§ 5-803. Duties

MD Health-Gen Code § 5-803 (2019) (N/A)
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The Committee shall:

(1)    Evaluate causes or factors contributing to deaths in facilities or programs:

(i)    Operated or licensed by the Developmental Disabilities Administration;

(ii)    Licensed by the Behavioral Health Administration to provide mental health services and identified in § 10–713(a) of this article; or

(iii)    Operating by waiver under § 7–903(b) of this article;

(2)    Review aggregate incident data regarding facilities or programs that are licensed or operated by the Developmental Disabilities Administration or operating by waiver under § 7–903(b) of this article;

(3)    Identify patterns and systemic problems and ensure consistency in the review process; and

(4)    Make recommendations to the Secretary and the Secretary of Disabilities to prevent avoidable injuries and avoidable deaths and improve quality of care.