1. (1) Evaluate causes or factors contributing to deaths in facilities or programs:

   1. (i) Operated or licensed by the Developmental Disabilities Administration;
   2. (ii) Licensed by the Behavioral Health Administration to provide mental health services and identified in § 10-713(a) of this article; or
   3. (iii) Operating by waiver under § 7-903(b) of this article;
2. (2) Review aggregate incident data regarding facilities or programs that are licensed or operated by the Developmental Disabilities Administration or operating by waiver under § 7-903(b) of this article;
3. (3) Identify patterns and systemic problems and ensure consistency in the review process; and
4. (4) Make recommendations to the Secretary and the Secretary of Disabilities to prevent avoidable injuries and avoidable deaths and improve quality of care.

<Section effective through December 31, 2032. See, also, section effective January 1, 2033.>

The Committee shall:

Added by Acts 2000, c. 470, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2000. Amended by Acts 2001, c. 640, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2001; Acts 2006, c. 268, § 1, eff. July 1, 2006; Acts 2014, c. 460, § 1, eff. July 1, 2014; Acts 2015, c. 469, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2015; Acts 2022, c. 221, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022.