Terms Used In Maryland Code, HEALTH - GENERAL 24-1503

  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
(a) Any county or municipality may apply to the Secretary for a grant from the Fund to be applied toward a program that provides care coordination services to low-income pregnant and postpartum women and to children from birth to 3 years old.

(b) An application for a grant from the Fund shall include, at minimum:

(1) Evidence that the county’s or municipality’s care coordination services will be a collaborative effort involving:

(i) The appropriate public service agencies; and

(ii) Community-based providers; and

(2) A plan for the establishment of a database that collects data from the program to ensure that the services are provided to the families with the highest need.