Section 13-1502 – Findings; Legislative Intent
(a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) Children in the State face an array of preventable exposures to environmental hazards in their schools, homes, and communities; (2) In certain cases children are at greater risk than adults for exposure to and possible illness from environmental hazards because children: (i) Have a decreased ability to detoxify certain substances; (ii) Have a […]
Section 13-1503 – State Children’s Environmental Health and Protection Advisory Council — Established
There is a State Children’s Environmental Health and Protection Advisory Council.
Section 13-1504 – State Children’s Environmental Health and Protection Advisory Council — Composition; Terms
(a) (1) The Advisory Council shall be composed of 19 members as follows: (i) One member of the Senate of Maryland, appointed by the President of the Senate; (ii) One member of the House of Delegates, appointed by the Speaker of the House; (iii) The Secretary of Health, or the Secretary’s designee; (iv) The Secretary of the Environment, or the Secretary’s […]
Section 13-1505 – State Children’s Environmental Health and Protection Advisory Council — Quorum; Meetings; Expenses; Staffing; Analysis of Existing Structure
(a) A majority of the full authorized membership of the Advisory Council is a quorum. (b) The Advisory Council shall meet at least six times a year, at the times and places that it determines. (c) Each member of the Advisory Council is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the […]
Section 13-1506 – State Children’s Environmental Health and Protection Advisory Council — Duties
The Advisory Council shall: (1) Review and comment on existing rules, regulations, and standards to ensure that the rules, regulations, and standards adequately protect the health of children from environmental hazards by taking into account the special vulnerability of children because of their developing physiology, and because their exposures, behaviors, and diets can differ greatly from […]
Section 13-1601 – Council — Established
There is a State Advisory Council on Quality Care at the End of Life.
Section 13-1602 – Council — Membership; Terms
(a) The Advisory Council consists of the following 23 members: (1) The Attorney General or the Attorney General’s designee; (2) One member of the Senate of Maryland, appointed by the President of the Senate of Maryland; (3) One member of the House of Delegates, appointed by the Speaker of the House; (4) The Secretary of Aging or the Secretary’s designee; […]
Section 13-1603 – General Provisions
(a) The Governor shall appoint the chair of the Advisory Council. (b) The members present at a meeting are a quorum to do business. (c) The Advisory Council shall meet at least twice a year, at the times and places that it determines. (d) A member of the Advisory Council may not receive compensation but is entitled to reimbursement […]
Section 13-1209 – Local Team — Access to Information and Records
On request of the chair of the local team and as necessary to carry out the local team’s purpose and duties, the local team shall be provided: (1) Access to all relevant information and records in accordance with the local team’s data use agreement with the Department; and (2) Access, to the extent allowed by law, to […]
Section 13-1604 – Duties of Council
The Advisory Council shall: (1) Monitor trends in the provision of care to Marylanders with life–limiting illnesses; (2) Study the impact of State statutes, regulations, policies, and other aspects of public policy on the provision of care at the end of life; (3) Provide recommendations to the Office of the Attorney General, the Department, the Department of Aging, […]