Md. Code, Health - General § 20–2403

// EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2027 PER CHAPTER 844 OF 2024 //

The Commission shall develop strategies and initiatives to recommend to State and local agencies, hospitals, and health care providers to reduce emergency department wait times, including:

(1) Initiatives that:

(i) Ensure that patients are seen in the most appropriate setting to reduce unnecessary use of emergency departments;

(ii) Improve hospital efficiency, including by increasing emergency department and inpatient throughput; and

(iii) Improve postdischarge resources to facilitate timely emergency department and inpatient discharges;

(2) By identifying and recommending improvements for the collection and submission of data that is necessary to monitor and reduce emergency department wait times;

(3) By making recommendations to State and local agencies, hospitals, and health care providers; and

(4) By facilitating the sharing of best practices for reducing emergency department wait times.