Maryland Code, HEALTH – GENERAL 13-1104
Terms Used In Maryland Code, HEALTH - GENERAL 13-1104
- 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.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(b) The Biennial Cancer Study shall:
(1) Measure the same factors that are set forth in § 13-1103(d) of this subtitle; and
(2) Use the same methodology or model that is used to conduct the Baseline Cancer Study.
(c) The Department may:
(1) Conduct the Biennial Cancer Study or any part of the Study; or
(2) Contract with a higher education institution or private entity to conduct the Biennial Cancer Study or any part of the Study.
(d) (1) If the Department chooses to have a higher education institution or private entity conduct the Biennial Cancer Study or any part of the Study, the Department shall issue a request for proposal to select the entity that will conduct the Study or the relevant part of the Study.
(2) The Department may contract with an entity to conduct one or more biennial cancer studies or a part of one or more biennial cancer studies.
(e) On or before December 31 of each odd numbered fiscal year, beginning in fiscal year 2005, the Department shall submit a report to the Governor and, subject to § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly, on the results of the Biennial Cancer Study.