# Health - General (GHG)

## Title 20. Miscellaneous Health Provisions

### Subtitle 24. Maryland Emergency Department Wait Time Reduction Commission

#### Section 20-2403

The Commission shall develop strategies and initiatives to recommend to State and local agencies, hospitals, and health care providers to reduce emergency department wait times, including:

(1) Initiatives that:

  (i) Ensure that patients are seen in the most appropriate setting to reduce unnecessary use of emergency departments;

  (ii) Improve hospital efficiency, including by increasing emergency department and inpatient throughput; and

  (iii) Improve postdischarge resources to facilitate timely emergency department and inpatient discharges;

(2) By identifying and recommending improvements for the collection and submission of data that is necessary to monitor and reduce emergency department wait times;

(3) By making recommendations to State and local agencies, hospitals, and health care providers; and

(4) By facilitating the sharing of best practices for reducing emergency department wait times.

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