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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor Ch. 17
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ACTIVITIES THAT MAY LEAD TO A REDUCTION IN MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY RATES
FOR TOBACCO-RELATED DISEASES IN THE STATE.
(2) THIS SECTION MAY NOT BE IMPLEMENTED UNTIL FUNDS ARE
SPECIFICALLY ALLOCATED IN THE STATE BUDGET FOR THIS PURPOSE.
(B) A TOBACCO-RELATED DISEASES RESEARCH GRANT MAY BE USED TO
CONDUCT RESEARCH IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
(1) HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH TO DETERMINE;
(I) BEST METHODS OF DELIVERING SERVICES TO DIVERSE
POPULATIONS;
(II) FACTORS AND POLICIES THAT FACILITATE DELIVERY OF
HEALTH CARE SERVICES; AND
(III) FACTORS THAT INHIBIT DELIVERY OF SERVICES, INCLUDING
PHYSICAL, CULTURAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL FACTORS, WITH THE GOAL OF
DETERMINING APPROPRIATE METHODS TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION OF
INDIVIDUALS IN MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN CLINICAL TRIALS;
(2) TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH; AND
(3) CLINICAL RESEARCH.
(C) BEFORE RECEIVING A TOBACCO-RELATED DISEASES RESEARCH GRANT,
THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL SYSTEM SHALL:
(1) SUBMIT A TOBACCO-RELATED DISEASES RESEARCH PLAN THAT:
(I) PROVIDES A DETAILED PLAN AS TO HOW THE
TOBACCO-RELATED DISEASES RESEARCH GRANT WILL BE SPENT;
(II) PROVIDES A COMPLETE INVENTORY OF PREVENTION
EDUCATION, SCREENING, TREATMENT, AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES RELATING TO
TOBACCO-RELATED DISEASES THAT ARE CURRENTLY BEING CONDUCTED BY THE
INSTITUTION, INCLUDING A BREAKDOWN OF THE TYPES OF TOBACCO-RELATED
DISEASES TO WHICH THESE ACTIVITIES RELATE;
(III) SPECIFIES THE SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDING FOR ALL
OF THE EDUCATION, SCREENING, TREATMENT, AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
RELATING TO TOBACCO-RELATED DISEASES THAT ARE IDENTIFIED UNDER ITEM (II)
OF THIS ITEM;
(IV) DEMONSTRATES THAT ANY EARLY DETECTION OR SCREENING
PROGRAM THAT IS OR WILL BE FUNDED UNDER THE TOBACCO-RELATED DISEASES
RESEARCH GRANT PROVIDES NECESSARY TREATMENT OR LINKAGES TO NECESSARY
TREATMENT FOR UNINSURED INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DIAGNOSED WITH A
TOBACCO-RELATED DISEASE AS A RESULT OF THE SCREENING PROCESS;
(V) CERTIFIES THAT THE TOBACCO-RELATED DISEASES
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES THAT WILL BE FUNDED BY THE TOBACCO-RELATED
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