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Maryland Code, Health-General § 13-1212

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(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 § 2-1257 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 § 13-1213 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.

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