Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB997 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
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7	7	SENATE BILL 997
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10	10	By: Senator Klausmeier
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 2, 2024
12	12	Assigned to: Finance
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Health – Vital Records – Electronic Filing and Storage 2
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20	20	FOR the purpose of altering the date by which the Secretary of Health is required to 3
21	21	establish a process by which death certificates can be filed electronically and 4
22	22	requiring that the process allow all vital records to be filed electronically; requiring 5
23	23	the Secretary to store vital records in a searchable electronic database; and generally 6
24	24	relating to electronic filing and storage of vital records. 7
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26	26	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 8
27	27	Article – Health – General 9
28	28	Section 4–201(a) and (u) 10
29	29	Annotated Code of Maryland 11
30	30	(2023 Replacement Volume) 12
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32	32	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 13
33	33	Article – Health – General 14
34	34	Section 4–203 15
35	35	Annotated Code of Maryland 16
36	36	(2023 Replacement Volume) 17
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38	38	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 18
39	39	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 19
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41	41	Article – Health – General 20
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43	43	4–201. 21
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45	45	(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 22
46	46	2 SENATE BILL 997
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49	49	(u) “Vital record” means a certificate or report of birth, death, fetal death, 1
50	50	marriage, divorce, dissolution or annulment of marriage, adoption, or adjudication of 2
51	51	paternity that is required by law to be filed with the Secretary. 3
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53	53	4–203. 4
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55	55	(a) The Secretary is charged with administering efficiently and uniformly this 5
56	56	subtitle throughout this State. 6
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58	58	(b) (1) The Secretary shall: 7
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60	60	(i) Establish appropriate methods and the necessary forms for 8
61	61	accurate registration of vital records; 9
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63	63	(ii) On or before January 1, [2015] 2028, establish a process by 10
64	64	which [death certificates] VITAL RECORDS can be filed electronically; [and] 11
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66	66	(iii) Educate physicians, physician assistants, and nurse 12
67	67	practitioners regarding the process by which [death certificates] VITAL RECORDS can be 13
68	68	filed electronically; AND 14
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70	70	(IV) STORE VITAL RECORDS I N A SEARCHABLE ELECT RONIC 15
71	71	DATABASE. 16
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73	73	(2) The forms shall provide for the information that the Secretary needs for 17
74	74	proper registration and use of these vital records. 18
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76	76	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED , That this Act shall take effect 19
77	77	October 1, 2024. 20