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§ 5-803. Duties of Committee

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth--GeneralEffective: October 1, 2022 to December 31, 2032

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Health--General
Title 5. Death (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 8. Mortality and Quality Review Committee (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2022 to December 31, 2032
MD Code, Health - General, § 5-803
§ 5-803. Duties of Committee
Currentness
<Section effective through December 31, 2032. See, also, section effective January 1, 2033.>
The Committee shall:
(1) Evaluate causes or factors contributing to deaths in facilities or programs:
(i) Operated or licensed by the Developmental Disabilities Administration;
(ii) Licensed by the Behavioral Health Administration to provide mental health services and identified in § 10-713(a) of this article; or
(iii) Operating by waiver under § 7-903(b) of this article;
(2) Review aggregate incident data regarding facilities or programs that are licensed or operated by the Developmental Disabilities Administration or operating by waiver under § 7-903(b) of this article;
(3) Identify patterns and systemic problems and ensure consistency in the review process; and
(4) Make recommendations to the Secretary and the Secretary of Disabilities to prevent avoidable injuries and avoidable deaths and improve quality of care.

Credits

Added by Acts 2000, c. 470, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2000. Amended by Acts 2001, c. 640, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2001; Acts 2006, c. 268, § 1, eff. July 1, 2006; Acts 2014, c. 460, § 1, eff. July 1, 2014; Acts 2015, c. 469, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2015; Acts 2022, c. 221, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022.
MD Code, Health - General, § 5-803, MD HEALTH GEN § 5-803
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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