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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="20-2404" effective_note="EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2027 PER CHAPTER 844 OF 2024" title_number="20" title_name="Miscellaneous Health Provisions" subtitle_number="24" subtitle_name="Maryland Emergency Department Wait Time Reduction Commission">
  <text>In carrying out its duties, the Commission may:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>Recommend that State and local agencies, hospitals, and health care providers implement the strategies and initiatives developed under § 20–2403 of this subtitle;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>Request interviews with State and local officials;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="3">
    <text>Request data from:</text>
    <level label="i">
      <text>The Department;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="ii">
      <text>The Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="iii">
      <text>The Health Services Cost Review Commission;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="iv">
      <text>The Maryland Health Care Commission;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="v">
      <text>The State–designated health information exchange;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="vi">
      <text>Hospitals in the State;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="vii">
      <text>Other providers of health care services; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="viii">
      <text>Payors for health care services; and</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="4">
    <text>Create advisory workgroups that do not include members of the Commission.</text>
  </level>
</section>
