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§ 13-1009. Local Public Health Tobacco Grants; regional grants

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth--GeneralEffective: July 1, 2017

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Health--General
Title 13. Miscellaneous Health Care Programs (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 10. Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Program (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2017
MD Code, Health - General, § 13-1009
§ 13-1009. Local Public Health Tobacco Grants; regional grants
In general
(a) The local health officers of two or more counties may join together as a region to apply for a Local Public Health Tobacco Grant.
Distribution of funds
(b) The amount of the Local Public Health Tobacco Grant that is distributed to a region under subsection (a) of this section shall be equal to the sum of the Local Public Health Tobacco Grants that otherwise would have been distributed to each county under § 13-1007 of this subtitle.
Local health officers to act jointly
(c) If the local health officers of two or more counties join together as a region to apply for a Local Public Health Tobacco Grant, the local health officers shall act jointly to:
(1) Develop a Comprehensive Plan for Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation, as required under § 13-1008 of this subtitle;
(2) Establish a Community Health Coalition, as required under § 13-1008 of this subtitle, or identify another coalition approved by the Department;
(3) Demonstrate that the base-year funding requirement of § 13-1011 of this subtitle has been met; and
(4) Otherwise satisfy the requirements of §§ 13-1006 through 13-1012 of this subtitle.

Credits

Added by Acts 2000, c. 17, § 1, eff. July 1, 2000; Acts 2000, c. 18, § 1, eff. July 1, 2000. Amended by Acts 2017, c. 139, § 1, eff. July 1, 2017.
MD Code, Health - General, § 13-1009, MD HEALTH GEN § 13-1009
Current with all legislation from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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