Md. Code, Health - General § 13-2302
This is the official text of Md. Code, Health - General § 13-2302, part of Maryland’s Code, Health - General — covers public health regulation.
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§13–2302.
Official statutory text
(a) The Department shall establish a program to distribute a folic acid supplement to women of childbearing age.
(b) The purpose of the program is to reduce the number of cases of neural tube defects in the State.
(c) The program shall provide the following to women of childbearing age as appropriate, based on an assessment of their individual need:
(1) An appropriate folic acid supplement that contains the recommended level of folic acid for women of childbearing age;
(2) Counseling and written information regarding the proper use of the supplement; and
(3) Any other health information that the Department determines necessary to carry out the purposes of this subtitle.
(b) The purpose of the program is to reduce the number of cases of neural tube defects in the State.
(c) The program shall provide the following to women of childbearing age as appropriate, based on an assessment of their individual need:
(1) An appropriate folic acid supplement that contains the recommended level of folic acid for women of childbearing age;
(2) Counseling and written information regarding the proper use of the supplement; and
(3) Any other health information that the Department determines necessary to carry out the purposes of this subtitle.
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