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§ 20-1402. Purpose of establishing Health Equity Resource Communities

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth--GeneralEffective: July 1, 2022

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Health--General
Title 20. Miscellaneous Health Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 14. Health Equity Resource Communities (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2022
MD Code, Health - General, § 20-1402
§ 20-1402. Purpose of establishing Health Equity Resource Communities
Currentness
In general
(a) The purpose of establishing Health Equity Resource Communities is to target State resources to specific areas of the State to:
(1) Reduce health disparities;
(2) Improve health outcomes;
(3) Improve access to primary care;
(4) Promote primary and secondary prevention services; and
(5) Reduce health care costs and hospital admissions and readmissions.
Regulations; technical assistance
(b)(1) The Commission may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this subtitle and to specify eligibility criteria and application, approval, and monitoring processes for the resources allocated under this subtitle.
(2)(i) The Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities and the Chesapeake Regional Information System for our Patients (CRISP) shall provide technical assistance to the Commission in implementing the provisions of this subtitle.
(ii) At the request of the Commission, any other unit in the Department shall provide technical assistance to the Commission in implementing the provisions of this subtitle.
Staff support
(c) Two additional staff shall be added to the Commission to carry out the provisions of this subtitle.

Credits

Added by Acts 2021, c. 741, § 2, eff. May 30, 2021; Acts 2021, c. 742, § 2, eff. May 30, 2021. Amended by Acts 2022, c. 376, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022; Acts 2022, c. 377, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.
MD Code, Health - General, § 20-1402, MD HEALTH GEN § 20-1402
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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