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Ch. 497 2006 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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(1) CULTURAL COMPETENCY TRAINING OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS,
WITH AN EMPHASIS ON COMMUNITY-BASED PROVIDERS; AND
(2) HEALTH OUTCOMES AND COMMUNITY-BASED MODELS FOR
TARGETING HEALTH OUTCOMES AS DETERMINED BY TRACKING INDICATORS
RELATING TO THE SPECIFIC HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF THE POPULATIONS IN THE
AREAS DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (D) OF THIS SECTION.
(C). AT LEAST TWO OF THE FOLLOWING INDICATORS SHALL BE TRACKED IN
THE PILOT PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE:
(1) IMPROVEMENT IN BODY MASS INDEX AND HEMOGLOBIN A1C LEVELS
FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DIABETES;
(2) IMPROVEMENT IN BLOOD PRESSURE, HYPERTENSION, AND
CHOLESTEROL LEVELS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH CARDIAC DISEASE; AND
(3) INCREASED CANCER SCREENING FOR PROSTATE, BREAST, AND
CERVICAL CANCER;
(4) INCREASED CANCER SCREENING FOR BREAST CANCER; OR
(5) INCREASED CANCER SCREENING FOR CERVICAL CANCER.
(D) THE PILOT PROGRAM SHALL BE IMPLEMENTED IN A STATE-BASED
COMMUNITY TEACHING HOSPITAL SYSTEM THAT:
(1) ELECTS TO IMPLEMENT THE PILOT PROGRAM:
(1) (2) IS NOT A SUBSIDIARY OF A SYSTEM THAT OPERATES AN
ACADEMIC MEDICAL INSTITUTION;
(2) (3) SERVES A MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA, A HEALTH
PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA, AND A MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATION,
AS DESIGNATED BY THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES;
(3) (4) OPERATES AN ACCREDITED MEDICAL RESIDENCY TRAINING
PROGRAM IN AT LEAST FOUR DISCIPLINES AND ENROLLS NO FEWER THAN 100
STUDENTS;
(4) (5) ENGAGES IN FORMAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH HEALTH CARE
PROFESSIONAL AND ALLIED HEALTH TRAINING PROGRAMS;
(5) (6) IS ENGAGED IN A FORMAL RELATIONSHIP WITH
COMMUNITY-BASED ENTITIES THAT HAVE DEMONSTRATED CULTURAL
COMPETENCY; AND
(6) (7) DEMONSTRATES THE CAPACITY TO SEEK A PUBLIC-PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIP AND FUNDING TO IMPLEMENT THE PILOT PROGRAM; AND
(8) AGREES TO COLLECT OUTCOME MEASURES ON THE INDICATORS
TRACKED IN THE PILOT PROGRAM TO COMPARE THE HEALTH STATUS OF
INDIVIDUALS ON ENTRY INTO THE PROGRAM AND ON COMPLETION OF THE
PROGRAM.
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