November 21, 2013
1:00pm

AGENDA

1. Approval of Minutes
2. Update of Activities

3. BRIEFING: Updating COMAR 10.24.17, State Health Plan for Facilities and Services: Cardiac Surgery & Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Services 

   Letter report submitted to Senate Finance and House Health and Government Operations Committees, and Draft COMAR 10.24.17: Cardiac Surgery and PCI Services (Exhibit 1).

   • Link to Exh. 2 (HB1141/SB752)(2012 Session)
   • Link to Exh. 3 (Report of Clinical Advisory Group, June 20, 2013):
   • Link to Exh. 4 (First Draft of Chapter Released for Informal Public Comment):
   • Link to Exh. 5 (Informal Public Comments received on First Draft Chapter):
4. ACTION: Final Regulations - COMAR 10.24.09, State Health Plan for Facilities and Services: Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Services
   • Memo
   • Final Action Notice
   • Proposed Permanent Regulations
   • Comments
5. ACTION: Certificate of Need: Cosmetic SurgiCenter of Maryland, Inc. d/b/a Bellona Surgery Center (Docket No. 13-03-2344)
6. ACTION: Hospital Palliative Care Pilot Project
7. APPROVAL FOR POSTING: Medical Care Data Base Submission Manual
   • 2013 MCDB Data Submission Manual
   • 2014 MCDB Data Submission Manual
8. PRESENTATION: Step Therapy or Fail-First Protocol
9. UPDATE: Maryland Health Workforce Study
10. UPDATE: Rural Area Health Delivery and Planning
11. ADJOURNMENT