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§ 18-107. Duties concerning maternity and infancy

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth--GeneralEffective: October 1, 2008

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Health--General
Title 18. Disease Prevention (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 1. General Responsibilities of Secretary (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2008
MD Code, Health - General, § 18-107
§ 18-107. Duties concerning maternity and infancy
Currentness
In general
(a) The Secretary shall:
(1) Devise and institute means to prevent and control morbidity and mortality associated with:
(i) Pregnancy;
(ii) Childbirth;
(iii) Infancy; and
(iv) Early childhood; and
(2) Promote the welfare and hygiene of maternity and infancy.
Morbidity, Mortality and Quality Review Committee
(b)(1) The Secretary shall establish a Morbidity, Mortality, and Quality Review Committee in the Department.
(2) The Committee shall:
(i) Conduct confidential and anonymous case reviews of morbidity and mortality associated with pregnancy, childbirth, infancy, and early childhood; and
(ii) Develop and implement interventions to improve the system of care for pregnancy, childbirth, infancy, and early childhood based on the findings from case reviews conducted under item (i) of this paragraph.
(3)(i) The Secretary shall adopt regulations to implement the requirements of this section.
(ii) The regulations shall include:
1. The types of case reviews conducted by the Committee;
2. The confidentiality of case reviews;
3. A description of the types of records and information needed by the Committee to conduct the case reviews under this section; and
4. The process for obtaining records, including patient medical records, and any other necessary information in accordance with § 4-305(b) of this article.
Scope of section
(c) This section does not enable the Secretary:
(1) To take charge of a child if the parent, guardian, or other person who has custody of the child objects; or
(2) To treat the child for a disease without the consent of the parent, guardian, or other person who has custody of the child.

Credits

Added by Acts 1982, c. 21, § 2, eff. July 1, 1982. Amended by Acts 2008, c. 664, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2008.
Formerly Art. 43, § 38.
MD Code, Health - General, § 18-107, MD HEALTH GEN § 18-107
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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