§ 13-1212. Annual report

MD Health-Gen Code § 13-1212 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    On or before December 1 of each year, the Secretary shall submit a report on findings, recommendations, and Program actions to the Governor and, subject to § 2–1246 of the State Government Article, to the General Assembly.

(b)    The Secretary shall include in the report required under subsection (a) of this section:

(1)    A summary of any stakeholder meetings held under § 13–1208 of this subtitle during the immediately preceding 12–month period that includes:

(i)    Stakeholder responses to existing recommendations; and

(ii)    Recommendations from stakeholders that address factors contributing to maternal mortality; and

(2)    A section on racial disparities that includes:

(i)    A comparison of the maternal mortality rates of non–Hispanic black and non–Hispanic white women;

(ii)    Data on changes in the maternal mortality rate by race and ethnicity;

(iii)    The number of live births by race;

(iv)    The percentage of women who gave birth by race;

(v)    The percentage of maternal deaths by race and ethnicity;

(vi)    The maternal mortality rate by race;

(vii)    A comparison of the leading causes of maternal death by race; and

(viii)    Any other information that the Secretary determines necessary to carry out the purposes of this subtitle.