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<subtitle article="ghg" title_number="2" subtitle_number="4" title_name="Maryland Department of Health">
  <section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="2-401" title_number="2" title_name="Maryland Department of Health" subtitle_number="4">
    <level label="a">
      <text>A local health planning agency shall:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>Develop a local health plan by assessing local health needs and resources; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>Provide input into the development of statewide criteria and standards for certificate of need and health planning.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <text>The Department may require that in developing local health plans, each local health planning agency:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>Use data compatible with State data and data used by other local health planning agencies;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>Meet applicable planning specifications; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>Work with other local health planning agencies to ensure consistency among local health plans.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="c">
      <text>Subject to the annual State budget, the Department shall provide funding to local health planning agencies for implementation of the functions under this section and any other functions required by the Department or the Maryland Health Care Commission.</text>
    </level>
  </section>
</subtitle>