§ 20–1006
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 20-1006 (2026)
Title 20. Miscellaneous Health Provisions
Subtitle 10. Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities
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(a)
On or before the 15th day of each regular session of the General Assembly, the Department shall submit an annual report on the Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities to the Governor and, subject to § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, to the General Assembly.
(b)
The report shall include:
(1)
The projects and services developed and funded by the Office and the health care problems that the grant funds are intended to ameliorate;
(2)
A “Health Care Disparities Policy Report Card”, developed in collaboration with the Maryland Health Care Commission, and the health occupations boards established under the Health Occupations Article, that includes:
(i)
An analysis of racial and ethnic variations in insurance coverage for low–income, nonelderly individuals;
(ii)
The racial and ethnic composition of the individuals who hold a license or certificate issued by a health occupations board established under the Health Occupations Article compared to the racial and ethnic composition of the State’s population;
(iii)
The racial and ethnic disparities in morbidity and mortality rates for cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, infant mortality, asthma, dementia, and other diseases identified by the Maryland Health Care Commission; and
(iv)
A comparison of the information included under items (i) and (ii) of this item with previously published “Health Care Disparities Policy Report Cards” including the same information; and
(3)
The following information from the immediately preceding fiscal year:
(i)
The Office’s efforts to obtain funding described under § 20–1007(b) of this subtitle; and
(ii)
The amount of funding from federal and special funding sources the Office received.
(c)
The report may include any recommendations for administrative or legislative action that it deems appropriate.