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SENATE BILL 684
J1 (5lr2218)
ENROLLED BILL
— Finance/Health and Government Operations —
Introduced by Senator Augustine
Read and Examined by Proofreaders:
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Proofreader.
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Proofreader.
Sealed with the Great Seal and presented to the Governor, for his approval this
_______ day of _______________ at _________________ _______ o’clock, ________M.
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President.
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Public Health – Health Equity Dashboard 2
FOR the purpose of requiring the Maryland Department of Health, in collaboration with 3
the Commission on Health Equity, to develop a health equity data dashboard; 4
requiring the Department to update the data dashboard at a certain frequency; and 5
generally relating to a health equity data dashboard. 6
BY adding to 7
Article – Health – General 8
Section 13–5501 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 55. Health Equity Dashboard” 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 11
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13 2 SENATE BILL 684
Article – Health – General 1
SUBTITLE 55. HEALTH EQUITY DASHBOARD. 2
13–5501. 3
(A) (1) THE DEPARTMENT , IN COLLABORATION WIT H THE COMMISSION 4
ON HEALTH EQUITY, SHALL DEVELOP A CLEA R AND EASY –TO–UNDERSTAND 5
GRAPHIC DATA DASHBOA RD THAT INCLUDES AGE–ADJUSTED HEALTH DISP ARITY 6
DATA DISAGGREGATED B Y RACE, ETHNICITY, AND GENDER . 7
(2) THE DATA DASHBOARD SH ALL INCLUDE INFORMAT ION 8
REGARDING THE FOLLOW ING HEALTH INDICATOR S: 9
(I) HEALTH INSURANCE ACCE SS; 10
(II) CARDIOVASCULAR DISEAS E; 11
(III) CHRONIC DISEASE; 12
(IV) MENTAL HEALTH AND SUB STANCE ABUSE USE; 13
(V) CANCER; 14
(VI) HIV/AIDS; 15
(VII) SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTION; AND 16
(VIII) BODY MASS INDEX ; AND 17
(IX) ANY OTHER HEALTH INDI CATORS DETERMINED RE LEVANT 18
BY THE DEPARTMENT . 19
(B) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL : 20
(1) UPDATE THE DATA DASHB OARD DEVELOPED UNDER SUBSECTION 21
(A) OF THIS SECTION AT LEAST EVERY 30 DAYS ON A QUARTERLY BASIS , AS 22
DETERMINED BY DATA A VAILABILITY; AND 23
(2) POST THE MOST RECENT UPDATED DATA DASHBOA RD 24
PROMINENTLY ON ITS WEBSITE. 25
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 26
October 1, 2025. 27