ADMINISTRATION & GRANTS MANAGEMENT
Under Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration, renamed Grants, Contracts, and Administration in 1998.
ADMINISTRATION OF HEALTHCHOICE COMMITTEE
Contact: John G. Folkemer (410) 767-5806
Chair: Georges C. Benjamin, M.D., Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene
Appointed by Senate President: Arthur Dorman; Christopher Van Hollen.
Appointed by House Speaker: John A. Hurson; Samuel I. Rosenberg.
Appointed by Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene: Donald Blanchon; Deborah I. Chang; Mary Cutler; Lorraine T. Doo; Donald V. Gilmore; John J. Kaelin; Steven B. Larsen; Joanne Pollak; Frederick W. Puddester; Wayne Schultz; Hollis Seunarine, M.D.; Barbara Spence; Edward Thomas; Eric Wagner; Reed Winston, M.D.
Nonvoting members: Henry C. Beumler; Dennis G. Cherot; Felix Kaufman, M.D.
In April 1999, the General Assembly's Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review approved emergency regulations for the HealthChoice Program on condition that the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene create a committee to consider aspects of Program administration. Thereafter, the Secretary established the Administration of HealthChoice Committee. The Committee studied collection and use of encounter data; development of capitation rates; Program administrative requirements; actuarial adjustment of rates; and whether rates approved as emergency regulations should continue beyond Nov. 1, 1999.
The Committee submitted its report on Oct. 18, 1999.
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HOME-BASED HEALTH CARE SERVICES
Staff: Thomas V. Russell (410) 764-4983
Appointed by Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene:
Lynn C. O'Connor, Chair
Erwin E. Abrams; Marjorie Bauman; Susan R. Bass; Donna Collier; Stanton G. Ades; Donna M. Dorsey; Sylvia Edwards; Wesley S. Malin; Martha Nathanson; Sandra Natolly; Julia M. Pannell; Lynn Riley; Mark Rosenberg; Karen Soisson; Maryjane Sorbie-Goetshius; Elizabeth Weglein; Susan J. Vaeth; Laura Zemon.
The Advisory Committee on Home-Based Health Care Services was formed by the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene in 1998 (Chapter 133, Acts of 1998). The Committee studied laws for regulating the quality of home-based health care and recommended ways to improve and streamline regulation. Employment issues such as liability for paying Social Security, workers' compensation, and unemployment benefits also were considered.
The Committee submitted its report on Dec. 1, 1998.
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PRACTICE PARAMETERS
Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms:
J. Ramsay Farah, M.D., Chair (chosen by Governor), 2001
(410) 764-3460
Heidi R. Adams; Robert L. Baum, Esq.; Stephen P. Carney, Esq.; Vicki L. Dexter, Esq.; Lenox S. Dingle, Jr., M.D.; Virginia A. Dulaney, M.D.; Warren W. Hewitt, Jr.; Lawrence A. Jones, M.D.; Vahe A. Kazandjian, Ph.D.; Robert I. Prince, M.D.; Robert G. Rosenberg, M.D.; Michele L. Smith, Esq.; Robert A. Vogel, M.D.; Kenneth P. Wilczek. Terms expire 2001.
Authorization for Committee was repealed in Oct. 1999 (Chapter lll, Acts of 1999).
Appointed by Advisory Committee on Practice Parameters:
Clifford G. Andrews, M.D., Chair
Michael April, M.D.; Paul Asdourian, M.D.; Stuart Brager, M.D.; Donald Casey, M.D.; Mark Chilton, M.D.; Sandy Cifor, D.O.; Michael R. Clark, M.D.; James Coyle, M.D.; David S. Davis, M.D.; Randy F. Davis, M.D.; Thomas B. Ducker, M.D.; Kevin Ferentz, M.D.; Marc M. Gamerman, D.C.; Lee E. Gresser, M.D.; Robert Hennessey, M.D.; Howard Hoffberg, M.D.; Peter Holt, M.D.; John P. Kostiuk, M.D.; Scott H. Lawrence, D.C.; Don M. Long, M.D.; Lee E. Miller, P.T.; Lee H. Riley III, M.D.; Norman B. Rosen, M.D.; John D. Rybock, M.D.; Robert Shaw, M.D.; David N. Skurdal, M.D., Ph.D.; Neil Speigel, D.O.; Mark Young, M.D., F.A.C.P.
ALCOHOL & DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT RESEARCH ADVISORY COMMITTEE
In 1990, the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Research Advisory Committee was created (Chapter 580, Acts of 1990). The Committee developed methodology for evaluating the effectiveness of treatment programs. The Committee also advised the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration on regulations needed for research on the effectiveness of treatment programs (Code Health - General Article, sec. 8-402).
Under the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration, the Committee submitted its report and recommendations in March 1996.
ANNAPOLIS BRANCH LABORATORY
Under Laboratories Administration, closed in July 1996.
ASSISTED-LIVING IMPLEMENTATION PANEL
Carol Benner, Chair
The Assisted-Living Implementation Panel first met in November 1998. It served as a public forum for comments on implementation of assisted-living regulations promulgated by the Department. The Panel last met in October 2004.
BOTTLED WATER ADVISORY COMMITTEE
BUSINESS & REGULATORY SERVICES
CENTER FOR AIDS EDUCATION
CENTER FOR AIDS EPIDEMIOLOGY
CENTER FOR AIDS SERVICES, PLANNING, & DEVELOPMENT
CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY & ANALYSIS
CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY & HEALTH RESEARCH
CENTER FOR HEALTH DATA
CENTER FOR HIV PATIENT SERVICES
CENTER FOR PREVENTION, RESEARCH, & EVALUATION
CENTER FOR PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION & PATIENT SERVICES
CENTER FOR QUALITY ASSESSMENT & IMPROVEMENT
CERTIFIED NURSE-MIDWIVES ADVISORY COUNCIL
CLEARINGHOUSE FOR REHABILITATION & TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION
COMMUNITY ACCESS STEERING COMMITTEE
Co-Chair: Georges C. Benjamin, M.D., Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene
Appointed by Governor: Janice Brathwaite; Donna L. Jacobs; Wesley S. Malin; Juhi F. Nayeem, M.D.; Lorraine M. Sheehan; Michael A. Taylor; Charles David Ward.
Chairs of Committee Task Forces: Deborah I. Chang; Diane K. Coughlin; Oscar L. Morgan; Beatrice M. Rodgers.
Ex officio: T. Eloise Foster, Secretary of Budget & Management; Beatrice M. Rodgers, Director, Office for Individuals with Disabilities.
TASK FORCE ON MEDICAID COMMUNITY ACCESS
TASK FORCE ON MENTAL HYGIENE COMMUNITY ACCESS
TASK FORCE ON SYSTEMS INTEGRATION
Four task forces assisted the Committee. They focused on developmental disabilities community access; medicaid community access; mental hygiene community access; and systems integration. Each task force formulated funding and program proposals for the Committee's final recommendations.
The Committee submitted its final report to the Governor on July 26, 2001.
COMMUNITY & PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
COMMUNITY HEALTH SURVEILLANCE & LABORATORIES ADMINISTRATION
COMMUNITY PREVENTION & TREATMENT SERVICES DIVISION
CONTRACTS DIVISION
CRIMINAL JUSTICE/POLICY & PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT/SPECIAL POPULATIONS
DATABASE DEVELOPMENT WORK GROUP
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, SUBSTANCE ABUSE & COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES & AMBULATORY CARE PROGRAM
DIVISION OF ACUTE CARE
DIVISION OF ACUTE CARE SERVICES
DIVISION OF ADJUNCT SERVICES
DIVISION OF AGING SERVICES
DIVISION OF CLINICAL LAB SERVICES
DIVISION OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES
DIVISION OF DIAGNOSTIC & PUBLIC HEALTH MICROBIOLOGY
DIVISION OF ELIGIBILITY SERVICES
DIVISION OF FIELD SERVICES
DIVISION OF MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH
DIVISION OF MICROBIOLOGY
DIVISION OF NEWBORN & CHILDHOOD LABORATORY SCREENING
DIVISION OF PHARMACY & CLINIC SERVICES
DIVISION OF PRIMARY CARE
DIVISION OF QUALITY ASSURANCE, SAFETY, & TRAINING
DIVISION OF SPECIAL POPULATIONS
DIVISION OF UTILIZATION & ELIGIBILITY REVIEW
EARLY INTERVENTION & SPECIAL POPULATIONS DIVISION
ELIGIBILITY & ADMINISTRATION
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE
EPIDEMIOLOGY & RESEARCH
EXPANSION OF INSURANCE REFORM TASK FORCE
Under Maryland Health Care Access and Cost Commission, the Task Force concluded its work late in 1994.
FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES & PRIMARY CARE
FIELD SERVICES
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (FMIS) DIVISION
FINANCIAL PLANNING ADMINISTRATION
FISCAL MANAGEMENT & PERSONNEL
FOCUS POINT
HEALTH CARE POLICY, FINANCE, & REGULATION
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION (HMO) PERFORMANCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION (HMO) QUALITY & PRACTICE PARAMETER DEVELOPMENT WORK GROUP
Under Maryland Health Care Access and Cost Commission, the Work Group completed its work in 1996.
HEALTH SERVICES ANALYSIS & EVALUATION ADMINISTRATION
HEALTH SYSTEMS PLANNING
HIGHLAND HEALTH FACILITY PSYCHIATRIC UNIT
HOSPITAL & AMBULATORY SURGICAL-FACILITY REPORT-CARD STEERING COMMITTEE
HOSPITALS & COMPLAINT PROGRAM
INFORMATION SERVICES
LABORATORIES
LABORATORY BIOTERRORISM OFFICE
LICENSING & CERTIFICATION ADMINISTRATION
LICENSURE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
LOCAL & FAMILY HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
LONG-TERM CARE PROGRAMS
LONG-TERM MANAGED CARE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Appointed by Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene:
Created in 1996, the Long-Term Managed Care Advisory Committee was concerned with financing and services (Chapter 352, Acts of 1996). The Committee submitted its final report, "Findings and Recommendations for Long-Term Managed Care in Maryland," on Nov. 1, 1996.
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION, QUALITY ASSURANCE, & OFFICE OF EDUCATION & TRAINING FOR ADDICTION SERVICES
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SERVICES, CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, & OFFICE OF EDUCATION & TRAINING FOR ADDICTION SERVICES
MARYLAND ACCESS TO CARE (MAC) RECIPIENT SERVICES & MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDER RELATIONS
MARYLAND HEALTH CARE ACCESS & COST COMMISSION
MARYLAND SCIENTIFIC WORKING GROUP TO STUDY LEGIONELLA IN WATER SYSTEMS IN HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS
Contact: Carmella Groves, R.N. (410) 767-6660
In Oct. 1999, the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene formed the Maryland Scientific Working Group to Study Legionella in Water Systems in Healthcare Institutions. The Group was to review scientific and technical data on current strategies for preventing and diagnosing legionella bacteria, particularly its presence in institutional water supplies. The Group reported to the Secretary on June 14, 2000.
MARYLAND TASK FORCE ON OSTEOPOROSIS
Under the State Advisory Council on Arthritis and Related Diseases, the Maryland Task Force on Osteoporosis was replaced by the Osteoporosis Prevention and Education Task Force in Oct. 2002 (Chapter 443, Acts of 2002).
MEDICAID MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (MMIS-II) PROJECT
MEDICAID NURSING-HOME REIMBURSEMENT STUDY GROUP
Mark A. Leeds, Chair
The Study Group reported to the General Assembly in Dec. 2001.
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MEDICAL CARE FINANCE & COMPLIANCE ADMINISTRATION
MEDICAL CARE OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION
MEDICAL CARE POLICY ADMINISTRATION
MEDICAL SPECIALTY COMMITTEE
NURSE ANESTHETIST ADVISORY COMMITTEE
NURSING HOME REPORT-CARD STEERING COMMITTEE
OFFICE OF CHILDREN'S HEALTH
OFFICE OF CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION & PUBLIC HEALTH RESIDENCY PROGRAM
OFFICE OF DRUG CONTROL
OFFICE OF HEALTH PROMOTION, EDUCATION, & TOBACCO CONTROL
OFFICE OF HEREDITARY DISORDERS
OFFICE OF INJURY & DISABILITY PREVENTION
OFFICE OF MATERNAL HEALTH & FAMILY PLANNING
OFFICE OF OPERATIONS & ELIGIBILITY, MEDICAL CARE PROGRAMS
OFFICE OF PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, & FINANCE
OFFICE OF PLANNING, EVALUATION, & PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT
P.M. TO A.D.N. VALIDATION COMMITTEE
PAYMENT SYSTEMS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
PERSONNEL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
POLICY, PLANNING, & DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
POLICY & HEALTH STATISTICS ADMINISTRATION
POLICY & PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
Under Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration, functions assumed by Quality Assurance Division in 2002.
POLICY DEVELOPMENT
PRACTICE OF MEDICINE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
PREVENTION & DISEASE CONTROL
PRIVACY & CONFIDENTIALITY WORK GROUP
PROGRAM SYSTEMS & OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION
PSYCHIATRIST ASSISTANT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
R.N. TO B.S.N. VALIDATION COMMITTEE
REGIONAL INSTITUTE FOR CHILDREN & ADOLESCENTS (RICA) - ROCKVILLE
RESEARCH
SALISBURY BRANCH LABORATORY
SOCIAL SECURITY INCOME DRUG & ALCOHOL PROJECT
SPECIAL POPULATIONS DIVISION
For adolescents addicted to drugs or alcohol, and for their families, the Division developed, monitored, and funded assessment and treatment services. Youths under age 18 or, if eligible for Medical Assistance, under age 21, and their families could secure help locally. Services included screening; clinical assessment; drug and alcohol education, and counseling; clinical intervention; case management; residential treatment and long-term continuing care; intensive outpatient and day treatment; and family therapy. Teenagers were referred by local schools, departments of social services, or offices of juvenile services for treatment.
Under Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration, functions absorbed by Community Prevention and Treatment Services Division in 2001.
STATE ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL & DRUG ABUSE
STATE BOARD OF ELECTROLOGISTS
STATE BOARD OF PHYSICIAN QUALITY ASSURANCE
STATE HEALTH RESOURCES PLANNING COMMISSION
STUDY COMMITTEE ON BUY-IN PRESCRIPTION PROGRAM FOR THE ELDERLY
Appointed by Governor: Charles H. Culbertson; Mary E. James.
Designated by participating agencies: Alice L. Burton; Chris Coats; Janet Ennis; Jeffrey Gruel; Michael R. Lachance; Paul Roeger; Marla Rothouse; Arlene Veronsky, Pharm.D.
In July 2000, the Study Committee on Buy-In Prescription Assistance for the Elderly formed (Chapter 544, Acts of 2000). The Committee looked into the feasibility of a buy-in prescription program for those elderly persons whose income and assets make them ineligible for benefits under the Maryland Pharmacy Assistance Program.
In December 2000, the Study Committee submitted its report to the General Assembly.
SUBSTANCE ABUSE & COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM
Contact: Yvette Dixon (410) 402-8004
Completed its work in Nov. 1993.
Disbanded in July 1997.
Under AIDS Administration, renamed Center for Prevention Programs in 1997.
Under AIDS Administration, renamed Center for Epidemiology and Analysis in 1997.
Under AIDS Administration, renamed Center for HIV Patient Services in 1997.
Under AIDS Administration, renamed Center for Epidemiology and Health RESEARCH in 1998.
Under AIDS Administration, merged with Center for Health Data to form Center for Epidemiology and Health Services Research in 1998.
Under AIDS Administration, merged with Center for Epidemiology and Health Research to form Center for Epidemiology and Health Services Research in 1998.
Under AIDS Administration, renamed Center for HIV Client Services in 2001.
Under AIDS Administration, reorganized as Center for Prevention Planning, Development, and Evaluation in 2000.
Under AIDS Administration, reorganized in 1997 as Center for Education & Training.
Under AIDS Administration, abolished in 1997; most functions absorbed by Center for Education and Training.
Under State Board of Nursing, reorganized in 1997 as Nurse-Midwife Peer Review Advisory Committee.
Under Office of Injury and Disability Prevention, moved to Division of Rehabilitation Services in State Department of Education in 1996; its funding lapsed in 1997.
Staff: Tracy DeShields (410) 767-3480
Co-Chair: Beatrice M. Rodgers, Director, Office for Individuals with Disabilities
TASK FORCE ON DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES COMMUNITY ACCESS
The Community Access Steering Committee was authorized by the Governor within the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in July 2000 (Executive Order 01.01.2000.13; Executive Order 01.01.2000.15; Executive Order 01.01.2000.17). The charge of the Committee was to develop a comprehensive plan to expand community access opportunities to a wider range of persons with disabilities, including those currently in State facilities, those in private facilities, those in private facilities who receive government assistance, and those about to be placed in such facilities. The Committee identified proven practices and strategies that allow persons with disabilities to access more community-based services. Initiatives that enhance State efforts to accelerate placement of persons with disabilities in integrated, community-based settings were recommended by the Committee.
Appointed by Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene
Diane K. Coughlin, Chair
Appointed by Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene
Deborah I. Chang, Chair
Appointed by Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene
Oscar L. Morgan, Chair
Appointed by Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene
Beatrice M. Rodgers, Chair
In July 2001, divided into Community Health Administration and Family Health Administration.
In Jan. 1997, renamed Laboratories Administration.
Under Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration, renamed Community Services Division.
Under Fiscal Services Administration, abolished in Dec. 2001; functions transferred to Office of Contract Policy, Management, and Procurement.
Under Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration, reorganized in 2001 as Justice Services.
Under Maryland Health Care Access and Cost Commission, the Work Group last met in July 1996 and concluded its work in 1997.
Under Office of Health Care Quality, renamed State Programs in 2001.
Under Licensing and Certification Administration, reorganized in 1997 as Developmental Disabilities, Substance Abuse and Community Mental Health Program. Ambulatory care functions were transferred to join Hospitals and Complaint Program.
Under Medical Care Policy Administration, renamed Division of Medical Services in Oct. 1997.
Under Medical Care Finance and Compliance Administration, renamed Program Services and Review Division in July 1997.
Under Medical Care Finance and Compliance Administration, renamed in July 1997 as Quality Assurance Services Division.
Under Medical Care Policy Administration, functions of the Division were assigned to other divisions in Oct. 1997.
Under Laboratories Office, the Division was abolished in Dec. 1996.
Under Medical Care Policy Administration, disbanded in Oct. 1997.
Under Laboratories Administration, reorganized as Public Health Microbiology Division in Nov. 2004.
Under Medical Care Policy Administration, renamed Division of Medicaid Eligibility in Oct. 1997.
Within Vital Statistics Administration, abolished in April 1999.
Under Medical Care Policy Administration, functions of the Division were assigned to other divisions in Oct. 1997.
Under Laboratories Administration, reorganized as Environmental Public Health Microbiology Division in Nov. 2004.
Under Laboratories Administration, renamed Newborn and Childhood Screening Division in Nov. 2004.
Under Health Care Financing, reformed in 2003 as Division of Hospital and Physician Services within Office of Health Services.
Under Medical Care Policy Administration, renamed Division of Managed Care in Oct. 1997.
Under Laboratories Administration, reorganized as Office of Quality Systems and Maintenance, Office of Safety and Security, and Office of Continuing Education and Training in Nov. 2004.
Under Medical Care Policy Administration, renamed Division of Planning and Evaluation in Oct. 1997.
Under Medical Care Finance and Compliance Administration, renamed Recipient Services Division in July 1997.
Under Community and Public Health Administration, functions were assigned to Specialty Care Division under Office of Children's Health in Jan. 1998.
Under Office of Health Services, reformed as Long-Term Care and Community Support Services Administration in Jan. 2000.
Under Board of Physician Quality Assurance, function transferred to Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services System on Jan. 1, 1999.
Under AIDS Administration, reorganized as Prevention, Evaluation, Surveillance, and Research in 2001.
James Block, M.D., Co-Chair
Alvin Powers, Co-Chair
Formerly under Community and Public Health Administration.
Under Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration, renamed Prevention and Treatment Services in 1998.
Under Fiscal Services Administration, functions assumed by Office of Contract Policy, Management, and Procurement in July 2001.
Under Operations. reorganized as Budget Management Office in 1997.
Under State Board of Physicians, reformed as Executive Services-Fiscal Division.
Under Mental Hygiene Administration, privatized in July 1996.
Renamed Health Care Financing in Dec. 1999.
Under Maryland Health Care Access and Cost Commission, the Committee last met in Feb. 1995 and concluded its work in 1997.
Joseph A. Mead, Jr., M.D., Chair
Reorganized as Office of Planning, Development, and Finance in Dec. 1999.
Under State Health Resources Planning Commission, functions of this unit were merged with the Policy Analysis Division in Jan. 1997 to form the Planning and Policy Analysis Division.
Under Mental Hygiene Administration, closed in Oct. 1998.
Under Maryland Health Care Commission, split into Ambulatory Surgical Facility Performance Evaluation Guide Steering Committee and Hospital Performance Evaluation Guide Steering Committee in 2004.
Under Licensing and Certification Administration, this program was joined together with the Ambulatory Care Program in 1997.
Formerly under Program Systems and Operations Administration, reorganized in July 1997 as Information Resources Management Administration.
Under Laboratories Administration, restructured as Regulatory and Administrative Programs, and Scientific Programs in Nov. 2004.
Under Laboratories Administration, reorganzied as Office of Laboratory Emergency Preparedness and Response in Nov. 2004.
Reorganized as Office of Quality Assurance in March 1999.
Under State Board of Physicians, reformed as Licensure and Practice of Medicine Advisory Committee in 2003.
Renamed Community and Public Health Administration in Jan. 1997.
Under Office of Health Care Quality, renamed Federal Programs in 2001.
Staff: Michael A. Nolin (410) 455-6759
Richard Bennett, M.D., Chair
Stanford A. Alliker; Kris W. Baldock; Marge Burba; David Carliner; Ronald Cuffie; Paula C. Hollinger; Christine L. Jowers; Brian K. McHale; Mary Catherine Naugle; Vivian Omagbemi; Joan O'Sullivan; Joanna L. Pierson, Ph.D.; William Wiley; Mary Zervos.
Under Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration, renamed Management Information, Continuous Quality Improvement, and Office of Education and Training for Addiction Services in 1998.
Under Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration, reformed as Management Services in 2001.
Under Medical Care Operations Administration, reorganized as HealthChoice in July 1998.
Renamed Maryland Health Care Commission on Oct. 1, 1999 (Chapter 702, Acts of 1999).
Appointed by Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene:
J. Glenn Morris, Jr., M.D., Chair
Anthony Amaroso, M.D.; Helen E. Bowlus, Esq.; Rashid Chotani, M.D.; Charles Davis, M.D.; John Koerner; Joseph P. Libonati, Ph.D.; Melissa McDiarmid, M.D.; Trish M. Perl, M.D.; Steven Snow; Dotti Stout; David Torpey, Sc.D.; Robert A. Venezia, Dr.P.H.; Matthew A. Wallace.
Appointed by State Advisory Council on Arthritis & Related Diseases:
Marc C. Hochberg, M.D., Co-Chair
Stephen D. Von Gunden, Co-Chair
The MMIS-II System was implemented in 1995.
Contact: Timothy Engelhardt (410) 767-6764
Robert C. Bristol; Robert Bullen; Linda Cole; Deanna Dell; Randy Dixon, Jr.; Joseph Dvorak; Brian Finglass; Stephen Hiltner; Michael Johansen; Adam Kane; Joanne Keiser; Mary Beth Kepler; Mark Koppelman; John Langan; Paul Miller; Rev. Richard Reichard; John W. (Jack) Schammel; Larry Silverman; Douglas C. Sommers; Patricia Supik; Marjorie Taylor; James Warner; Mark Woodard.
Under Medical Care Policy Administration, renamed Maryland Medicaid Advisory Committee in 1996 (Chapter 352, Acts of 1996).
Functions dispersed to other administrations under Health Care Financing in Dec. 1999.
Reorganized as Office of Operations and Eligibility, Medical Care Programs in Dec. 1999.
Reorganized as Office of Health Services in Dec. 1999.
Under State Board of Physician Quality Assurance, discontinued by vote of Board on Oct. 1, 1996.
Under State Board of Nursing, Committee functions assigned to Nurse Anesthesist Peer Review Advisory Committee in 1996.
Under Maryland Health Care Commission, renamed Nursing Home Performance Evaluation Guide Steering Committee in 2004.
Under Community and Public Health Administration, combined with Office of Maternal Health and Family Planning to form Center for Maternal and Child Health in Jan. 2000.
Under Family Health Administration, one component reformed in May 2003 as Preventive Medicine Residency Program and transferred to Community Health Administration; other functions combined with Office of Injury and Disability Prevention to form Center for Preventive Health Services.
Under Laboratories Administration, reorganized as Division of Drug Control in Nov. 2004.
Under Family Health Administration, restructured as Center for Health Promotion, Education, and Tobacco Use Prevention in May 2002.
Under Community and Public Health Administration, renamed Office for Genetics and Children with Special Health Care Needs in March 2000.
Under Family Health Administration, combined with certain components from Office of Chronic Disease Prevention and Public Health Residency Program to form Center for Preventive Health Services in May 2003.
Under Community and Public Health Administration, combined with Office of Children's Health to form Center for Maternal and Child Health in Jan. 2000.
Under Health Care Financing, renamed Office of Operations, Eligibility and Pharmacy in 2004.
Under Health Care Financing, renamed Office of Planning and Finance in Sept. 2002.
Under Community and Public Health Administration, renamed Office of Public Health Assessment in Jan. 1997.
Under Family Health Administration, functions absorbed by Center for Preventive Health Services in May 2003.
No longer under State Board of Nursing.
Under Maryland Health Care Access and Cost Commission, the Committee last met in Nov. 1996 and concluded its work in 1997.
Under Operations, renamed Office of Human Resources on May 1, 2004.
Under Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration, renamed Policy and Program Development Division in 1994.
Renamed Health Services Analysis and Evaluation Administration in April 1997.
The Policy and Program Development Division originated as the Policy, Planning, and Development Division and became the Policy and Program Development Division in 1994. Administration policies, rules, and regulations governing alcohol and drug abuse treatment were formulated by the Division. The Division provided technical assistance to all methadone programs, oversaw their compliance with State and federal regulations, and monitored private methadone programs. It also monitored treatment of pregnant addicts and compiled quarterly statistics on their admissions, retentions, and deliveries. In addition, the Division served as liaison to the Federal Center for Substance Abuse Treatment.
Under State Health Services Cost Review Commission, reorganized as Policy Analysis and Research in Nov. 1999.
Under State Board of Physicians, merged with Licensure Advisory Committee to form Licensure and Practice of Medicine Advisory Committee in 2003.
Formerly under Community and Public Health Administration.
Under Maryland Health Care Access and Cost Commission, the Work Group last met in Dec. 1996 and concluded its work in 1997.
Renamed Medical Care Operations Administration in July 1997.
Under Board of Physician Quality Assurance, disbanded in 1993.
No longer under State Board of Nursing.
On May 9, 2001, renamed the John L. Gildner Regional Institute for Children and Adolescents (RICA) - Rockville to honor its founding chief executive officer, who died in Nov. 1999.
Under State Health Services Cost Review Commission, abolished in Nov. 1999 when its functions were assigned to Policy Analysis and Research.
Under Laboratories Administration, merged with Eastern Shore Regional Laboratory in June 1999.
Under Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration, federal funding for Project ceased in 2000.
The Special Populations Division organized in Fiscal Year 1985 as a project of the Alcoholism Control Administration. It continued under the Special Projects Division when the Addictions Services Administration formed in 1987. The following year, it organized into the Youth, Adolescents, and Family Division. In 1993, The Division became the Children, Youth, and Families Division and, in 1995, the Special Populations Division.
Formerly under Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration, abolished effective Oct. 1, 1997 (Chapter 5, Acts of 1997).
On July 1, 2003, Board responsibilities and assets transferred to Electrology Practice Committee under State Board of Nursing (Chapter 422, Acts of 2003).
Restructured as State Board of Physicians in July 2003 (Chapter 252, Acts of 2003).
Abolished Oct. 1, 1999 (Chapter 702, Acts of 1999); functions assumed by Maryland Health Care Commission.
Contact: Alice L. Burton (410) 767-6479
Under Licensing and Certification Administration, this program was reorganized in 1997 as Developmental Disabilities, Substance Abuse and Community Mental Health Program.
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