Section 13-2302 - General consideration. - Maryland Statutes

§ 13-2302. General consideration.
 

(a)  Established.- The Department shall establish a program to distribute a folic acid supplement to women of childbearing age. 

(b)  Purpose.- The purpose of the program is to reduce the number of cases of neural tube defects in the State. 

(c)  In general.- The program shall provide the following to women of childbearing age as appropriate, based on an assessment of their individual need: 

(1) An appropriate folic acid supplement that contains the recommended level of folic acid for women of childbearing age; 

(2) Counseling and written information regarding the proper use of the supplement; and 

(3) Any other health information that the Department determines necessary to carry out the purposes of this subtitle. 
 

[2006, ch. 328.]