Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 13-1212 - Annual report(a) On or before December 1 of each year, the Secretary shall submit a report on findings, recommendations, and Program actions to the Governor and, subject to § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, to the General Assembly.(b) The Secretary shall include in the report required under subsection (a) of this section: (1) A summary of any stakeholder meetings held under § 13-1208 of this subtitle during the immediately preceding 12-month period that includes: (i) Stakeholder responses to existing recommendations; and(ii) Recommendations from stakeholders that address factors contributing to maternal mortality; and(2) A section on racial disparities that includes: (i) A comparison of the maternal mortality rates of non-Hispanic black and non-Hispanic white women;(ii) Data on changes in the maternal mortality rate by race and ethnicity;(iii) The number of live births by race;(iv) The percentage of women who gave birth by race;(v) The percentage of maternal deaths by race and ethnicity;(vi) The maternal mortality rate by race;(vii) A comparison of the leading causes of maternal death by race; and(viii) Any other information that the Secretary determines necessary to carry out the purposes of this subtitle.Amended by 2018 Md. Laws, Ch. 308,Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2018.