Md. Code, Health - General § 13-1104
This is the official text of Md. Code, Health - General § 13-1104, part of Maryland’s Code, Health - General — covers public health regulation.
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§13–1104.
Official statutory text
(a) Beginning in fiscal year 2004 and biennially thereafter, the Department shall conduct a Biennial Cancer Study.
(b) The Biennial Cancer Study shall:
(1) Measure the same factors that are set forth in § 13–1103(d) of this subtitle; and
(2) Use the same methodology or model that is used to conduct the Baseline Cancer Study.
(c) The Department may:
(1) Conduct the Biennial Cancer Study or any part of the Study; or
(2) Contract with a higher education institution or private entity to conduct the Biennial Cancer Study or any part of the Study.
(d) (1) If the Department chooses to have a higher education institution or private entity conduct the Biennial Cancer Study or any part of the Study, the Department shall issue a request for proposal to select the entity that will conduct the Study or the relevant part of the Study.
(2) The Department may contract with an entity to conduct one or more biennial cancer studies or a part of one or more biennial cancer studies.
(e) On or before December 31 of each odd numbered fiscal year, beginning in fiscal year 2005, the Department shall submit a report to the Governor and, subject to § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly, on the results of the Biennial Cancer Study.
(b) The Biennial Cancer Study shall:
(1) Measure the same factors that are set forth in § 13–1103(d) of this subtitle; and
(2) Use the same methodology or model that is used to conduct the Baseline Cancer Study.
(c) The Department may:
(1) Conduct the Biennial Cancer Study or any part of the Study; or
(2) Contract with a higher education institution or private entity to conduct the Biennial Cancer Study or any part of the Study.
(d) (1) If the Department chooses to have a higher education institution or private entity conduct the Biennial Cancer Study or any part of the Study, the Department shall issue a request for proposal to select the entity that will conduct the Study or the relevant part of the Study.
(2) The Department may contract with an entity to conduct one or more biennial cancer studies or a part of one or more biennial cancer studies.
(e) On or before December 31 of each odd numbered fiscal year, beginning in fiscal year 2005, the Department shall submit a report to the Governor and, subject to § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly, on the results of the Biennial Cancer Study.
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