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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & MENTAL HYGIENE

DEFUNCT AGENCIES

ACCESS, QUALITY, & PROGRAM INTEGRITY
Under Office of Health Services, restructured as Nursing and Community Programs in July 2004.

ACUTE & PRIMARY CARE
Under Medical Care Policy Administration, reorganized as HealthChoice and Acute Care Administration under Office of Health Services in Jan. 2000.

ADMINISTRATION & GRANTS MANAGEMENT
Under Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration, renamed Grants, Contracts, and Administration in 1998.

ADMINISTRATION OF HEALTHCHOICE COMMITTEE
Contact: John G. Folkemer (410) 767-5806

Chair: Georges C. Benjamin, M.D., Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene

Appointed by Senate President: Arthur Dorman; Christopher Van Hollen.

Appointed by House Speaker: John A. Hurson; Samuel I. Rosenberg.

Appointed by Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene: Donald Blanchon; Deborah I. Chang; Mary Cutler; Lorraine T. Doo; Donald V. Gilmore; John J. Kaelin; Steven B. Larsen; Joanne Pollak; Frederick W. Puddester; Wayne Schultz; Hollis Seunarine, M.D.; Barbara Spence; Edward Thomas; Eric Wagner; Reed Winston, M.D.

Nonvoting members: Henry C. Beumler; Dennis G. Cherot; Felix Kaufman, M.D.

In April 1999, the General Assembly's Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review approved emergency regulations for the HealthChoice Program on condition that the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene create a committee to consider aspects of Program administration. Thereafter, the Secretary established the Administration of HealthChoice Committee. The Committee studied collection and use of encounter data; development of capitation rates; Program administrative requirements; actuarial adjustment of rates; and whether rates approved as emergency regulations should continue beyond Nov. 1, 1999.

The Committee submitted its report on Oct. 18, 1999.

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HOME-BASED HEALTH CARE SERVICES
Staff: Thomas V. Russell (410) 764-4983

Appointed by Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene:
Lynn C. O'Connor, Chair
Erwin E. Abrams; Marjorie Bauman; Susan R. Bass; Donna Collier; Stanton G. Ades; Donna M. Dorsey; Sylvia Edwards; Wesley S. Malin; Martha Nathanson; Sandra Natolly; Julia M. Pannell; Lynn Riley; Mark Rosenberg; Karen Soisson; Maryjane Sorbie-Goetshius; Elizabeth Weglein; Susan J. Vaeth; Laura Zemon.

The Advisory Committee on Home-Based Health Care Services was formed by the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene in 1998 (Chapter 133, Acts of 1998). The Committee studied laws for regulating the quality of home-based health care and recommended ways to improve and streamline regulation. Employment issues such as liability for paying Social Security, workers' compensation, and unemployment benefits also were considered.

The Committee submitted its report on Dec. 1, 1998.

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PRACTICE PARAMETERS
Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms:
J. Ramsay Farah, M.D., Chair (chosen by Governor), 2001
(410) 764-3460

Heidi R. Adams; Robert L. Baum, Esq.; Stephen P. Carney, Esq.; Vicki L. Dexter, Esq.; Lenox S. Dingle, Jr., M.D.; Virginia A. Dulaney, M.D.; Warren W. Hewitt, Jr.; Lawrence A. Jones, M.D.; Vahe A. Kazandjian, Ph.D.; Robert I. Prince, M.D.; Robert G. Rosenberg, M.D.; Michele L. Smith, Esq.; Robert A. Vogel, M.D.; Kenneth P. Wilczek. Terms expire 2001.

Authorization for Committee was repealed in Oct. 1999 (Chapter lll, Acts of 1999).

ALCOHOL & DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT RESEARCH ADVISORY COMMITTEE
In 1990, the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Research Advisory Committee was created (Chapter 580, Acts of 1990). The Committee developed methodology for evaluating the effectiveness of treatment programs. The Committee also advised the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration on regulations needed for research on the effectiveness of treatment programs (Code Health - General Article, sec. 8-402).

Under the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration, the Committee submitted its report and recommendations in March 1996.

AMBULATORY SURGICAL-FACILITY PERFORMANCE EVALUATION GUIDE STEERING COMMITTEE
In January 2000, the Hospital and Ambulatory Surgical-Facility Report-Card Steering Committee was created by the Maryland Health Care Commission. The Committee devised a system to evaluate the performance of hospital and ambulatory surgical facilities which was implemented by July 2001 (Chapter 657, Acts of 1999). In 2004, the Committee was split, with one steering committee overseeing production of the performance evaluation guide for ambulatory surgical facilities, and the other responsible for the performance guide for hospitals. The Ambulatory Surgical-Facility Performance Evaluation Guide Steering Committee last met in 2005.

ANNAPOLIS BRANCH LABORATORY
Under Laboratories Administration, closed in July 1996.

ASSISTED-LIVING IMPLEMENTATION PANEL
Contact: Yvette Dixon (410) 402-8004

Carol Benner, Chair

The Assisted-Living Implementation Panel first met in November 1998. It served as a public forum for comments on implementation of assisted-living regulations promulgated by the Department. The Panel last met in October 2004.

BOTTLED WATER ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Completed its work in Nov. 1993.

BUDGET MANAGEMENT OFFICE
Restructured as Financial Management Administration in Oct. 2003.

BUSINESS & REGULATORY SERVICES
Disbanded in July 1997.

CENTER FOR AIDS EDUCATION
Under AIDS Administration, renamed Center for Prevention Programs in 1997.

CENTER FOR AIDS EPIDEMIOLOGY
Under AIDS Administration, renamed Center for Epidemiology and Analysis in 1997.

CENTER FOR AIDS SERVICES, PLANNING, & DEVELOPMENT
Under AIDS Administration, renamed Center for HIV Patient Services in 1997.

CENTER FOR EDUCATION & TRAINING
Under AIDS Administration, restructured as Center for Prevention, Education, and Training in July 2004.

CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY & ANALYSIS
Under AIDS Administration, renamed Center for Epidemiology and Health RESEARCH in 1998.

CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY & HEALTH RESEARCH
Under AIDS Administration, merged with Center for Health Data to form Center for Epidemiology and Health Services Research in 1998.

CENTER FOR HEALTH DATA
Under AIDS Administration, merged with Center for Epidemiology and Health Research to form Center for Epidemiology and Health Services Research in 1998.

CENTER FOR HIV CLIENT SERVICES
Under AIDS Administration, combined with Center for HIV Health Services to form Center for HIV Care Services in Dec. 2006.

CENTER FOR HIV HEALTH SERVICES
Under AIDS Administration, combined with Center for HIV Client Services to form Center for HIV Care Services in Dec. 2006.

CENTER FOR HIV PATIENT SERVICES
Under AIDS Administration, renamed Center for HIV Client Services in 2001.

CENTER FOR PREVENTION, RESEARCH, & EVALUATION
Under AIDS Administration, reorganized as Center for Prevention Planning, Development, and Evaluation in 2000.

CENTER FOR PREVENTION PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, & EVALUATION
Under AIDS Administration, functions dispersed to other centers in July 2004.

CENTER FOR PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION & PATIENT SERVICES
Under AIDS Administration, reorganized in 1997 as Center for Education & Training.

CENTER FOR QUALITY ASSESSMENT & IMPROVEMENT
Under AIDS Administration, abolished in 1997; most functions absorbed by Center for Education and Training.

CENTER FOR SURVEILLANCE
Under AIDS Administration, functions assumed by Center for Epidemiology and Health Services Research in July 2004.

CERTIFIED NURSE-MIDWIVES ADVISORY COUNCIL
Under State Board of Nursing, reorganized in 1997 as Nurse-Midwife Peer Review Advisory Committee.

CLEARINGHOUSE FOR REHABILITATION & TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION
Under Office of Injury and Disability Prevention, moved to Division of Rehabilitation Services in State Department of Education in 1996; its funding lapsed in 1997.

COMMUNITY ACCESS STEERING COMMITTEE
Staff: Tracy DeShields (410) 767-3480

Co-Chair: Georges C. Benjamin, M.D., Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene
Co-Chair: Beatrice M. Rodgers, Director, Office for Individuals with Disabilities

Appointed by Governor: Janice Brathwaite; Donna L. Jacobs; Wesley S. Malin; Juhi F. Nayeem, M.D.; Lorraine M. Sheehan; Michael A. Taylor; Charles David Ward.

Chairs of Committee Task Forces: Deborah I. Chang; Diane K. Coughlin; Oscar L. Morgan; Beatrice M. Rodgers.

Ex officio: T. Eloise Foster, Secretary of Budget & Management; Beatrice M. Rodgers, Director, Office for Individuals with Disabilities.

The Community Access Steering Committee was authorized by the Governor within the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in July 2000 (Executive Order 01.01.2000.13; Executive Order 01.01.2000.15; Executive Order 01.01.2000.17). The charge of the Committee was to develop a comprehensive plan to expand community access opportunities to a wider range of persons with disabilities, including those currently in State facilities, those in private facilities, those in private facilities who receive government assistance, and those about to be placed in such facilities. The Committee identified proven practices and strategies that allow persons with disabilities to access more community-based services. Initiatives that enhance State efforts to accelerate placement of persons with disabilities in integrated, community-based settings were recommended by the Committee.

Four task forces assisted the Committee. They focused on developmental disabilities community access; medicaid community access; mental hygiene community access; and systems integration. Each task force formulated funding and program proposals for the Committee's final recommendations.

The Committee submitted its final report to the Governor on July 26, 2001.

COMMUNITY & PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
In July 2001, divided into Community Health Administration and Family Health Administration.

COMMUNITY HEALTH SURVEILLANCE & LABORATORIES ADMINISTRATION
In Jan. 1997, renamed Laboratories Administration.

COMMUNITY PREVENTION & TREATMENT SERVICES DIVISION
Under Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration, renamed Community Services Division.

COMMUNITY SERVICES ADVISORY COMMISSION
Within the Developmental Disabilities Administration, the Community Services Advisory Commission was created in 1986 (Chapter 797, Acts of 1986). Annually, the Commission updated a five-year plan to improve community services and programs for persons with developmental disabilities. The plan included alternative ways and means to finance and expand services and programs.

The Commission had thirteen members. Seven were appointed by the Governor. One represented the State Department of Education. One was a state senator appointed by the Senate President, and one was a delegate appointed by the House Speaker (Code Health - General Article, sec. 7-204).

The Commission has been inactive since 1998.

COMMUNITYCHOICE ADVISORY GROUP
Staff: Tricia Roddy (410) 767-5809
e-mail: roddyt@dhmh.state.md.us

Chair: S. Anthony McCann, Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene

Appointed by Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene: Stephen J. Allen; Donna Bandzwolek; Barbara B. Bellack; Don Blanchon; Elizabeth M. Boehner; Margaret A. Bradford; Robert B. Bronaugh; Stephen Buckingham; John R. Burton, M.D.; David D. Carliner, M.D.; Herbert S. Cromwell; Charlie Culbertson; Steven J. DeBoy, Sr.; Michele Douglas; William R. Fields; Nancy Grahamer; Kimball L. Gray; Peter A. Hammen; Floyd Hartley; Emily Hoffman; William B. Icenhower, M.D.; Genevieve Jones; Karen Kauffman, Ph.D.; Crosby King; Kevin Lindamood; Kevin M. McGuire; Thomas M. Middleton; M. Karen McNall; Michael Radu; Linda Raines; Kathy Rossberg; MaryBeth P. Scovill, R.N.; John E. V. Sorensen; Charles David Ward; Lynwood Zimmerman.

Ex officio: S. Anthony McCann, Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene; Jean W. Roesser, Secretary of Aging; Kristen Cox, Secretary of Disabilities.

The CommunityChoice Advisory Group was convened by the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene in December 2004. The Advisory Group assisted the Department in setting up CommunityChoice, a new Medicaid program for eligible individuals who need long-term care. CommunityChoice was envisioned as a program of managed health care which provides necessary services to older adults or persons with disabilities in their homes or communities instead of in nursing homes. The Advisory Group formulated policy and regulations for CommunityChoice, and also assisted in drafting the waiver application submitted to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in August 2005. The waiver was not approved, and the Advisory Group last met in December 2006.

CONTRACTS DIVISION
Under Fiscal Services Administration, abolished in Dec. 2001; functions transferred to Office of Contract Policy, Management, and Procurement.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE/POLICY & PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT/SPECIAL POPULATIONS
Under Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration, reorganized in 2001 as Justice Services.

CROWNSVILLE HOSPITAL CENTER
Crownsville Hospital Center originated as the Hospital for the Negro Insane of Maryland in 1910 (Chapter 250, Acts of 1910). The Hospital opened to patients in 1911 and was renamed Crownsville State Hospital in 1912 (Chapter 187, Acts of 1912). Under the Department of Mental Hygiene, it desegregated in 1949 (Chapter 685, Acts of 1949). Brought into the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in 1969, the Hospital in 1973 was renamed Crownsville Hospital Center (Chapter 740, Acts of 1973). Effective July 1, 2004, it closed to patients.

Patients with mental illness from Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, St. Mary's and Prince George's counties were admitted by the Center. To adolescents from the Eastern Shore, the Center provided acute inpatient psychiatric services. The facility was funded for a daily average of 297 patients (Code Health - General Article, sec. 10-406).

CUSTOMER SUPPORT
Under the HealthChoice and Acute Care Administration, created in Jan. 2000, functions dispersed to Acute Care and Managed Care in Nov. 2005.

DATA SYSTEMS & ANALYSIS
Under Maryland Health Care Commission, reorganized as Center for Information Services and Analysis in July 2006.

DATABASE DEVELOPMENT WORK GROUP
Under Maryland Health Care Access and Cost Commission, the Work Group last met in July 1996 and concluded its work in 1997.

DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, SUBSTANCE ABUSE & COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS
Under Office of Health Care Quality, renamed State Programs in 2001.

DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES & AMBULATORY CARE PROGRAM
Under Licensing and Certification Administration, reorganized in 1997 as Developmental Disabilities, Substance Abuse and Community Mental Health Program. Ambulatory care functions were transferred to join Hospitals and Complaint Program.

DIVISION OF ACUTE CARE
Under Medical Care Policy Administration, renamed Division of Medical Services in Oct. 1997.

DIVISION OF ACUTE CARE SERVICES
Under Medical Care Finance and Compliance Administration, renamed Program Services and Review Division in July 1997.

DIVISION OF ADJUNCT SERVICES
Under Medical Care Finance and Compliance Administration, renamed in July 1997 as Quality Assurance Services Division.

DIVISION OF AGING SERVICES
Under Medical Care Policy Administration, functions of the Division were assigned to other divisions in Oct. 1997.

DIVISION OF CLINICAL LAB SERVICES
Under Laboratories Office, the Division was abolished in Dec. 1996.

DIVISION OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES
Under Medical Care Policy Administration, disbanded in Oct. 1997.

DIVISION OF DIAGNOSTIC & PUBLIC HEALTH MICROBIOLOGY
Under Laboratories Administration, reorganized as Public Health Microbiology Division in Nov. 2004.

DIVISION OF ELIGIBILITY SERVICES
Under Medical Care Policy Administration, renamed Division of Medicaid Eligibility in Oct. 1997.

DIVISION OF FIELD SERVICES
Within Vital Statistics Administration, abolished in April 1999.

DIVISION OF MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH
Under Medical Care Policy Administration, functions of the Division were assigned to other divisions in Oct. 1997.

DIVISION OF MICROBIOLOGY
Under Laboratories Administration, reorganized as Environmental Public Health Microbiology Division in Nov. 2004.

DIVISION OF NEWBORN & CHILDHOOD LABORATORY SCREENING
Under Laboratories Administration, renamed Newborn and Childhood Screening Division in Nov. 2004.

DIVISION OF PHARMACY & CLINIC SERVICES
Under Health Care Financing, reformed in 2003 as Division of Hospital and Physician Services within Office of Health Services.

DIVISION OF PRIMARY CARE
Under Medical Care Policy Administration, renamed Division of Managed Care in Oct. 1997.

DIVISION OF QUALITY ASSURANCE, SAFETY, & TRAINING
Under Laboratories Administration, reorganized as Office of Quality Systems and Maintenance, Office of Safety and Security, and Office of Continuing Education and Training in Nov. 2004.

DIVISION OF SPECIAL POPULATIONS
Under Medical Care Policy Administration, renamed Division of Planning and Evaluation in Oct. 1997.

DIVISION OF UTILIZATION & ELIGIBILITY REVIEW
Under Medical Care Finance and Compliance Administration, renamed Recipient Services Division in July 1997.

EARLY INTERVENTION & SPECIAL POPULATIONS DIVISION
Under Community and Public Health Administration, functions were assigned to Specialty Care Division under Office of Children's Health in Jan. 1998.

ELIGIBILITY & ADMINISTRATION
Under Office of Health Services, reformed as Long-Term Care and Community Support Services Administration in Jan. 2000.

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Under Board of Physician Quality Assurance, function transferred to Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services System on Jan. 1, 1999.

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS & RESPONSE
In February 2006, merged with Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response to form Office of Preparedness and Response under Public Health Services.

EPIDEMIOLOGY & RESEARCH
Under AIDS Administration, reorganized as Prevention, Evaluation, Surveillance, and Research in 2001.

EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS & QUALITY MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS
Under Office of Secretary and formerly under direction of Chief of Staff, functions dispersed among Regulatory Programs, Operations Administrative Support, and Office of Public Relations and Governmental Affairs in Aug. 2005.

EXPANSION OF INSURANCE REFORM TASK FORCE
James Block, M.D., Co-Chair
Alvin Powers, Co-Chair

Under Maryland Health Care Access and Cost Commission, the Task Force concluded its work late in 1994.

FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES & PRIMARY CARE
Formerly under Community and Public Health Administration.

FIELD SERVICES
Under Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration, renamed Prevention and Treatment Services in 1998.

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (FMIS) DIVISION
Under Fiscal Services Administration, functions assumed by Office of Contract Policy, Management, and Procurement in July 2001.

FINANCIAL PLANNING ADMINISTRATION
Under Operations. reorganized as Budget Management Office in 1997.

FISCAL MANAGEMENT & PERSONNEL
Under State Board of Physicians, reformed as Executive Services-Fiscal Division.

FISCAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
In Oct. 2003, functions absorbed by Financial Management Administration.

FOCUS POINT
Under Mental Hygiene Administration, privatized in July 1996.

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
Disbanded effective January 1, 2006. Functions transferred to Office of Contract Policy, Management, and Procurement and Office of Planning and Capital Finance.

The General Services Administration was created as the Office of General Administration by 1973. Renamed the General Administrative Services Administration by 1983, and the General Services Administration by 1985.

Support services for supplies and procurement, space allocation, fleet management, mail, photocopying, building services, and capital construction were provided by the General Services Administration. Coordination and technical assistance were provided statewide to maintenance and engineering projects; asbestos identification and abatement; and abatement of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), which are toxic chemicals found in insulating oils for electric transformers and switch gear.

The Administration directed two divisions: Central Services, and Engineering and Maintenance.

HEALTH CARE POLICY, FINANCE, & REGULATION
Renamed Health Care Financing in Dec. 1999.

HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION (HMO) PERFORMANCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Under Maryland Health Care Access and Cost Commission, the Committee last met in Feb. 1995 and concluded its work in 1997.

HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION (HMO) QUALITY & PRACTICE PARAMETER DEVELOPMENT WORK GROUP
Joseph A. Mead, Jr., M.D., Chair

Under Maryland Health Care Access and Cost Commission, the Work Group completed its work in 1996.

HEALTH RESOURCES
Under Maryland Health Care Commission, functions dispersed to Center for Hospital Services, and Center for Long-Term and Community-Based Services in July 2006.

HEALTH SERVICES ANALYSIS & EVALUATION ADMINISTRATION
Reorganized as Office of Planning, Development, and Finance in Dec. 1999.

HEALTH SYSTEMS PLANNING
Under State Health Resources Planning Commission, functions of this unit were merged with the Policy Analysis Division in Jan. 1997 to form the Planning and Policy Analysis Division.

HIGHLAND HEALTH FACILITY PSYCHIATRIC UNIT
Under Mental Hygiene Administration, closed in Oct. 1998.

HOSPITAL & AMBULATORY SURGICAL-FACILITY REPORT-CARD STEERING COMMITTEE
Under Maryland Health Care Commission, split into Ambulatory Surgical Facility Performance Evaluation Guide Steering Committee and Hospital Performance Evaluation Guide Steering Committee in 2004.

HOSPITAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION GUIDE STEERING COMMITTEE
In July 2006, renamed Hospital Performance Evaluation Guide Advisory Committee.

HOSPITALS & COMPLAINT PROGRAM
Under Licensing and Certification Administration, this program was joined together with the Ambulatory Care Program in 1997.

INFORMATION SERVICES
Formerly under Program Systems and Operations Administration, reorganized in July 1997 as Information Resources Management Administration.

LABORATORIES
Under Laboratories Administration, restructured as Regulatory and Administrative Programs, and Scientific Programs in Nov. 2004.

LABORATORY BIOTERRORISM OFFICE
Under Laboratories Administration, reorganzied as Office of Laboratory Emergency Preparedness and Response in Nov. 2004.

LICENSING & CERTIFICATION ADMINISTRATION
Reorganized as Office of Quality Assurance in March 1999.

LICENSURE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Under State Board of Physicians, reformed as Licensure and Practice of Medicine Advisory Committee in 2003.

LOCAL & FAMILY HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
Renamed Community and Public Health Administration in Jan. 1997.

LONG-TERM CARE PROGRAMS
Under Office of Health Care Quality, renamed Federal Programs in 2001.

LONG-TERM MANAGED CARE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Staff: Michael A. Nolin (410) 455-6759

Appointed by Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene:
Richard Bennett, M.D., Chair
Stanford A. Alliker; Kris W. Baldock; Marge Burba; David Carliner; Ronald Cuffie; Paula C. Hollinger; Christine L. Jowers; Brian K. McHale; Mary Catherine Naugle; Vivian Omagbemi; Joan O'Sullivan; Joanna L. Pierson, Ph.D.; William Wiley; Mary Zervos.

Created in 1996, the Long-Term Managed Care Advisory Committee was concerned with financing and services (Chapter 352, Acts of 1996). The Committee submitted its final report, "Findings and Recommendations for Long-Term Managed Care in Maryland," on Nov. 1, 1996.

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION, QUALITY ASSURANCE, & OFFICE OF EDUCATION & TRAINING FOR ADDICTION SERVICES
Under Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration, renamed Management Information, Continuous Quality Improvement, and Office of Education and Training for Addiction Services in 1998.

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SERVICES, CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, & OFFICE OF EDUCATION & TRAINING FOR ADDICTION SERVICES
Under Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration, reformed as Management Services in 2001.

MARYLAND ACCESS TO CARE (MAC) RECIPIENT SERVICES & MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDER RELATIONS
Under Medical Care Operations Administration, reorganized as HealthChoice in July 1998.

MARYLAND HEALTH CARE ACCESS & COST COMMISSION
Renamed Maryland Health Care Commission on Oct. 1, 1999 (Chapter 702, Acts of 1999).

MARYLAND PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH CENTER
Under Mental Hygiene Administration, transferred to School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, on July 1, 2005.

MARYLAND SCIENTIFIC WORKING GROUP TO STUDY LEGIONELLA IN WATER SYSTEMS IN HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS
Appointed by Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene:
J. Glenn Morris, Jr., M.D., Chair
Anthony Amaroso, M.D.; Helen E. Bowlus, Esq.; Rashid Chotani, M.D.; Charles Davis, M.D.; John Koerner; Joseph P. Libonati, Ph.D.; Melissa McDiarmid, M.D.; Trish M. Perl, M.D.; Steven Snow; Dotti Stout; David Torpey, Sc.D.; Robert A. Venezia, Dr.P.H.; Matthew A. Wallace.

Contact: Carmella Groves, R.N. (410) 767-6660

In Oct. 1999, the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene formed the Maryland Scientific Working Group to Study Legionella in Water Systems in Healthcare Institutions. The Group was to review scientific and technical data on current strategies for preventing and diagnosing legionella bacteria, particularly its presence in institutional water supplies. The Group reported to the Secretary on June 14, 2000.

MARYLAND TASK FORCE ON OSTEOPOROSIS
Appointed by State Advisory Council on Arthritis & Related Diseases:
Marc C. Hochberg, M.D., Co-Chair
Stephen D. Von Gunden, Co-Chair

Under the State Advisory Council on Arthritis and Related Diseases, the Maryland Task Force on Osteoporosis was replaced by the Osteoporosis Prevention and Education Task Force in Oct. 2002 (Chapter 443, Acts of 2002).

MEDICAID MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (MMIS-II) PROJECT
The MMIS-II System was implemented in 1995.

MEDICAID NURSING-HOME REIMBURSEMENT STUDY GROUP
Contact: Timothy Engelhardt (410) 767-6764

Mark A. Leeds, Chair
Robert C. Bristol; Robert Bullen; Linda Cole; Deanna Dell; Randy Dixon, Jr.; Joseph Dvorak; Brian Finglass; Stephen Hiltner; Michael Johansen; Adam Kane; Joanne Keiser; Mary Beth Kepler; Mark Koppelman; John Langan; Paul Miller; Rev. Richard Reichard; John W. (Jack) Schammel; Larry Silverman; Douglas C. Sommers; Patricia Supik; Marjorie Taylor; James Warner; Mark Woodard.

The Study Group reported to the General Assembly in Dec. 2001.

MEDICAL ASSISTANCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Under Medical Care Policy Administration, renamed Maryland Medicaid Advisory Committee in 1996 (Chapter 352, Acts of 1996).

MEDICAL CARE FINANCE & COMPLIANCE ADMINISTRATION
Functions dispersed to other administrations under Health Care Financing in Dec. 1999.

MEDICAL CARE OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION
Reorganized as Office of Operations and Eligibility, Medical Care Programs in Dec. 1999.

MEDICAL CARE POLICY ADMINISTRATION
Reorganized as Office of Health Services in Dec. 1999.

MEDICAL SPECIALTY COMMITTEE
Under State Board of Physician Quality Assurance, discontinued by vote of Board on Oct. 1, 1996.

NURSE ANESTHETIST ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Under State Board of Nursing, Committee functions assigned to Nurse Anesthesist Peer Review Advisory Committee in 1996.

NURSING HOME PERFORMANCE EVALUATION GUIDE STEERING COMMITTEE
In September 1999, the Maryland Health Care Commission formed the Nursing Home Report-Card Steering Committee. The Committee developed a system to comparatively evaluate the quality of care in nursing homes which was implemented by July 2001 (Chapter 382, Acts of 1999). In 2004, the Committee reformed as the Nursing Home Performance Evaluation Guide Steering Committee, and in August 2006, it was replaced by the Long-Term and Community-Based Services Advisory Committee.

NURSING HOME REPORT-CARD STEERING COMMITTEE
Under Maryland Health Care Commission, renamed Nursing Home Performance Evaluation Guide Steering Committee in 2004.

OFFICE OF CHILDREN'S HEALTH
Under Community and Public Health Administration, combined with Office of Maternal Health and Family Planning to form Center for Maternal and Child Health in Jan. 2000.

OFFICE OF CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION & PUBLIC HEALTH RESIDENCY PROGRAM
Under Family Health Administration, one component reformed in May 2003 as Preventive Medicine Residency Program and transferred to Community Health Administration; other functions combined with Office of Injury and Disability Prevention to form Center for Preventive Health Services.

OFFICE OF COMMUNITY INITIATIVES
Under AIDS Administration, funding ended in March 2005.

OFFICE OF COMMUNITY RELATIONS
Under Operations Administrative Support, renamed Office of Equal Opportunity Programs in Aug. 2006.

OFFICE OF CONTRACT POLICY, MANAGEMENT, & PROCUREMENT
Under Operations Administrative Support, renamed Office of Procurement and Support Services in April 2006.

OFFICE OF DRUG CONTROL
Under Laboratories Administration, reorganized as Division of Drug Control in Nov. 2004.

OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH COORDINATION
Under Community Health Administration, restructured as Office of Environmental Health Coordination and Regulatory Affairs in March 2005.

OFFICE OF HEALTH PROMOTION, EDUCATION, & TOBACCO CONTROL
Under Family Health Administration, restructured as Center for Health Promotion, Education, and Tobacco Use Prevention in May 2002.

OFFICE OF HEREDITARY DISORDERS
Under Community and Public Health Administration, renamed Office for Genetics and Children with Special Health Care Needs in March 2000.

OFFICE OF INJURY & DISABILITY PREVENTION
Under Family Health Administration, combined with certain components from Office of Chronic Disease Prevention and Public Health Residency Program to form Center for Preventive Health Services in May 2003.

OFFICE OF LOCAL HEALTH
Under Community Health Administration, disbanded in Dec. 2004, with some functions transferred to Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, and others moving to Office of Health Policy and Planning under the Family Health Administration.

OFFICE OF MATERNAL HEALTH & FAMILY PLANNING
Under Community and Public Health Administration, combined with Office of Children's Health to form Center for Maternal and Child Health in Jan. 2000.

OFFICE OF OPERATIONS & ELIGIBILITY, MEDICAL CARE PROGRAMS
Under Health Care Financing, renamed Office of Operations, Eligibility and Pharmacy in 2004.

OFFICE OF PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, & FINANCE
Under Health Care Financing, renamed Office of Planning and Finance in Sept. 2002.

OFFICE OF PLANNING, EVALUATION, & PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
Under Community and Public Health Administration, renamed Office of Public Health Assessment in Jan. 1997.

OFFICE OF PLANNING & CAPITAL FINANCING
Under Operations Administrative Support, restructured as Office of Capital Planning, Budgeting and Engineering Services in Aug. 2006.

OFFICE OF PLANNING & FINANCE
The Office of Planning and Finance began in 1984 as the Office of Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation. In 1987, it reorganized as the Policy Analysis Administration and, in 1988, as the Policy and Health Statistics Administration. In 1995, it was made part of Business and Regulatory Services. Renamed the Health Services Analysis and Evaluation Administration, it was placed under Health Care Policy, Finance, and Regulation in April 1997. It became the Planning, Development, and Finance Administration in December 1999, the Office of Planning, Development, and Finance in January 2000, and the Office of Planning and Finance in September 2002.

In July 2007, the Office split into two administrations: Finance, and Planning. They report directly to the Deputy Secretary for Health Care Financing.

OFFICE OF PRIMARY CARE & RURAL HEALTH
Under Family Health Administration, reorganized as Office of Rural Health and Primary Care Services in April 2005.

OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT
Under Family Health Administration, functions absorbed by Center for Preventive Health Services in May 2003.

OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS & RESPONSE
Under Community Health Administration, functions assumed by Office of Preparedness and Response in Feb. 2006.

OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH & PRIMARY CARE SERVICES
Under Family Health Administration, functions transferred to Office of Health Policy and Planning in July 2006.

P.M. TO A.D.N. VALIDATION COMMITTEE
No longer under State Board of Nursing.

PAYMENT SYSTEMS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Under Maryland Health Care Access and Cost Commission, the Committee last met in Nov. 1996 and concluded its work in 1997.

PERFORMANCE & BENEFITS
Under Maryland Health Care Commission, functions transferred to Center for Health Care Financing and Health Policy, and Center for Long-Term and Community-Based Services in July 2006.

PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE COUNCIL
Under Office of Secretary, last met in Nov. 2002. At the direction of the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene, the Performance Excellence Council convened in December 2000. The Council planned and facilitated Departmentwide achievement and maintenance of performance excellence standards in leadership, strategic planning, customer satisfaction, information and analysis, human resources, process management, and results.

The Council's twenty-one members represented a cross-section of Department employees and included the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene and three Deputy Secretaries.

PERSONNEL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
Under Operations, renamed Office of Human Resources on May 1, 2004.

POLICY, PLANNING, & DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
Under Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration, renamed Policy and Program Development Division in 1994.

POLICY & HEALTH STATISTICS ADMINISTRATION
Renamed Health Services Analysis and Evaluation Administration in April 1997.

POLICY & PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
The Policy and Program Development Division originated as the Policy, Planning, and Development Division and became the Policy and Program Development Division in 1994. Administration policies, rules, and regulations governing alcohol and drug abuse treatment were formulated by the Division. The Division provided technical assistance to all methadone programs, oversaw their compliance with State and federal regulations, and monitored private methadone programs. It also monitored treatment of pregnant addicts and compiled quarterly statistics on their admissions, retentions, and deliveries. In addition, the Division served as liaison to the Federal Center for Substance Abuse Treatment.

Under Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration, functions assumed by Quality Assurance Division in 2002.

POLICY DEVELOPMENT
Under State Health Services Cost Review Commission, reorganized as Policy Analysis and Research in Nov. 1999.

PRACTICE OF MEDICINE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Under State Board of Physicians, merged with Licensure Advisory Committee to form Licensure and Practice of Medicine Advisory Committee in 2003.

PRESCRIPTION DRUG SAFETY ACT LEGIBILITY OF PRESCRIPTIONS WORK GROUP
Contact: Anna D. Jeffers (410) 764-4755
e-mail: adjeffers@dhmh.state.md.us

Appointed by Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene:
Jeanne G. Furman, P.D., Co-Chair
Joseph Moser, M.D., Co-Chair
Murray R. Berkowitz, M.D.; Caroline T. D'Wynter; Isabella Firth; Mayer Handelman, P.D.; William B. Icenhower, M.D.; Joan McGarvey-Hovatter; Barbara Newman, R.N.; Howard Schiff, P.D.; Sidney B. Seidman, M.D.; William Vaughn, R.N.

In July 2004, the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene formed the Prescription Drug Safety Act Legibility of Prescriptions Work Group (Chapter 503, Acts of 2004). The Work Group studied the issue of prescription legibility and recommended changes in law or regulation necessary to ensure patient safety. The study also was to define procedures for implementing any recommended changes; specify how to train and educate prescribers about changes; and consider the feasibility of eliminating handwritten prescriptions after a specified date.

On February 1, 2005, the Work Group submitted an interim report to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Health and Government Operations Committee, and its final report on August 15, 2005.

PREVENTION & DISEASE CONTROL
Formerly under Community and Public Health Administration.

PRIVACY & CONFIDENTIALITY WORK GROUP
Under Maryland Health Care Access and Cost Commission, the Work Group last met in Dec. 1996 and concluded its work in 1997.

PROGRAM COST & ANALYSIS DIVISION
Under former Budget Management Office, reorganized as Cost Accounting and Reimbursement Division under Financial Management Administration in 2005.

PROGRAM SYSTEMS & OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION
Renamed Medical Care Operations Administration in July 1997.

PROVIDER MANAGEMENT
Under the HealthChoice and Acute Care Administration, created in Jan. 2000, restructured as Managed Care in Nov. 2005.

PSYCHIATRIST ASSISTANT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Under Board of Physician Quality Assurance, disbanded in 1993.

R.N. TO B.S.N. VALIDATION COMMITTEE
No longer under State Board of Nursing.

REGIONAL INSTITUTE FOR CHILDREN & ADOLESCENTS (RICA) - ROCKVILLE
On May 9, 2001, renamed the John L. Gildner Regional Institute for Children and Adolescents (RICA) - Rockville to honor its founding chief executive officer, who died in Nov. 1999.

RESEARCH
Under State Health Services Cost Review Commission, abolished in Nov. 1999 when its functions were assigned to Policy Analysis and Research.

SALISBURY BRANCH LABORATORY
Under Laboratories Administration, merged with Eastern Shore Regional Laboratory in June 1999.

SOCIAL SECURITY INCOME DRUG & ALCOHOL PROJECT
Under Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration, federal funding for Project ceased in 2000.

SPECIAL POPULATIONS DIVISION
The Special Populations Division organized in Fiscal Year 1985 as a project of the Alcoholism Control Administration. It continued under the Special Projects Division when the Addictions Services Administration formed in 1987. The following year, it organized into the Youth, Adolescents, and Family Division. In 1993, The Division became the Children, Youth, and Families Division and, in 1995, the Special Populations Division.

For adolescents addicted to drugs or alcohol, and for their families, the Division developed, monitored, and funded assessment and treatment services. Youths under age 18 or, if eligible for Medical Assistance, under age 21, and their families could secure help locally. Services included screening; clinical assessment; drug and alcohol education, and counseling; clinical intervention; case management; residential treatment and long-term continuing care; intensive outpatient and day treatment; and family therapy. Teenagers were referred by local schools, departments of social services, or offices of juvenile services for treatment.

Under Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration, functions absorbed by Community Prevention and Treatment Services Division in 2001.

STATE ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL & DRUG ABUSE
Formerly under Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration, abolished effective Oct. 1, 1997 (Chapter 5, Acts of 1997).

STATE BOARD OF ELECTROLOGISTS
On July 1, 2003, Board responsibilities and assets transferred to Electrology Practice Committee under State Board of Nursing (Chapter 422, Acts of 2003).

STATE BOARD OF PHYSICIAN QUALITY ASSURANCE
Restructured as State Board of Physicians in July 2003 (Chapter 252, Acts of 2003).

STATE HEALTH RESOURCES PLANNING COMMISSION
Abolished Oct. 1, 1999 (Chapter 702, Acts of 1999); functions assumed by Maryland Health Care Commission.

STUDY COMMITTEE ON BUY-IN PRESCRIPTION PROGRAM FOR THE ELDERLY
Contact: Alice L. Burton (410) 767-6479

Appointed by Governor: Charles H. Culbertson; Mary E. James.

Designated by participating agencies: Alice L. Burton; Chris Coats; Janet Ennis; Jeffrey Gruel; Michael R. Lachance; Paul Roeger; Marla Rothouse; Arlene Veronsky, Pharm.D.

In July 2000, the Study Committee on Buy-In Prescription Assistance for the Elderly formed (Chapter 544, Acts of 2000). The Committee looked into the feasibility of a buy-in prescription program for those elderly persons whose income and assets make them ineligible for benefits under the Maryland Pharmacy Assistance Program.

In December 2000, the Study Committee submitted its report to the General Assembly.

SUBSTANCE ABUSE & COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM
Under Licensing and Certification Administration, this program was reorganized in 1997 as Developmental Disabilities, Substance Abuse and Community Mental Health Program.

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