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§ 13-1212. Reporting requirements

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth--GeneralEffective: October 1, 2019

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Health--General
Title 13. Miscellaneous Health Care Programs (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 12. Maternal Mortality Review Program (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2019
MD Code, Health - General, § 13-1212
Formerly cited as Health General § 13-1207
§ 13-1212. Reporting requirements
Currentness
Formerly cited as Health General § 13-1207
In general
(a) On or before December 1 of each year, the Secretary shall submit a report on findings, recommendations, and Program actions to the Governor and, subject to § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, to the General Assembly.
Contents of report
(b) The Secretary shall include in the report required under subsection (a) of this section:
(1) A summary of any stakeholder meetings held under § 13-1213 of this subtitle during the immediately preceding 12-month period that includes:
(i) Stakeholder responses to existing recommendations; and
(ii) Recommendations from stakeholders that address factors contributing to maternal mortality; and
(2) A section on racial disparities that includes:
(i) A comparison of the maternal mortality rates of non-Hispanic black and non-Hispanic white women;
(ii) Data on changes in the maternal mortality rate by race and ethnicity;
(iii) The number of live births by race;
(iv) The percentage of women who gave birth by race;
(v) The percentage of maternal deaths by race and ethnicity;
(vi) The maternal mortality rate by race;
(vii) A comparison of the leading causes of maternal death by race; and
(viii) Any other information that the Secretary determines necessary to carry out the purposes of this subtitle.

Credits

Added as Health General § 13-1207 by Acts 2000, c. 74, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2000. Amended by Acts 2018, c. 308, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018. Renumbered to Health General § 13-1212 by Acts 2019, c. 448, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019. Amended by Acts 2019, c. 449, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019; Acts 2019, c. 450, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019; Acts 2021, c. 109, § 5; Acts 2023, c. 49, § 6.
MD Code, Health - General, § 13-1212, MD HEALTH GEN § 13-1212
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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