DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & MENTAL HYGIENE

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.

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.

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 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.

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.