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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="4-219" title_number="4" title_name="Statistics and Records" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Vital Statistics and Records">
  <level label="a">
    <text>At least annually, the Secretary shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Publish a report of vital statistics, including population estimates; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Print and distribute the report to any official, agency, library, or other person whom the Secretary considers entitled to the report.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>In addition to the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, by June 30 of each year the Secretary shall report to the Morbidity, Mortality, and Quality Review Committee established under § 18–107 of this article on the number and cause of death of Maryland children under the age of 1 year who died during the prior calendar year ending December 31st.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>In addition to the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of this section, within 24 hours of notification of a death, the Secretary shall report to the Mortality and Quality Review Committee any death of an individual who at the time of death was:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>An individual with a developmental disability, as defined in § 7–101(g) of this article, who resided in or was receiving services from any program or facility licensed or operated by the Developmental Disabilities Administration; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>An individual with a mental illness who resided in or was receiving services from any program or facility approved, licensed, or operated by the Behavioral Health Administration.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
