Section 18-110 – Public Health Outreach Programs Regarding Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Other Types of Dementia
The Department, in partnership with the Department of Aging, the Virginia I. Jones Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Council, and the Greater Maryland Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, shall incorporate information into relevant public health outreach programs administered by the Department to: (1) Educate health care providers regarding: (i) The importance of early detection and timely diagnosis […]
Section 18-201 – Infectious or Contagious Disease Reports — by Physicians
(a) A physician with reason to suspect that a patient under the physician’s care has a condition or an infectious or contagious disease, except human immunodeficiency virus or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, that endangers public health and that has been designated by the Secretary as reportable shall submit immediately a report to the health officer for the […]
Section 18-201.1 – Aids Reports — by Physicians
(a) A physician who has diagnosed a patient under the physician’s care with human immunodeficiency virus infection or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome according to the current definition published in the morbidity and mortality weekly report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the Department of Health and Human Services shall submit immediately a report to […]
Section 18-202 – Infectious or Contagious Disease Reports — by Institutions
(a) In this section, “institution” includes: (1) A hospital; and (2) A lodging facility. (b) When the administrative head of an institution has reason to believe that an individual on the premises of the institution has a condition or an infectious or contagious disease, except human immunodeficiency virus or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, that has been designated by the Secretary […]
Section 18-202.1 – Duties of Institutions to Report Hiv-Positive Patients
(a) In this section, “institution” includes: (1) A hospital; (2) A nursing home; (3) A hospice facility; (4) A medical clinic in a correctional facility; (5) An inpatient psychiatric facility; and (6) An inpatient drug rehabilitation facility. (b) When an institution has an individual in the care of the institution with a diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome according to […]
Section 18-203 – Information Provided to a Cancer Control Agency in Another State
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department may provide patient-identifying information for patients treated in this State for cancer to a cancer control agency in another state if: (1) The patient is a resident of the other state; (2) The Department determines that the agency will preserve the confidentiality of the information; and (3) The other state […]
Section 18-204 – Cancer or a Central Nervous System Tumor
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Cancer report” means a 1–time abstract of the medical record of a patient diagnosed or treated for cancer or a central nervous system tumor which contains: (i) Reasonably obtained patient demographic information, including risk factors; (ii) Relevant information on the: 1. Initial histologically precise diagnosis; 2. Initial treatment; 3. Extent […]
Section 18-205 – Laboratory Examination Reports
(a) In this section, “clinical material” means: (1) An organism isolated from a clinical specimen; (2) Material derived or prepared from a clinical specimen in which evidence of a communicable disease has been identified or detected; or (3) If the organism or material described in subparagraph (i) or (ii) of this paragraph is not available, material from an individual […]
Section 18-102 – Infectious and Contagious Diseases
(a) The Secretary shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to prevent: (1) The introduction of an infectious or contagious disease into this State or other disease that endangers public health in this State; or (2) The spread of an infectious or contagious disease or other disease that endangers public health in this State. (b) When the Secretary has reason […]
Section 18-103 – Communicable Diseases
(a) The Secretary shall: (1) Obtain accurate and complete reports on communicable diseases in this State; (2) Determine the prevalence of each communicable disease; and (3) Devise means to control communicable diseases. (b) The Secretary shall publish monthly a communicable disease bulletin for health officers and other related health professionals.