Md. Code, Health - General § 5–803

The Committee shall:

(1) Evaluate causes or factors contributing to deaths in facilities or programs:

(i) Operated or licensed by the Developmental Disabilities Administration;

(ii) Licensed by the Behavioral Health Administration to provide mental health services and identified in § 10–713(a) of this article; or

(iii) Operating by waiver under § 7–903(b) of this article;

(2) Review aggregate incident data regarding facilities or programs that are licensed or operated by the Developmental Disabilities Administration or operating by waiver under § 7–903(b) of this article;

(3) Identify patterns and systemic problems and ensure consistency in the review process; and

(4) Make recommendations to the Secretary and the Secretary of Disabilities to prevent avoidable injuries and avoidable deaths and improve quality of care.