Section 13-1112 – Local Public Health Cancer Grant — Submission of Program Inventory; Base-Year Funding
(a) Except as provided in § 13-1115(f) of this subtitle, this section does not apply in Baltimore City. (b) (1) Before receiving a Local Public Health Cancer Grant, a local health officer shall submit to the Department an inventory of all existing publicly funded cancer prevention, education, screening, and treatment programs that relate to targeted cancers in the […]
Section 13-1113 – Local Public Health Cancer Grant — Review of Comprehensive Plan
(a) The Department shall review a Comprehensive Plan for Cancer Prevention, Education, Screening, and Treatment submitted under § 13-1109(e) of this subtitle and determine whether: (1) The Plan addresses the goals and requirements established for the county under § 13-1108 of this subtitle; and (2) All other requirements of §§ 13-1107 through 13-1112 of this subtitle have been […]
Section 13-1114 – Statewide Academic Health Center Component
(a) There is a Statewide Academic Health Center Component in the Program. (b) The purpose of the Statewide Academic Health Center Component is to maximize the effectiveness of the Program by involving the University of Maryland Medical Group and the Johns Hopkins Institutions in the implementation of the Program. (c) Subject to §§ 13–1115 and 13–1116 of this […]
Section 13-1115 – Statewide Academic Health Center Public Health Grant
(a) (1) Subject to the other provisions of this section, the University of Maryland Medical Group and the Johns Hopkins Institutions may each apply for a Statewide Academic Health Center Public Health Grant. (2) For fiscal year 2007 and any subsequent fiscal year, the amount of each Statewide Academic Health Center Public Health Grant that is distributed to […]
Section 13-1116 – Statewide Academic Health Center Cancer Research Grant
(a) (1) (i) For each of fiscal years 2011 and 2012: 1. The Governor shall include at least $2,400,000 in the annual budget in appropriations for the Statewide Academic Health Center Cancer Research Grants under this section; and 2. The Grants shall be distributed between the Statewide Academic Health Centers as follows: A. $2,007,300 to the University of Maryland Medical Group; […]
Section 13-1119 – Administrative Component
(a) There is an Administrative Component in the Program. (b) The purpose of the Administrative Component is to provide the necessary administrative structure in the Department for effective management of the Program. (c) Funds that are allocated to the Administrative Component in the State budget shall be used to cover administrative costs incurred by the Department in administering […]
Section 13-1202 – Findings
The General Assembly finds that: (1) Maternal deaths are a serious public health concern and have a tremendous family and societal impact; (2) Maternal deaths are significantly underestimated and inadequately documented, preventing efforts to identify and reduce or eliminate the causes of death; (3) No processes exist in the State for the confidential identification, investigation, or dissemination of […]
Section 13-1203 – Program Established
The Secretary shall establish a Maternal Mortality Review Program to review maternal deaths and to develop strategies for the prevention of maternal deaths.
Section 13-1002 – Established; Purpose; Components; Funding; Annual Report
(a) There is a Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Program in the Department. (b) The purpose of the Program is to coordinate the State’s use of the Cigarette Restitution Fund to address issues relating to tobacco use prevention and cessation so as to create a lasting legacy of public health initiatives that result in a reduction of […]
Section 13-1104 – Biennial Cancer Study
(a) Beginning in fiscal year 2004 and biennially thereafter, the Department shall conduct a Biennial Cancer Study. (b) The Biennial Cancer Study shall: (1) Measure the same factors that are set forth in § 13–1103(d) of this subtitle; and (2) Use the same methodology or model that is used to conduct the Baseline Cancer Study. (c) The Department may: (1) Conduct […]