Maryland Statutes
Health - General
Title 20 - Miscellaneous Health Provisions

Section 20-306 - Investigations and Reports by Health Officer; Notice to Abate Nuisance; Resolution of Jurisdictional Questions; Filing of Complaint in Court - (a) The health officer for each county: (1) May investigate...

Section 20-307 - Investigation by Secretary; Notice to Abate Dangerous Condition or Nuisance; Complaint to Force Compliance With Notice or Prevent Recurrence of Nuisance - (a) The Secretary may investigate any suspected nuisance. (b) (1)...

Section 20-308 - Summary Abatement of Nuisance by Secretary - (a) If, after investigation, the Secretary or a local health...

Part III - Prohibited Acts; Penalties

Section 20-309 - Penalty for Violation of Notice Under 20-306 - A person who fails to comply with the requirements of...

Section 20-310 - Penalties for Violations Under 20-307 - (a) A person who fails to exercise due diligence under...

Section 20-311 - Additional Penalty for Interference With Secretary or Local Health Officer, or Refusing to Allow Secretary or Local Health Officer to Enter Property - In addition to any other penalty provided by law, a...

Section 20-312 - Penalty for Violation of Rule or Regulation Adopted Under Subtitle 1 of This Title - (a) The Secretary may adopt regulations to implement the provisions...

Section 20-313 - Additional Penalties for Refusal or Neglecting to Comply With Notice or Order to Abate a Nuisance in Cecil or Allegany County - In Cecil County or Allegany County, in addition to any...

Section 20-314 - Construction - Sections 20-310 through 20-313 of this subtitle may not be...

Subtitle 4 - Identification of Newborn Infants

Section 20-401 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 20-402 - Infant Identification Procedures - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Subtitle 6 - Female Genital Mutilation

Section 20-601 - Female Genital Mutilation - (a) Except as provided in § 20-602 of this subtitle,...

Section 20-602 - Surgical Operation - (a) A surgical operation is not a violation of this...

Section 20-603 - Penalties - A person who violates the provisions of this subtitle is...

Subtitle 7 - Injury Reports

Section 20-701 - Certain Counties - (a) This section applies only in: (1) Allegany County; (2)...

Section 20-702 - Moving Vessel - (a) In this section, “moving vessel” means a vessel as...

Section 20-703 - Gunshot - (a) A physician, pharmacist, dentist, or nurse who treats an...

Subtitle 8 - Breast-Feeding

Section 20-801 - Breast-Feeding of Children - (a) A mother may breast-feed her child in any public...

Subtitle 9 - Health Care Services Disparities Prevention

Section 20-901 - Purpose - In adopting this subtitle, the General Assembly intends to encourage...

Section 20-902 - Curriculum Courses or Seminars Addressing Health Care Services Disparities of Minority Populations - (a) An institution of higher education in the State that...

Section 20-903 - Continuing Education Unit to Address Health Care Services Disparities of Minority Populations - A hospital with a continuing education program may offer and...

Section 20-904 - Annual Reports - (a) On or before December 1 of each year, each...

Subtitle 10 - Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities

Section 20-1001 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 20-1002 - Office Established - There is an Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities...

Section 20-1003 - Director - The Director shall report to the Secretary.

Section 20-1004 - Duties of Office - The Office shall: (1) Be an advocate for the improvement...

Section 20-1005 - Duties of Director - Subject to the limitations of any law that governs the...

Section 20-1006 - Reports - (a) On or before the 15th day of each regular...

Section 20-1007 - Funding - (a) For fiscal year 2023 and each fiscal year thereafter,...

Subtitle 13 - Cultural and Linguistic Competency of Health Care Professionals

Section 20-1301 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 20-1302 - Cultural and Linguistic Health Care Professional Competency Program - (a) There is a Cultural and Linguistic Health Care Professional...

Section 20-1303 - Training Programs - The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland, the State Medical...

Section 20-1304 - Recognition of Training - (a) The Maryland Department of Health shall develop a method...

Section 20-1305 - Implicit Bias Training Program -- Recurring Training - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 20-1306 - Identification and Approval of Implicit Bias Training Programs -- List of Approved Training Programs - (a) (1) The Program shall, in coordination with the Office...

Subtitle 14 - Health Equity Resource Communities

Section 20-1401 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 20-1402 - Targeting State Resources -- Regulations Governing the Allocation of Resources -- Additional Staff - (a) The purpose of establishing Health Equity Resource Communities is...

Section 20-1403 - Health Equity Resource Community Advisory Committee -- Duties -- Committee Members -- Collective Knowledge -- Terms -- Meetings - (a) (1) On or before July 1, 2021, the Commission...

Section 20-1404 - Designation as a Health Equity Resource Community -- Application Contents -- Sufficient Funding - (a) For an area to receive a designation as a...

Section 20-1405 - Request for Designation Proposals -- Application Priority -- Evaluation of Operation -- Decision Final -- Term of Designation - (a) (1) On or before October 1, 2022, the Commission...

Section 20-1406 - Loan Repayment Assistance -- Grants for Capital or Leasehold Improvement - (a) Health care practitioners and community health workers that practice...

Section 20-1407 - Health Equity Resource Community Reserve Fund -- Purpose -- Administration -- Funding -- Investments -- Money Supplemental - (a) There is a Health Equity Resource Community Reserve Fund....

Section 20-1408 - Report Submitted by Successful Applicant -- Annual Report - (a) (1) Each nonprofit community–based organization, nonprofit hospital, institution of...

Subtitle 15 - Down Syndrome Information

Section 20-1501 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 20-1502 - General Consideration - (a) The Department shall identify up–to–date, evidence–based, written information about...

Subtitle 16 - Nondiscrimination in Access to Anatomical Gifts and Organ Transplantation

Section 20-1601 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 20-1602 - Construction of Subtitle - This subtitle may not be construed to require a covered...

Section 20-1603 - Legislative Findings - The General Assembly finds that: (1) A mental or physical...

Section 20-1604 - Applicability - This subtitle applies to each part of the organ transplant...

Section 20-1605 - General Consideration - (a) A covered entity may not solely on the basis...

Section 20-1606 - Judicial Remedies - (a) If a covered entity violates this subtitle, the affected...

Subtitle 17 - Lyme Disease Information

Section 20-1701 - General Consideration - (a) A health care provider licensed in the State who...

Subtitle 18 - Maternal Mental Health

Section 20-1801 - Identification and Dissemination of Information About Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 20-1802 - Training Programs - (a) The Department, in collaboration with MedChi, The Maryland State...

Subtitle 19 - Subcutaneous Implanting of Identification Device

Section 20-1901 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 20-1902 - Subcutaneous Implanting of an Identification Device - (a) A person or an agent, a representative, or a...

Subtitle 20 - Facilities Providing Dialysis Treatment (Subtitle Effective July 1, 2022.)

Section 20-2001 - Health Care Facility Defined - In this subtitle, “health care facility” means a facility or...

Section 20-2002 - Peritoneal Dialysis or Hemodialysis Treatment Services Prohibited by Untrained Individuals -- Violations -- Adoption of Regulations - (a) A health care facility may not provide peritoneal dialysis...

Subtitle 21 - Long-Term Care Planning (Subtitle Effective January 1, 2022.)

Section 20-2101 - Development and Publication of Materials on Long-Term Care Planning -- Contents -- Multiple Languages - (a) On or before April 1, 2022, the Department shall...

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Maryland Statutes
Health - General
Title 20 - Miscellaneous Health Provisions