§ 13-1003. Surveillance and Evaluation Component
West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth--GeneralEffective: June 1, 2019
Effective: June 1, 2019
MD Code, Health - General, § 13-1003
§ 13-1003. Surveillance and Evaluation Component
(b) The purposes of the Surveillance and Evaluation Component are to:
(c)(1) To initiate the Surveillance and Evaluation Component, the Department shall conduct a comprehensive statewide Baseline Tobacco Study as provided under this section.
(viii) The number and percentage of individuals who smoke or otherwise use tobacco on a regular basis and who, within an established amount of time before the start of the Baseline Tobacco Study, voluntarily stopped smoking or otherwise using tobacco products for a significant amount of time, as determined by the Department, both statewide and in each county; and
(d)(1) In conducting the Baseline Tobacco Study, the Department may consider any data collected after March 1, 2000 through the administration of the Maryland Adolescent Survey or the Youth Tobacco Survey.
(3)(i) Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, the Maryland State Department of Education may not discontinue administration of the Maryland Adolescent Survey until after it has submitted a report to the Governor and, subject to § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly that states the reason for discontinuing the survey.
(e)(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) through (4) of this subsection, the Department shall contract with a higher education institution or private entity to conduct the Baseline Tobacco Study.
(3) The request for proposal shall require that any methodology or model that is used by the entity to conduct the Baseline Tobacco Study, any data collected under the Study, and any electronic files, codes, and definitions relating to the Study be provided to the State for use in subsequent studies, regardless of whether the subsequent studies are conducted by the same entity.
1. Is a Maryland-based vendor;
2. Has previous work experience relating to tobacco or health activities;
3. Has previous work experience relating to youth and adolescents;
4. Demonstrates a capability for innovative activities and use of state-of-the-art technologies;
5. Has demonstrated the ability to provide culturally-specific and effective services to targeted minority populations;
6. Has previous work experience with the public sector;
7. Demonstrates performance in the specific content area for at least 3 years;
8. Has previous work experience with rural or urban communities;
9. Will maximize the use of State funds through the use of preexisting materials, funding partnerships, and resource matching; and
10. Has no history of working for the tobacco industry.
Credits
Added by Acts 2000, c. 17, § 1, eff. July 1, 2000; Acts 2000, c. 18, § 1, eff. July 1, 2000. Amended by Acts 2003, c. 203, § 1, eff. June 1, 2003; Acts 2004, c. 25, § 1, eff. April 13, 2004; Acts 2017, c. 139, § 1, eff. July 1, 2017; Acts 2019, c. 6, § 1, eff. June 1, 2019; Acts 2019, c. 510, § 4; Acts 2019, c. 511, § 4.
MD Code, Health - General, § 13-1003, MD HEALTH GEN § 13-1003
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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