Section 18-802 – Oral Cancer Educational Programs
(a) In consultation with dental care providers, the Secretary shall develop and implement ongoing oral cancer educational programs in the State: (1) To train health care providers to screen and properly refer patients with oral cancers; and (2) To promote smoking cessation with a primary focus of meeting the needs of high-risk underserved populations. (b) The programs developed and […]
Section 18-1102 – Academic Health Center Immunotherapy Research Fund
(a) There is an Academic Health Center Immunotherapy Research Fund. (b) The purpose of the Fund is to provide matching grants to statewide academic health centers for immunotherapy research. (c) The Secretary shall administer the Fund. (d) (1) The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article. (2) The […]
Section 18-901 – Definitions
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Catastrophic health emergency” has the meaning stated in § 14-3A-01 of the Public Safety Article. (c) “Deadly agent” has the meaning stated in § 14-3A-01 of the Public Safety Article. (d) “Exposure to a deadly agent” has the meaning stated in § 14-3A-01 of the Public Safety […]
Section 18-902 – Authority of Secretary; Investigation and Prevention of Actual or Potential Exposure
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may exercise the authority granted in this subtitle to: (1) Continuously evaluate and modify existing disease surveillance procedures in order to detect a catastrophic health emergency; (2) Investigate actual or potential exposures to a deadly agent; and (3) Treat, prevent, or reduce the spread of the disease or outbreak believed […]
Section 18-903 – Development and Implementation of Contingency Plans
(a) (1) In accordance with procedures to be adopted by the Department, the Secretary, in consultation with health care facilities, may require health care facilities to develop and implement contingency plans addressing: (i) Staff training needs; (ii) Stockpiling of equipment, medication, and supplies necessary to address a catastrophic health emergency; (iii) Treatment and decontamination protocols; (iv) The coordination of services with […]
Section 18-904 – Reporting Requirements
(a) In this section, “information” means medical, epidemiological, or other data concerning a specific individual or a group of individuals, regardless of whether the information is otherwise deemed confidential under Title 4 of this article or as otherwise provided under law. (b) In order to maintain an effective disease surveillance system for detecting whether individuals have been […]
Section 18-905 – Enforcement
(a) In investigating actual or potential exposures to a deadly agent, the Secretary: (1) (i) May issue an order requiring individuals whom the Secretary has reason to believe have been exposed to a deadly agent to seek appropriate and necessary evaluation and treatment; (ii) When the Secretary determines that it is medically necessary and reasonable to prevent or reduce […]
Section 18-906 – Quarantine; Appeal
(a) (1) If the Secretary requires an individual or a group of individuals to go to and remain in places of isolation or quarantine under § 18–905 of this subtitle, the Secretary shall issue a directive to the individual or group of individuals. (2) The directive shall specify: (i) The identity of the individual or group of individuals subject […]
Section 18-704 – Duties Generally
The Center shall: (1) Study the long and short term health effects of exposure to fire; (2) Gather and analyze information concerning the morbidity and mortality of fire-related injury or death; (3) Establish and maintain a registry of individuals who suffer fire-related injury or death; (4) Establish a computerized data base concerning injuries and health effects of fire; (5) Be […]
Section 18-705 – Information Collected Confidential, Not Discoverable or Admissible
Information collected by the Center and intended for use in a research project or study is: (1) Confidential; and (2) Not discoverable or admissible in evidence in a civil or criminal action to determine: (i) Cause of death; or (ii) Liability for injury or death.