transplant Center Support Fund.
(5) Grant.
(a) "Grant" means financial assistance from
				  the State to support an applicant's activities related to cord blood
				  transplantation.
(b) "Grant" does
				  not mean a contract.
(6)
				  "Program" means the Cord Blood Transplant Program.
(7) "Qualified medical institution" means a
				  medical institution that:
(a) Is accredited by
				  the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations;
(b) Is located in the State;
(c) Has an established hematologic
				  malignancies research program; and
(d) Meets all requirements established in the
				  request for proposals issued by the Cord Blood Transplant Program.
(8) "Secretary" means the
				  Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 14 - CANCER CONTROL › Chapter 10.14.07 - Cord Blood Transplant Center Support Fund › Section 10.14.07.03 - Cord Blood Transplant Program

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A.
				  There is a Cord Blood Transplant Program in the Department.
B. The purpose of the Program is to provide
				  funding to qualified medical institutions to establish or maintain a cord blood
				  transplant center.
C. The Program
				  administers the Fund to provide grants, subject to the limitations of the State
				  budget, to qualified medical institutions to establish or maintain a cord blood
				  transplant center.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 14 - CANCER CONTROL › Chapter 10.14.07 - Cord Blood Transplant Center Support Fund › Section 10.14.07.04 - Cord Blood Transplant Center Support Fund

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A. 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.
B. The Fund is:
(1) A nonlapsing, special fund pursuant to
				  Health-General Article, §13-3001, Annotated Code of Maryland;
				  and
(2) Not subject to the State
				  Finance and Procurement Article, §
											7-302,
				  Annotated Code of Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 14 - CANCER CONTROL › Chapter 10.14.07 - Cord Blood Transplant Center Support Fund › Section 10.14.07.05 - Responsibilities of the Department

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The Department shall:
A. Administer the Program and perform related
				  administration activities, including:
(1)
				  Develop and release an annual request for proposals;
(2) Convene an expert panel to review
				  applications and select grantees; and
(3) Ensure that grantees remain in compliance
				  with request for proposals requirements;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 14 - CANCER CONTROL › Chapter 10.14.07 - Cord Blood Transplant Center Support Fund › Section 10.14.07.06 - Allowable Use of the Fund

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A grantee may use awarded funds to establish or maintain a
					 cord blood transplant center, which includes support of:
A. Individuals engaged in the establishment
				  or maintenance of a cord blood transplant center; and
B. Equipment necessary for the establishment
				  or maintenance of a cord blood transplant center.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 14 - CANCER CONTROL › Chapter 10.14.07 - Cord Blood Transplant Center Support Fund › Section 10.14.07.07 - Unallowable Use of the Fund

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A grantee may not use awarded funds to pay for activities
					 not provided for in the approved grant application.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 14 - CANCER CONTROL › Chapter 10.14.07 - Cord Blood Transplant Center Support Fund › Section 10.14.07.08 - Application Process for Cord Blood Transplant Center Grants

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
An applicant for a cord blood transplant center grant
					 shall:
A. Submit a completed
				  application to the Department by the due date listed in the annual request for
				  proposals; and
B. Include in the
				  application packet the following information as specified in the annual request
				  for proposals:
(1) Executive
				  summary;
(2) Statement of the need
				  for funding;
(3) Proposed work plan
				  for the grant period;
(4) Brief
				  professional resume or curriculum vitae of key staff involved in the grant
				  activities;
(5) Description of how
				  the requested funding will further the institution's goal of being recognized
				  as a cord blood transplantation regional center of excellence;
(6) Timeline detailing the expected start and
				  completion dates for each activity to be conducted under the grant;
(7) Organizational chart indicating where the
				  work under the grant will be located within the institution;
(8) Statement that the grant money will not
				  be used to supplant any existing funding;
(9) Line item budget for the grant;
				  and
(10) Written budget
				  justification.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 14 - CANCER CONTROL › Chapter 10.14.07 - Cord Blood Transplant Center Support Fund › Section 10.14.07.09 - Grant Application Review, Selection of Grantees, and Grant Extensions

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A. The Department
				  shall determine the amount of money available for grants under the Cord Blood
				  Transplant Center Support Fund annually.
B. Each year the Program shall consider
				  awarding a grant to at least one qualified medical institution.
C. The Program shall convene a grant
				  evaluation committee to review the grant applications.
D. Members of the evaluation committee may
				  include one or more external individuals with expertise in cord blood
				  transplantation.
E. The evaluation
				  committee shall review grant applications based on criteria stated in the
				  Request for Proposals.
F. The
				  Program shall recommend a grant application to the Secretary for approval based
				  on:
(1) The evaluation committee's
				  recommendations for awarding the grants; and
(2) The availability of funds.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 14 - CANCER CONTROL › Chapter 10.14.07 - Cord Blood Transplant Center Support Fund › Section 10.14.07.10 - Payments, Terms and Conditions of Grant Awards, and Terminations

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Payments Under
				  the Grant.
(1) The Department may not make
				  more than quarterly payments during the grant period to a grantee awarded a
				  grant under this chapter.
(2)
				  Before the first payment under the grant, at the request of the grantee in
				  their submitted grant application, the Department may approve an advanced
				  payment for the grant based on financial need.
(3) If a financial or progress report
				  required in §B or C of this regulation is overdue, the Department may
				  withhold payment until the report is submitted.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 14 - CANCER CONTROL › Chapter 10.14.08 - Professional and Volunteer Firefighter Innovative Cancer Screening Technologies Program › Section 10.14.08.01 - Purpose and Scope

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This chapter sets forth the:
A. Responsibilities of the Maryland
				  Department of Health for the Professional and Volunteer Firefighter Innovative
				  Cancer Screening Technologies Program established by Health-General Article,
				  §§13-4001-13 -4007, Annotated Code of Maryland;
B. Responsibilities of a grantee that
				  receives funds under the Professional and Volunteer Firefighter Innovative
				  Cancer Screening Technologies Program;
C. Application process for a grant under the
				  Professional and Volunteer Firefighter Innovative Cancer Screening Technologies
				  Program; and
D. Reporting
				  requirements for the Professional and Volunteer Firefighter Innovative Cancer
				  Screening Technologies Program.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 14 - CANCER CONTROL › Chapter 10.14.08 - Professional and Volunteer Firefighter Innovative Cancer Screening Technologies Program › Section 10.14.08.02 - Definitions

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A. In this
				  chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Applicant" means an entity that applies
				  to receive a grant under the Professional and Volunteer Firefighter Innovative
				  Cancer Screening Technologies Program.
(2) Cancer Screening Test.
(a) "Cancer screening test" means a test that
				  is designed to find cancer in an individual who does not present cancer signs
				  or symptoms.
(b) "Cancer screening
				  test" includes, but is not limited to:
(i) A
				  laboratory test;
(ii) An imaging
				  procedure;
(iii) A medical
				  procedure; and
(iv) A genetic
				  test.
(3)
				  "Cost effectiveness" means a comparison between cost and expected health
				  outcomes of a cancer test or intervention.
(4) "Department" means the Maryland
				  Department of Health.
(5) "Grant"
				  means funds distributed to a grantee under the Professional and Volunteer
				  Firefighter Innovative Cancer Screening Technologies Program.
(6) "Grantee" means a local fire department,
				  volunteer fire department, or volunteer fire company approved to receive funds
				  under the Professional and Volunteer Firefighter Innovative Cancer Screening
				  Technologies Program.
(7) "Health
				  care provider" means a doctor of medicine or osteopathy, dentist, nurse
				  practitioner, or physician assistant who is authorized to practice by the state
				  in which the individual practices.
(8) "Local fire department" means a fire
				  department operating in a Maryland county or Baltimore City.
(9) "Program" means the Professional and
				  Volunteer Firefighter Innovative Cancer Screening Technologies Program.
(10) "Qualifications" means the
				  education, experience, skills, and licensing of an individual associated with a
				  Program grant application.
(11)
				  "Volunteer fire company" means a volunteer fire company operating in a Maryland
				  county or Baltimore City.
(12)
				  "Volunteer fire department" means a volunteer fire department operating in a
				  Maryland county or Baltimore City.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 14 - CANCER CONTROL › Chapter 10.14.08 - Professional and Volunteer Firefighter Innovative Cancer Screening Technologies Program › Section 10.14.08.03 - Responsibilities of the Department

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The Department shall:
A. Administer the Program;
B. Provide one or more grants to local fire
				  departments, volunteer fire companies, or volunteer fire departments to procure
				  innovative cancer screening tests according to Health-General Article,
				  §13-4003(a), Annotated Code of Maryland;
C. Develop and distribute an application for
				  Program grants each fiscal year if funding is available;
D. Maintain a record of information submitted
				  by a grantee to the Department; and
E. Monitor the activities of a grantee to
				  ensure compliance with the requirements of the Program.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 14 - CANCER CONTROL › Chapter 10.14.08 - Professional and Volunteer Firefighter Innovative Cancer Screening Technologies Program › Section 10.14.08.04 - Entities Eligible for Grants

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The following entities are eligible to apply for and
					 receive a grant from the Department under the Program:
A. A local fire department;
B. A volunteer fire company;
C. A volunteer fire department; and
D. If authorized by a local fire department,
				  volunteer fire company, or volunteer fire department, a county.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 14 - CANCER CONTROL › Chapter 10.14.08 - Professional and Volunteer Firefighter Innovative Cancer Screening Technologies Program › Section 10.14.08.05 - Use of Grant Funds

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A. A grantee
				  may use awarded funds to:
(1) Procure and
				  administer innovative cancer screening tests that are not otherwise conducted
				  during routine physical examinations or covered by insurance to professional
				  firefighters employed by a local fire department and volunteer firefighters who
				  serve in a volunteer fire company or department; and
(2) Pay for activities directly associated
				  with the grant that are approved by the Department.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 14 - CANCER CONTROL › Chapter 10.14.08 - Professional and Volunteer Firefighter Innovative Cancer Screening Technologies Program › Section 10.14.08.06 - Application for Professional and Volunteer Firefighter Innovative Cancer Screening Technologies Program Grants

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A. An
				  applicant:
(1) Shall submit a completed
				  application to the Department by the due date listed in the request for
				  applications;
(2) Shall include in
				  the application all required information listed in the request for
				  applications, including:
(a) The names and
				  qualifications of the health care providers that will advise the applicant on
				  the selection and administration of cancer screening tests;
(b) The number of firefighters to be
				  screened;
(c) The selection
				  criteria the applicant used to identify firefighters at the highest cancer risk
				  based on the latest scientific and medical research; and
(d) A description of each test to be procured
				  by the applicant, including:
(i) The claimed
				  accuracy and reliability of the test;
(ii) The scientific and clinical evidence
				  supporting the claimed accuracy and reliability of the test;
(iii) Whether the test employs innovative or
				  novel technologies, such as DNA sequencing, genomics, proteomics, metabolomics,
				  machine learning, artificial intelligence, big data analytics, or other
				  state-of-the-art technology;
(iv)
				  Whether the test has the ability to simultaneously screen for two or more
				  cancer types for which firefighters have a higher incidence or death rate;
(v) The cost of the test;
				  and
(vi) Whether the test is
				  developed, manufactured, or commercialized by a business entity located in the
				  State; and
(3) May voluntarily withdraw an application
				  at any time.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 14 - CANCER CONTROL › Chapter 10.14.08 - Professional and Volunteer Firefighter Innovative Cancer Screening Technologies Program › Section 10.14.08.07 - Application Review, Selection of Grantees, and Grant Period

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A. The
				  Department shall:
(1) Determine the amount of
				  money available for grants under the Program in each fiscal year;
(2) Develop a weighting formula to rate each
				  application received by the Program;
(3) Make available the weighting formula on
				  the Program website and include the weighting formula in the request for
				  applications;
(4) Request
				  additional information or changes to the application if necessary;
				  and
(5) Reject an application that
				  does not meet the application requirements.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 14 - CANCER CONTROL › Chapter 10.14.08 - Professional and Volunteer Firefighter Innovative Cancer Screening Technologies Program › Section 10.14.08.08 - Payments, Terms and Conditions of Grant Awards, and Terminations

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A. Payments.
(1) The Department may approve an advance
				  payment based on financial need.
(2) If a financial or progress report
				  required by §B or C of this regulation is overdue, the Department may
				  withhold payment of funds to a grantee until the financial or progress report
				  is submitted.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 15 - FOOD › Chapter 10.15.01 - Low Acid and Acidified Food Canning › Section 10.15.01.01 - Incorporation by Reference

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In this chapter, all provisions of 21 CFR 113 and 114 are
					 incorporated by reference.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 15 - FOOD › Chapter 10.15.01 - Low Acid and Acidified Food Canning › Section 10.15.01.03 - Conformance with Other Chapters

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A.
				  The person-in-charge shall ensure that a food processing plant is in compliance
				  with this chapter and COMAR 10.15.04:
(1) In
				  the design, operation, and maintenance of the plant, its facilities, and
				  equipment; and
(2) When the plant
				  is canning foods or manufacturing acidified foods, or both.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 15 - FOOD › Chapter 10.15.01 - Low Acid and Acidified Food Canning › Section 10.15.01.04 - Licenses

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A. In order to
				  operate a cannery or acidified food processing plant, a person shall obtain a
				  food processing license pursuant to the provisions of Health-General Article,
				  §21-305, Annotated Code of Maryland, COMAR 10.15.04, and this
				  chapter.
B. The Department shall
				  specify on a food processing license issued to a cannery or acidified food
				  processing plant the following type or types of food the licensee is approved
				  to produce:
(1) Low-acid canned
				  foods;
(2) Acidified
				  foods;
(3) Acid canned foods;
				  or
(4) A combination of these
				  types.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 15 - FOOD › Chapter 10.15.01 - Low Acid and Acidified Food Canning › Section 10.15.01.05 - Plant Facilities and Operations

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A. The person-in-charge shall provide and
				  properly maintain, in good working and sanitary condition, the equipment and
				  facilities needed to can food and manufacture acidified foods in accordance
				  with applicable regulations.
B. The
				  person-in-charge shall ensure that:
(1) The
				  water supplied to a fixture is potable and meets the requirements of the
				  Environment Article, Annotated Code of Maryland;
(2) The sewerage system for the plant meets
				  all applicable State and local codes and properly disposes of all
				  wastewater;
(3) Individuals in the
				  plant:
(a) Practice good personal
				  hygiene;
(b) While working with
				  food, wash their hands frequently and directly after an activity that is likely
				  to soil their hands;
(c) Wear clean
				  outerwear and no jewelry; and
(d)
				  Do not smoke or engage in any activity that might contaminate food;
(4) Food contact surfaces are
				  effectively cleaned and sanitized:
(a) As
				  often as needed to prevent food contamination; and
(b) At a minimum:
(i) Following processing;
(ii) Between an interruption in processing of
				  greater than 2 hours; and
(iii)
				  After a continuous use of 6 hours;
(5) When a time greater than 8 hours
				  separates the start of processing from previous cleaning and sanitizing, food
				  contact surfaces are sanitized again before work resumes;
(6) Non-food contact surfaces that:
(a) Receive splash or waste are cleaned and
				  sanitized:
(i) As necessary to maintain a
				  sanitary condition; and
(ii) At a
				  minimum following each day's use; and
(b) Do not receive splash or waste are
				  cleaned as often as necessary to maintain a sanitary condition;
(7) Cleaning procedures are
				  effective in removing soil and in preparing the surface for sanitizing when
				  sanitizing is required;
(8) The
				  sanitization of surfaces is effective in killing pathogens that may be present
				  on the surface; and
(9) Clean
				  equipment and utensils are stored to prevent their contamination.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 15 - FOOD › Chapter 10.15.01 - Low Acid and Acidified Food Canning › Section 10.15.01.06 - Equipment

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The person-in-charge shall ensure that:
A. Processing equipment used to heat or cool
				  food in hermetically sealed containers is:
(1)
				  Designed to provide even and adequate processing;
(2) Provided adequate instrumentation and
				  recording devices to allow process control, monitoring, and
				  verification;
(3) Durable and
				  impervious to water;
(4) Maintained
				  in a sanitary and working condition;
(5) Monitored to verify that process
				  requirements are met; and
(6)
				  Calibrated according to a schedule approved by the Department;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 15 - FOOD › Chapter 10.15.01 - Low Acid and Acidified Food Canning › Section 10.15.01.07 - Manufacturing Practices for Low-Acid Food and Acidified Food Canning

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The person-in-charge shall ensure that:
A. Low-acid foods are processed and labeled
				  in accordance with 21 CFR 113 ;
B.
				  Acidified foods are processed and labeled in accordance with 21 CFR 114
				  ;
C. When canning is taking place,
				  a scheduled process is used that takes into account the critical factors and
				  limits that are likely to influence the food's safety, stability, or shelf
				  life, such as:
(1) Food
				  characteristics;
(2) Spoilage
				  organisms;
(3) Time and temperature
				  of thermal process;
(4) Cooling
				  parameters;
(5)
				  Acidification;
(6) Storage
				  conditions;
(7) Design and
				  performance of the processing equipment; and
(8) Batch size and configuration;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 15 - FOOD › Chapter 10.15.01 - Low Acid and Acidified Food Canning › Section 10.15.01.09 - Process Controls in Low Acid and Acidified Food Canning

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The person-in-charge shall ensure that:
A. The canning process is monitored and
				  controlled as necessary to ensure the food's safety, stability, and shelf
				  life;
B. The cook time, cook
				  temperatures, and pH of each batch of canned food are measured and
				  recorded;
C. Through strict
				  processing criteria, monitoring, record keeping, and corrective action, a
				  container of food processed as an acidified food is not distributed if the
				  final pH measurement of the food is greater than 4.6 (4.7 for tomatoes and
				  tomato products) when the food's water activity is greater than 0.85;
D. Sealing and seaming closure inspections
				  are conducted to verify that containers are properly hermetically
				  sealed;
E. When a deviation from
				  the scheduled process occurs:
(1) The food
				  manufactured during the deviation is:
(a) Held
				  for evaluation by a process authority; and
(b) Completely reprocessed, destroyed,
				  released, or otherwise disposed of in accordance with the decision of the
				  process authority; and
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 15 - FOOD › Chapter 10.15.01 - Low Acid and Acidified Food Canning › Section 10.15.01.10 - Labeling and Marking of Containers

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The person-in-charge shall ensure that:
A. Canned food is conspicuously and
				  prominently labeled or marked with the following information:
(1) The common name of the food;
(2) The list of ingredients in descending
				  order of prominence by weight;
(3)
				  The name and address of the manufacturer or distributor; and
(4) The net weight of the
				  container;