{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-13-1212","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Health - General § 13–1212","heading":"","body":"(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.\n(b) The Secretary shall include in the report required under subsection (a) of this section:\n(1) A summary of any stakeholder meetings held under § 13–1213 of this subtitle during the immediately preceding 12–month period that includes:\n(i) Stakeholder responses to existing recommendations; and\n(ii) Recommendations from stakeholders that address factors contributing to maternal mortality; and\n(2) A section on racial disparities that includes:\n(i) A comparison of the maternal mortality rates of non–Hispanic black and non–Hispanic white women;\n(ii) Data on changes in the maternal mortality rate by race and ethnicity;\n(iii) The number of live births by race;\n(iv) The percentage of women who gave birth by race;\n(v) The percentage of maternal deaths by race and ethnicity;\n(vi) The maternal mortality rate by race;\n(vii) A comparison of the leading causes of maternal death by race; and\n(viii) Any other information that the Secretary determines necessary to carry out the purposes of this subtitle.","path":["Article - Health - General"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=ghg\u0026section=13-1212","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:48Z","sha256":"b0f99c52206e2e5b467d162b59ac41817d816494efd071cf6e03d914a5197c32","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-13-1211","next":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-13-1213"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}