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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="13-1213" title_number="13" title_name="Miscellaneous Health Care Programs" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Maternal Mortality Review Program">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, at least twice a year, the Secretary shall convene a meeting of stakeholders, including:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Representatives of:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>The Maryland Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>The Maryland Patient Safety Center;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>The Maryland Healthy Start Program;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="4">
          <text>Women’s health advocacy organizations;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="5">
          <text>Community organizations engaged in maternal health and family support issues;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="6">
          <text>Local health departments; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="7">
          <text>Health care providers that provide maternal health services; and</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <level label="1">
          <text>Families of women who have experienced a near maternal death, a high–risk pregnancy, other challenges during pregnancy, or a maternal death; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>Women who have experienced a near maternal death, a high–risk pregnancy, or other challenges during pregnancy.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>To the extent practicable, the stakeholders convened in accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection shall reflect the racial and ethnic diversity of women most impacted by maternal deaths in the State.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Of the two meetings required under subsection (a) of this section:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>One meeting shall be held within 90 days after submission of the report required under § 13–1212 of this subtitle to:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Review the findings and recommendations in the report;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Examine issues resulting in disparities in maternal deaths;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Review the status of implementation of previous recommendations; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Identify new recommendations with a focus on initiatives to address issues resulting in disparities in maternal deaths; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>One meeting shall be held within 6 months after the meeting held under item (1) of this subsection to review the status of implementation of previous recommendations and consider any new information that may be relevant for the identification of additional recommendations.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
