§ 13-1201

(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) “Data use agreement” means an agreement between the Department and a national, State, or local agency or program that establishes the terms and conditions for the confidential submission, collection, storage, analysis, reporting, aggregation, and dissemination of de–identified data obtained from the Maternal Mortality Review Program.

(c) “Local team” means the multidisciplinary and multiagency maternal mortality review team established for a county.

(d) “Maternal death” means the death of a woman during pregnancy or within 1 year after the woman ceases to be pregnant.

(e) “Maternal mortality review committee” means the maternal mortality review committee of MedChi that is a medical review committee, as defined under § 1–401 of the Health Occupations Article.

(f) “MedChi” means the Maryland State Medical Society.