Maryland Statutes
Health - General
Title 2 - Maryland Department of Health

Subtitle 1 - Organization and General Authority of Department

Part I - General Provisions

Section 2-101 - Department Established - There is a Maryland Department of Health, established as a...

Section 2-102 - Secretary of Health - (a) The head of the Department is the Secretary of...

Section 2-103 - Deputy Secretaries, Assistant Secretaries, Consultants, and Other Staff - (a) (1) With the approval of the Governor, the Secretary...

Section 2-104 - General Authority and Duties of Secretary - (a) The Secretary is responsible for the budget of the...

Section 2-105 - Establishment of General Policy - (a) The Secretary shall establish general policy for, and adopt...

Section 2-106 - Units in Department; Secretary's Authority Over Units - (a) The following units are in the Department: (1) Anatomy...

Section 2-107 - Counsel to Department - (a) The Attorney General is legal adviser to the Department....

Part II - Deficiencies in Services and Facilities

Section 2-108 - Powers of Secretary - (a) On the Secretary’s initiative or on request of a...

Subtitle 3 - Local Health Services Funding

Section 2-301 - State Budget - The Governor shall include in the State budget, beginning with...

Section 2-302 - Amount of Funding - (a) The funding required in the State budget for local...

Section 2-303 - Local Matching Funds - As to appropriations required by this subtitle, a local match...

Section 2-304 - Programs - The appropriations described in this subtitle shall be used for...

Section 2-305 - Transfer of Funds Prohibited - The funds designated for the provision of local health services...

Subtitle 4 - Local Health Planning Agencies

Section 2-401 - Local Health Planning Agency - (a) A local health planning agency shall: (1) Develop a...

Subtitle 5 - Health Program Integrity and Recovery Activities

Section 2-501 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 2-502 - Office of Inspector General Established - (a) There is a Maryland Office of the Inspector General...

Section 2-502.1 - Inspector General in Office of the Inspector General for Health -- Appointment of Individual -- Restrictions on Outside Political Office -- Qualifications -- Removal - ** TAKES EFFECT JULY 1, 2022 PER CHAPTERS 325 AND...

Section 2-503 - Duties of Inspector General - (a) The Inspector General: (1) May investigate fraud, waste, and...

Section 2-504 - Additional Duties - The Inspector General, in collaboration with the appropriate departmental program,...

Section 2-504.1 - Civil Money Remedies - (a) Except as otherwise prohibited by State or federal law,...

Section 2-505 - Civil Liability - (a) A person is not civilly liable for: (1) Making...

Section 2-506 - Annual Report on Office Activities - ** TAKES EFFECT JULY 1, 2022 PER CHAPTERS 325 AND...

Subtitle 6 - False Claims Against State Health Plans and State Health Programs

Section 2-601 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 2-602 - False or Fraudulent Claims - (a) A person may not: (1) Knowingly present or cause...

Section 2-603 - Civil Action - (a) If the State finds that a person has violated...

Section 2-604 - Private Cause of Action - (a) (1) (i) A person may file a civil action...

Section 2-605 - Private Cause of Action -- Award - (a) (1) If the State intervenes and proceeds with an...

Section 2-606 - Private Cause of Action -- Restrictions - (a) No court in this State shall have jurisdiction over...

Section 2-607 - Retaliatory Action - (a) A person may not take a retaliatory action against...

Section 2-608 - Notice of Protections and Obligations - An employer shall: (1) Conspicuously display notices of the protections...

Section 2-609 - Procedural Matters - (a) A civil action filed under this subtitle may not...

Section 2-610 - In General - (a) Any remedy provided under this subtitle is in addition...

Section 2-611 - Annual Reports - (a) Beginning October 1, 2010, the Inspector General of the...

Subtitle 7 - Use of Extrapolation in Recovery of Health Claim Overpayments

Section 2-701 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 2-702 - Use of Extrapolation During Audits to Recover Overpayments - (a) Subject to the requirements of this subtitle, the Inspector...

Section 2-703 - When Extrapolation Permitted - (a) On a finding of an overpayment to a provider,...

Section 2-704 - Methodology; Audit Team - (a) The Inspector General or a contractor or an agent...

Section 2-705 - Procedure - (a) Not less than 15 calendar days before commencement of...

Subtitle 8 - Prohibition Against Price Gouging for Essential Off-Patent or Generic Drugs

Section 2-801 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 2-802 - Price Gouging Prohibited - (a) A manufacturer or wholesale distributor may not engage in...

Section 2-803 - General Consideration - (a) The Maryland Medical Assistance Program may notify the Attorney...

Subtitle 9 - Rural Health Collaborative Pilot

Section 2-901 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 2-902 - Rural Health Collaborative Pilot - (a) There is a Rural Health Collaborative Pilot within the...

Section 2-903 - Authority to Regulate Health Care Facility, Institution, Service, or Program Not Affected by Subtitle - This subtitle does not affect the authority of the Secretary,...

Section 2-904 - Rural Health Care Collaborative Executive Committee - (a) There is a Rural Health Care Collaborative Executive Committee....

Section 2-905 - Executive Director - (a) (1) With the approval of the Secretary, the Executive...

Section 2-906 - Duties - (a) In addition to the powers set forth elsewhere in...

Section 2-907 - Annual Appropriation - For fiscal year 2019 and for each fiscal year thereafter,...

Section 2-908 - Rural Health Complexes - (a) (1) The Collaborative shall direct the establishment of Rural...

Subtitle 10 - Prohibition on Discrimination

Section 2-1001 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 2-1002 - Policy of State - It is the policy of the State to: (1) Provide...

Section 2-1003 - Jurisdiction to Enforce the Laws -- Complaints -- Hearing Warranted - (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law and except as provided...

Section 2-1004 - Authorized Refusal of Services -- Discrimination Prohibited - (a) This section does not prohibit a person that is...