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2006 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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Ch. 358
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CHAPTER 358
(House Bill 851)
AN ACT concerning
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Adult Sickle Cell Anemia -
Study and Funding
FOR the purpose of requiring the Office for Genetics and Children with Special
Health Care Needs in the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, in
consultation with the Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities and
interested stakeholders, to submit a certain report to certain committees on or
before a certain date; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill
for certain fiscal years a certain amount of general fund State support for the
sickle cell anemia population; providing for the termination of this Act; and
generally relating to a study of adult sickle cell anemia and funding for adult
sickle cell anemia.
BY adding to
Article - Health - General
Section 20-1101 to be under the new subtitle "Subtitle 11. Adult Sickle Cell
Anemia"
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2005 Replacement Volume and 2005 Supplement)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article - Health - General
SUBTITLE 11. ADULT SICKLE CELL ANEMIA.
20-1101.
(A) THE OFFICE FOR GENETICS AND CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE
NEEDS DEPARTMENT. IN CONSULTATION WITH THE OFFICE OF MINORITY HEALTH
AND HEALTH DISPARITIES AND INTERESTED STAKEHOLDERS, SHALL SUBMIT A
REPORT TO THE SENATE EDUCATION, HEALTH, AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
COMMITTEE AND THE HOUSE HEALTH AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 2006, IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2-1246 OF THE STATE
GOVERNMENT ARTICLE CONCERNING:
(1) RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE
DELIVERY TO ADULTS IN THE STATE WHO ARE DIAGNOSED WITH SICKLE CELL
ANEMIA;
(2) RECOMMENDATIONS TO REDUCE THE MORTALITY RATE OF ADULTS
IN THE STATE WHO ARE DIAGNOSED WITH SICKLE CELL ANEMIA;
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