(5) Make agreements with a grantor or payor of funds, property, or
services, including an agreement to make any study, plan, demonstration, or project;

(6) Publish and give out any information that relates to the financial
aspects of health care and is considered desirable in the public interest; and

(7) Subject to the limitations of this subtitle, exercise any other power
that is reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of this subtitle.

(b) In addition to the duties set forth elsewhere in this subtitle, the
Commission shall:

(1) Adopt rules and regulations that relate to its meetings, minutes, and
transactions;

(2) Keep minutes of each meeting;

(3) Prepare annually a budget proposal that includes the estimated
income of the Commission and proposed expenses for its administration and
operation;

(4) Within a reasonable time after the end of each facility's fiscal year or
more often as the Commission determines, prepare from the information filed with
the Commission any summary, compilation, or other supplementary report that will
advance the purposes of this subtitle;

(5) Periodically participate in or do analyses and studies that relate to:

(i) Health care costs;

(ii) The financial status of any facility; or

(iii) Any other appropriate matter; and

(6) On or before October 1 of each year, submit to the Governor, to the
Secretary, and, subject to § 2-1246 of the State Government Article, to the General
Assembly an annual report on the operations and activities of the Commission during
the preceding fiscal year, including:

(i) A copy of each summary, compilation, and supplementary report
required by this subtitle; and

(ii) Any other fact, suggestion, or policy recommendation that the
Commission considers necessary.

(c) (1) The Commission shall set deadlines for the filing of reports required
under this subtitle.

(2) The Commission may adopt rules or regulations that impose
penalties for failure to file a report as required,

(3) The amount of any penalty under paragraph (2) of this subsection
may not be included in the costs of a facility in regulating its rates.