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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="20-1408" title_number="20" title_name="Miscellaneous Health Provisions" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Health Equity Resource Communities">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Each nonprofit community–based organization, nonprofit hospital, institution of higher education, federally qualified health center, or local government agency that has submitted a successful application for designation of an area as a Health Equity Resource Community under § 20–1403 of this subtitle shall submit to the Commission a report that includes:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>A description of progress made toward the objectives set forth in the application;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A description of objectives to be met during the immediately following year; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Any other information as requested by the Commission.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The reporting required under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be submitted periodically in accordance with a schedule determined by the Commission.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The Commission may revoke a designation of an area as a Health Equity Resource Community if the nonprofit community–based organization, nonprofit hospital, institution of higher education, federally qualified health center, or local government agency that has submitted a successful application for designation of an area as a Health Equity Resource Community fails to meet the objectives provided to the Commission under subsection (a)(1) of this section for a given year.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>On or before December 15 each year, the Commission shall submit to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly a report that includes:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The number and types of incentives granted in each Health Equity Resource Community;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Evidence of the impact of the loan repayment incentives in attracting health care practitioners and community health workers to Health Equity Resource Communities;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Evidence of the impact of the incentives offered in Health Equity Resource Communities in reducing health disparities and improving health outcomes; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Evidence of the progress in reducing health costs and hospital admissions and readmissions in Health Equity Resource Communities.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The report described in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall include data disaggregated by the following:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Race;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Ethnicity;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Primary language;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Gender;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>Socioeconomic status; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>Zip code.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
