Md. Code, Health-Gen. § 13-1212

Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 13-1212 - Annual report
(a) On or before December 1 of each year, the Secretary shall submit a report on findings, recommendations, and Program actions to the Governor and, subject to § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, to the General Assembly.
(b) The Secretary shall include in the report required under subsection (a) of this section:
(1) A summary of any stakeholder meetings held under § 13-1208 of this subtitle during the immediately preceding 12-month period that includes:
(i) Stakeholder responses to existing recommendations; and
(ii) Recommendations from stakeholders that address factors contributing to maternal mortality; and
(2) A section on racial disparities that includes:
(i) A comparison of the maternal mortality rates of non-Hispanic black and non-Hispanic white women;
(ii) Data on changes in the maternal mortality rate by race and ethnicity;
(iii) The number of live births by race;
(iv) The percentage of women who gave birth by race;
(v) The percentage of maternal deaths by race and ethnicity;
(vi) The maternal mortality rate by race;
(vii) A comparison of the leading causes of maternal death by race; and
(viii) Any other information that the Secretary determines necessary to carry out the purposes of this subtitle.

Md. Code, HG § 13-1212

Amended by 2018 Md. Laws, Ch. 308,Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2018.