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Ch. 450 2006 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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3. On or before January 1, 2001, report to the General
Assembly, subject to § 2-1246 of the State Government Article, on any performance
evaluation developed under this subsection.
(5) The Commission may contract with a private entity to implement the
system required under this subsection provided that the entity is not a hospital or an
ambulatory surgical facility.
(F) (1) ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2007, THE COMMISSION SHALL;
(I) DEVELOP A SYSTEM TO EVALUATE STATE POLICIES FOR
REDUCING HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES THAT INCLUDES FINDINGS OF RACIAL
VARIATION UNDER SUBSECTIONS (C) THROUGH (E) OF THIS SECTION; AND
(II) ANNUALLY PUBLISH A "HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES POLICY
REPORT CARD".
(2) THE REPORT CARD PUBLISHED UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS
SUBSECTION SHALL INCLUDE;
(I) AN ANALYSIS ON RACIAL DISPARITIES IN INSURANCE
COVERAGE FOR LOW INCOME, NONELDERLY INDIVIDUALS;
(II) A DIVERSITY RATIO THAT INDICATES THE RACIAL
COMPOSITION OF THE PHYSICIAN POPULATION COMPARED TO THE COMPOSITION
OF THE STATE'S POPULATION;
(III) THE RACIAL DISPARITIES IN MORBIDITY RATES FOR
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, CANCER, DIABETES, HIV/AIDS, INFANT MORTALITY,
ASTHMA, AND OTHER DISEASES THE COMMISSION IDENTIFIES; AND
(IV) THE RACIAL DISPARITIES IN MORTALITY RATES FOR
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, CANCER, DIABETES, HIV/AIDS, INFANT MORTALITY,
ASTHMA, AND OTHER DISEASES THE COMMISSION IDENTIFIES.
(3) THE COMMISSION SHALL EVALUATE THE FEASIBILITY OF
OBTAINING INFORMATION FROM URBAN AND RURAL POPULATIONS AND INCLUDING
GEOGRAPHIC DISPARITIES IN THE REPORT CARD PUBLISHED UNDER PARAGRAPH (1)
OF THIS SUBSECTION.
(F) (1) THE COMMISSION SHALL COMPILE DATA ON:
(I) RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES IN INSURANCE COVERAGE
FOR LOW-INCOME, NONELDERLY INDIVIDUALS;
(II) THE RACIAL AND ETHNIC COMPOSITION OF THE PHYSICIAN
POPULATION COMPARED TO THE RACIAL AND ETHNIC COMPOSITION OF THE STATE'S
POPULATION: AND
(III) MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY RATES BASED ON RACE AND
ETHNICITY FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, CANCER, DIABETES, HIV/AIDS, INFANT
MORTALITY, ASTHMA, AND OTHER DISEASES THE COMMISSION IDENTIFIES.
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