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§ 20-1502. Information about Down syndrome provided to health care facilities, health care prov...

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth--GeneralEffective: October 1, 2014

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Health--General
Title 20. Miscellaneous Health Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 15. Down Syndrome Information (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2014
MD Code, Health - General, § 20-1502
§ 20-1502. Information about Down syndrome provided to health care facilities, health care providers, and expectant parents
Currentness
Up-to-date, evidence-based information about Down syndrome
(a) The Department shall identify up-to-date, evidence-based, written information about Down syndrome that:
(1) Has been reviewed by medical experts and national and local Down syndrome organizations;
(2) Is designed for use by an expectant parent who receives a prenatal test result for Down syndrome or a parent of a child who receives a diagnosis of Down syndrome;
(3) Is culturally and linguistically appropriate for potential recipients of the information; and
(4) Includes:
(i) Information addressing physical, developmental, educational, and psychosocial outcomes, life expectancy, clinical course, and intellectual and functional development and treatment options for individuals with Down syndrome; and
(ii) Contact information for national and local Down syndrome education and support programs and services, including information hotlines, resource centers, and clearinghouses.
Duty of Department to provide information about Down syndrome to health care facilities and providers
(b) The Department shall:
(1) Provide the information identified by the Department under subsection (a) of this section to health care facilities and health care providers that provide prenatal care, postnatal care, or genetic counseling to expectant parents who receive a prenatal test result for Down syndrome and parents of a child diagnosed with Down syndrome; and
(2) Make available the information identified by the Department under subsection (a) of this section on the Department's website.
Information about Down syndrome provided to expectant parents
(c)(1) On receipt of a positive test result from a test for Down syndrome, a health care facility or health care provider may provide to the expectant parent who receives a prenatal test result for Down syndrome or the parent of the child diagnosed with Down syndrome the written information provided or made available by the Department under subsection (b) of this section.
(2) The information provided under this subsection shall be culturally and linguistically appropriate for the recipient of the information.

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Added by Acts 2014, c. 323, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2014.
MD Code, Health - General, § 20-1502, MD HEALTH GEN § 20-1502
Current through legislation effective through May 9, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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