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SENATE BILL 213
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(PRE–FILED) CF HB 170
By: Chair, Finance Committee (By Request – Departmental – Health)
Requested: September 29, 2024
Introduced and read first time: January 8, 2025
Assigned to: Finance
Committee Report: Favorable
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: January 29, 2025
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Health – Maternal and Child Health Population Health Improvement Fund – 2
Use 3
FOR the purpose of altering the date through which the Maternal and Child Health 4
Population Health Improvement Fund may be used for expenses associated with 5
maternal and child health population health improvements; and generally relating 6
to the Maternal and Child Health Population Health Improvement Fund. 7
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 8
Article – Health – General 9
Section 19–210 10
Annotated Code of Maryland 11
(2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 12
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14
Article – Health – General 15
19–210. 16
(a) In this section, “Fund” means the Maternal and Child Health Population 17
Health Improvement Fund. 18
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(b) There is a Maternal and Child Health Population Health Improvement Fund. 1
(c) The purpose of the Fund is to invest in maternal and child population health 2
improvements through the Medical Care Programs Administration and the Prevention and 3
Health Promotion Administration. 4
(d) The Department and the Commission shall administer the Fund. 5
(e) (1) The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of 6
the State Finance and Procurement Article. 7
(2) The State Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately, and the 8
Comptroller shall account for the Fund. 9
(f) The Fund consists of: 10
(1) A uniform, broad–based assessment of a reasonable amount in hospital 11
rates in order to invest in maternal and child population health improvements under § 12
19–207 of this subtitle; 13
(2) Interest earnings; and 14
(3) Any other money from any other source accepted for the benefit of the 15
Fund. 16
(g) The Fund may be used only for expenses associated with maternal and child 17
health population health improvements through December 31, [2025] 2027. 18
(h) (1) The State Treasurer shall invest the money of the Fund in the same 19
manner as other State money may be invested. 20
(2) Any interest earnings of the Fund shall be credited to the Fund. 21
(i) Expenditures from the Fund may be made only: 22
(1) In accordance with the State budget; and 23
(2) After the approval of a majority of the members of the Commission. 24
(j) Money expended from the Fund is supplemental to and is not intended to take 25
the place of funding that would otherwise be appropriated for the Maryland Medical 26
Assistance Program. 27
(k) The Fund is subject to audit by the Office of Legislative Audits as provided in 28
§ 2–1220 of the State Government Article. 29
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SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 1
1, 2025. 2
Approved:
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Governor.
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President of the Senate.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.