Section 13-1004 – Biennial Tobacco Study
(a) Beginning in fiscal year 2007 and in every second year thereafter, the Department shall conduct a Tobacco Study which shall measure the same factors that are set forth in § 13–1003(c) of this subtitle and use the same methodology or model that was used for the Baseline Tobacco Study. (b) To carry out the evaluation and […]
Section 13-1005 – Statewide Public Health Component
(a) There is a Statewide Public Health Component in the Program. (b) The purpose of the Statewide Public Health Component is to maximize the effectiveness of the anti-tobacco initiatives in the State by authorizing the Department to take steps to ensure that the Program is implemented in a coordinated and integrated manner throughout the State. (c) Subject to […]
Section 13-1006 – Local Public Health Component
(a) There is a Local Public Health Component in the Program. (b) The purpose of the Local Public Health Component is to maximize the effectiveness of anti-tobacco initiatives in the State by authorizing local health coalitions to develop and implement tobacco use prevention and cessation programs in coordination with the Department. (c) Subject to §§ 13-1007 through 13-1012 […]
Section 13-1007 – Local Public Health Tobacco Grant — County Goals; Formula
(a) After the Baseline Tobacco Study has been completed and before soliciting applications for Local Public Health Tobacco Grants, the Department, in consultation with the local health departments, shall: (1) Establish short–term and long–term tobacco use prevention and cessation goals for each county; (2) Establish other requirements for each county that the Department determines to be necessary to […]
Section 13-1008 – Local Public Health Tobacco Grant — Application; Comprehensive Plan for Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation
(a) (1) Subject to the other provisions of this section, a local health officer may apply to the Department for a Local Public Health Tobacco Grant. (2) The amount of the Local Public Health Tobacco Grant shall be determined by the Department using the formula established under § 13–1007 of this subtitle. (b) Before applying for a Local Public […]
Section 13-1009 – Local Public Health Tobacco Grant — Joint Applications
(a) The local health officers of two or more counties may join together as a region to apply for a Local Public Health Tobacco Grant. (b) The amount of the Local Public Health Tobacco Grant that is distributed to a region under subsection (a) of this section shall be equal to the sum of the Local Public […]
Section 13-7A-03 – Duties
(a) The Department shall: (1) Adopt regulations for the administration of the Program; (2) Collect fees necessary for the administration of the Program; (3) Issue a certificate to, or renew the certificate of, an individual meeting the requirements of § 13–7A–04 of this subtitle; (4) Approve educational training programs, including programs conducted by other State agencies or private entities; (5) Develop […]
Section 13-7A-04 – Qualifications for Certificate
(a) To qualify for a certificate, an applicant shall: (1) Be employed by a participating facility; (2) Successfully complete, at the expense of the participating facility, an educational training program approved by the Department under § 13–7A–03 of this subtitle; (3) Submit an application to the Department in a manner required by the Department under § 13–7A–03 of this […]
Section 13-7A-05 – Certificate
(a) The Department shall issue a certificate to any applicant who meets the requirements of § 13–7A–04 of this subtitle. (b) Each certificate shall include: (1) The full name of the certificate holder; and (2) A serial number. (c) A replacement certificate may be issued to replace a lost, destroyed, or mutilated certificate if the certificate holder pays a certificate […]
Section 13-7A-06 – Receipt, Dispensing and Administration of Auto-Injectable Epinephrine
(a) (1) A physician licensed to practice medicine in the State may prescribe auto–injectable epinephrine in the name of a certificate holder. (2) A pharmacist licensed to practice pharmacy in the State or a physician may dispense auto–injectable epinephrine under a prescription issued to a certificate holder. (b) A certificate holder may: (1) On presentment of a certificate, receive from […]