§ 13-5502

Maryland § 13-5502

• Jurisdiction: Maryland
• Article ghg: Health - General
• Title: 13

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(a) There is a Public Health Abortion Grant Program.

(b) The purpose of the Program is to provide grants to improve access to abortion care clinical services for individuals in the State.

(c) (1) The Secretary shall provide operating grants to eligible organizations to support equitable access to abortion care clinical services across the State.

(2) Grant funds provided under the Program shall be used to support abortion care clinical services for which federal funding is prohibited for individuals without sufficient resources, including to cover reasonable administrative costs of managing services provided under the grant.

(d) The Department shall award at least 90% of the funds appropriated for the Program as grants to eligible organizations.

(e) The Department may not:

(1) Release, publish, or otherwise disclose any identifying information for:

(i) The staff of an eligible organization that applies for or receives a grant or reimbursement from grant funding under the Program; or

(ii) An individual health care practitioner or staff who provides abortion care clinical services for an eligible organization that receives a grant or reimbursement from grant funding under the Program; or

(2) Collect identifying information for individuals who request or obtain support for abortion care clinical services from an eligible organization awarded a grant under the Program.

(f) The Department may not:

(1) Restrict the use of funds granted under the Program in a manner that is inconsistent with Title 20, Subtitle 2 of this article; or

(2) Allow an eligible organization that is awarded a grant under the Program to restrict the use of funds in a manner that is inconsistent with Title 20, Subtitle 2 of this article.

(g) The Department shall develop standards for the grants to ensure funds are being used in accordance with the requirements of this section.