Section 8-1101 – State Medical Director for Children Receiving Child Welfare Services
(a) There is a State Medical Director for Children Receiving Child Welfare Services in the Department. (b) The Department, in consultation with the Maryland Department of Health, shall appoint the State Medical Director for Children Receiving Child Welfare Services. (c) The State Medical Director for Children Receiving Child Welfare Services shall: (1) be a physician licensed to practice medicine […]
Section 8-1102 – Duties; Access to Confidential Information and Records; Annual Report
(a) The State Medical Director for Children Receiving Child Welfare Services shall: (1) collect data on the timeliness and effectiveness of the provision or procurement of health care services for children in the custody of the local departments; (2) track health outcomes for children in out–of–home placement using the most recent Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) […]
Section 8-1103 – Centralized Comprehensive Health Care Monitoring Program
(a) The State Medical Director for Children Receiving Child Welfare Services, in consultation with the local departments, shall develop a Centralized Comprehensive Health Care Monitoring Program for children in out–of–home placement that will ensure the replication of centralized health care coordination and monitoring of services across the State. (b) The Program shall comply with the Standard of […]