§ 5-805. Individuals with developmental disabilities or mental illness; review of death reports
West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth--GeneralEffective: October 1, 2015
Effective: October 1, 2015
MD Code, Health - General, § 5-805
§ 5-805. Individuals with developmental disabilities or mental illness; review of death reports
(a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, the Office of Health Care Quality shall review each death of an individual with developmental disabilities or with a mental illness who, at the time of death, resided in or was receiving services from any program or facility licensed or operated by the Developmental Disabilities Administration or operating by waiver under § 7-903(b) of this article, or any program approved, licensed, or operated by the Department under § 10-406 of this article or any program identified in § 10-713(a) of this article.
(b) Within 14 days of the completion of each investigation, the Office of Health Care Quality shall submit to the Committee its final report for each death.
(c) The Committee shall:
(d)(1) On review of the death report, if the Committee or its subcommittee determines that further investigation is warranted, the Committee or subcommittee may request additional information, including consumer records, medical records, autopsy reports, and any deficiency statements and plans of correction.
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Added by Acts 2000, c. 470, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2000. Amended by Acts 2000, c. 61, § 7, eff. April 25, 2000; Acts 2001, c. 29, § 1, eff. April 10, 2001; Acts 2001, c. 640, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2001; Acts 2006, c. 268, § 1, eff. July 1, 2006; Acts 2014, c. 460, § 1, eff. July 1, 2014; Acts 2015, c. 469, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2015.
MD Code, Health - General, § 5-805, MD HEALTH GEN § 5-805
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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