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§ 4-219. Reporting requirements

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth--GeneralEffective: January 1, 2022

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Health--General
Title 4. Statistics and Records (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 2. Vital Statistics and Records (Refs & Annos)
Effective: January 1, 2022
MD Code, Health - General, § 4-219
§ 4-219. Reporting requirements
Currentness
Annual requirements
(a) At least annually, the Secretary shall:
(1) Publish a report of vital statistics, including population estimates; and
(2) Print and distribute the report to any official, agency, library, or other person whom the Secretary considers entitled to the report.
Infant Mortality Prevention
(b) In addition to the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, by June 30 of each year the Secretary shall report to the Morbidity, Mortality, and Quality Review Committee established under § 18-107 of this article on the number and cause of death of Maryland children under the age of 1 year who died during the prior calendar year ending December 31st.
Mortality and Quality Review Committee
(c) In addition to the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of this section, within 24 hours of notification of a death, the Secretary shall report to the Mortality and Quality Review Committee any death of an individual who at the time of death was:
(1) An individual with a developmental disability, as defined in § 7-101(g) of this article, who resided in or was receiving services from any program or facility licensed or operated by the Developmental Disabilities Administration; or
(2) An individual with a mental illness who resided in or was receiving services from any program or facility approved, licensed, or operated by the Behavioral Health Administration.

Credits

Added by Acts 1982, c. 21, § 2, eff. July 1, 1982. Amended by Acts 1994, c. 391, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1994; Acts 2001, c. 640, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2001; Acts 2006, c. 44, § 5, eff. April 8, 2006; Acts 2014, c. 45, § 5; Acts 2017, c. 40, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2018, c. 154, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2018; Acts 2018, c. 155, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2018; Acts 2019, c. 8, § 5.
Formerly Art. 43, § 14.
MD Code, Health - General, § 4-219, MD HEALTH GEN § 4-219
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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