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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor Ch. 17
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(4) CONDUCT AN ANNUAL TOBACCO STUDY, AS PROVIDED UNDER §
13-1004 OF THIS TITLE.
(C) (1) TO INITIATE THE SURVEILLANCE AND EVALUATION COMPONENT,
THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE STATEWIDE BASELINE
TOBACCO STUDY AS PROVIDED UNDER THIS SECTION.
(2) THE BASELINE TOBACCO STUDY SHALL MEASURE;
(I) THE NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF INDIVIDUALS UNDER THE
AGE OF 18 YEARS WHO SMOKE OR OTHERWISE USE TOBACCO PRODUCTS, BOTH
STATEWIDE AND IN EACH COUNTY;
(II) THE NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF MINORITY INDIVIDUALS
UNDER THE AGE OF 18 YEARS WHO SMOKE OR OTHERWISE USE TOBACCO
PRODUCTS, BOTH STATEWIDE AND IN EACH COUNTY;
(III) THE NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF INDIVIDUALS WHO SMOKE
OR OTHERWISE USE TOBACCO PRODUCTS, BOTH STATEWIDE AND IN EACH COUNTY;
(IV) THE NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF MINORITY INDIVIDUALS
WHO SMOKE OR OTHERWISE USE TOBACCO PRODUCTS, BOTH STATEWIDE AND IN
EACH COUNTY;
(V) THE NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF PREGNANT WOMEN WHO
SMOKE OR OTHERWISE USE TOBACCO PRODUCTS, BOTH STATEWIDE AND IN EACH
COUNTY;
(VI) THE NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLDS WITH
INDIVIDUALS UNDER THE AGE OF 18 YEARS IN WHICH AT LEAST ONE HOUSEHOLD
MEMBER WHO IS AT LEAST 18 YEARS OLD SMOKES TOBACCO PRODUCTS, BOTH
STATEWIDE AND IN EACH COUNTY;
(VII) THE NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF INDIVIDUALS WHO,
WITHIN AN ESTABLISHED AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE THE START OF THE BASELINE
TOBACCO STUDY, STARTED TO SMOKE OR OTHERWISE USE TOBACCO PRODUCTS;
(VIII) THE NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF INDIVIDUALS WHO SMOKE
OR OTHERWISE USE TOBACCO ON A REGULAR BASIS AND WHO, WITHIN AN
ESTABLISHED AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE THE START OF THE BASELINE TOBACCO
STUDY, VOLUNTARILY STOPPED SMOKING OR OTHERWISE USING TOBACCO
PRODUCTS FOR A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME, AS DETERMINED BY THE
DEPARTMENT, BOTH STATEWIDE AND IN EACH COUNTY; AND
(IX) ANY OTHER FACTOR THAT THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES TO
BE IMPORTANT FOR MEASURING TOBACCO USE OR EVALUATING WHETHER THE
PROGRAM MEETS ITS OBJECTIVES.
(D) (1) IN CONDUCTING THE BASELINE TOBACCO STUDY, THE
DEPARTMENT MAY CONSIDER ANY DATA COLLECTED AFTER MARCH 1, 2000
THROUGH THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE MARYLAND ADOLESCENT SURVEY OR THE
YOUTH TOBACCO SURVEY.
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