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§ 20-1305. Implicit bias training

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth--GeneralEffective: October 1, 2021

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Health--General
Title 20. Miscellaneous Health Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 13. Cultural and Linguistic Competency of Health Care Providers (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2021
MD Code, Health - General, § 20-1305
§ 20-1305. Implicit bias training
Currentness
Definitions
(a)(1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2) “Perinatal care” means the provision of care during pregnancy, labor, delivery, and postpartum and neonatal periods.
(3) “Perinatal care facility” includes:
(i) A hospital, as defined in § 19-301 of this article, that provides perinatal care; and
(ii) A freestanding birthing center, as defined in § 19-3B-01 of this article.
In general
(b)(1) On or before January 1, 2021, the Program shall establish an evidence-based implicit bias training program for all health care professionals involved in the perinatal care of patients in a perinatal care facility.
(2)(i) The Program shall establish the implicit bias program required under paragraph (1) of this subsection using best practices in implicit bias training.
(ii) The implicit bias program required under paragraph (1) of this subsection may include best practices used in other states.
Completion of training
(c) On or before January 1, 2022, and once every 2 years thereafter or more frequently, as determined by the perinatal care facility, a health care professional who is an employee of, and involved in the perinatal care of patients at, a perinatal care facility shall complete the training established under subsection (b) of this section.
Health care professionals that are not employees
(d) The Program shall offer the training established under subsection (b) of this section to any health care professional involved in perinatal care of patients at a perinatal care facility who is not required to complete the training under subsection (c) of this section because the health care professional is not an employee of a perinatal care facility.

Credits

Added by Acts 2020, c. 337, § 1, eff. July 1, 2020. Amended by Acts 2021, c. 744, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2021; Acts 2021, c. 745, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2021.
MD Code, Health - General, § 20-1305, MD HEALTH GEN § 20-1305
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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