§ 20-2204. Consumer Health Information Hub
West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth--GeneralEffective: July 1, 2022
Effective: July 1, 2022
MD Code, Health - General, § 20-2204
§ 20-2204. Consumer Health Information Hub
(a) The University of Maryland Herschel S. Horowitz Center for Health Literacy is designated as the State's Consumer Health Information Hub.
(b) The purpose of the Hub is to promote and ensure public access to accurate, consistent, evidence-based, plain-language information in preferred languages to inform decisions about health, safety, and social services benefits.
(c) The Hub shall:
(d) For fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $350,000 to the Hub.
(e) On or before July 1 each year, beginning in 2024, the Hub shall submit a report to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Health and Government Operations Committee, in accordance with § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, on the implementation of this subtitle, including the status of statewide health literacy efforts and materials provided.
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Added by Acts 2022, c. 679, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.
MD Code, Health - General, § 20-2204, MD HEALTH GEN § 20-2204
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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