Maryland Code, HEALTH – GENERAL 13-1012
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- Baseline: Projection of the receipts, outlays, and other budget amounts that would ensue in the future without any change in existing policy. Baseline projections are used to gauge the extent to which proposed legislation, if enacted into law, would alter current spending and revenue levels.
- County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
- including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
(1) The Plan addresses the goals and requirements established for the county under § 13-1007 of this subtitle;
(2) The Plan allocates resources in a manner that is consistent with the needs of the different populations in the county, including targeted minority populations, as identified in the Baseline Tobacco Study and biennial tobacco studies;
(3) The Plan allocates resources in a manner that is consistent with the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding best practices for a comprehensive tobacco control program or states a reason for not meeting this requirement and identifies other resources that, taken together, meet this requirement; and
(4) The local health officer has complied with the other requirements of §§ 13-1007 through 13-1011 of this subtitle.
(b) The Department may not distribute a county’s share of money for a Local Public Health Tobacco Grant, as provided under § 13-1007 of this subtitle, if the Department determines that the requirements of subsection (a) of this section have not been met.