# Health - General (GHG)

## Title 13. Miscellaneous Health Care Programs

### Subtitle 12. Maternal Mortality Review Program

#### Section 13-1201

(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) "Data use agreement" means an agreement between the Department and a national, State, or local agency or program that establishes the terms and conditions for the confidential submission, collection, storage, analysis, reporting, aggregation, and dissemination of de-identified data obtained from the Maternal Mortality Review Program.

(c) "Local team" means the multidisciplinary and multiagency maternal mortality review team established for a county.

(d) "Maternal death" means the death of a woman during pregnancy or within 1 year after the woman ceases to be pregnant.

(e) "Maternal mortality review committee" means the maternal mortality review committee of MedChi that is a medical review committee, as defined under Sec. 1-401 of the Health Occupations Article.

(f) "MedChi" means the Maryland State Medical Society.

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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)