{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-20-2403","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Health - General § 20–2403","heading":"","body":"// EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2027 PER CHAPTER 844 OF 2024 //\nThe 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:\n(1) Initiatives that:\n(i) Ensure that patients are seen in the most appropriate setting to reduce unnecessary use of emergency departments;\n(ii) Improve hospital efficiency, including by increasing emergency department and inpatient throughput; and\n(iii) Improve postdischarge resources to facilitate timely emergency department and inpatient discharges;\n(2) By identifying and recommending improvements for the collection and submission of data that is necessary to monitor and reduce emergency department wait times;\n(3) By making recommendations to State and local agencies, hospitals, and health care providers; and\n(4) By facilitating the sharing of best practices for reducing emergency department wait times.","path":["Article - Health - General"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=ghg\u0026section=20-2403","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:48Z","sha256":"60ffefd803d0920f9636901d56a9b0d7a69280f0967ff0d659a9801ef0e125fa","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-20-2402","next":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-20-2404"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}