§ 20-1405. Designation as a Health Equity Resource Community
West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth--GeneralEffective: July 1, 2022
Effective: July 1, 2022
MD Code, Health - General, § 20-1405
§ 20-1405. Designation as a Health Equity Resource Community
(a)(1) On or before October 1, 2023, the Commission shall issue a request for proposals to designate areas as Health Equity Resource Communities in accordance with this subtitle.
(3) After receiving all applications submitted to the Commission, the Commission shall 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 names of applicants and geographic areas in which applicants are located.
(b) The Commission shall give priority to applications that demonstrate:
(c)(1) An application for designation of an area as a Health Equity Resource Community submitted by a nonprofit community-based organization, a nonprofit hospital, an institution of higher education, a federally qualified health center, or a local government agency shall provide for the employment and supervision of employment of one full-time employee to serve as an evaluator of the operation, impact, and effectiveness of the Health Equity Resource Community designated under this subtitle.
(d) Notwithstanding the requirement to hire a full-time employee to serve as an evaluator under subsection (c) of this section, a nonprofit community-based organization, a nonprofit hospital, an institution of higher education, a federally qualified health center, or a local government agency may contract with a historically black college or university in the State to provide evaluator services.
(e) The decision of the Commission to designate an area as a Health Equity Resource Community shall be a final decision.
Credits
Added by Acts 2021, c. 741, § 2, eff. May 30, 2021; Acts 2021, c. 742, § 2, eff. May 30, 2021. Amended by Acts 2022, c. 376, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022; Acts 2022, c. 377, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.
MD Code, Health - General, § 20-1405, MD HEALTH GEN § 20-1405
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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