Maryland Code, HEALTH – GENERAL 18-9A-03
Terms Used In Maryland Code, HEALTH - GENERAL 18-9A-03
- Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(2) The plan required under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall include:
(i) Detailed information on:
1. The categories of residents of the State who will receive priority access to vaccines for COVID-19;
2. The timeline for providing vaccines for COVID-19 to residents in each of the priority categories and to members of the general public who are not included in priority categories; and
3. Target metrics for vaccinating residents in each of the priority categories and for members of the general public who are not included in priority categories;
(ii) A dedication of time and resources to target vaccine distribution and vaccine safety outreach efforts to communities that have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 infection, morbidity, and mortality;
(iii) A vaccine distribution strategy that allocates resources and vaccines across all partners and vaccination sites in an equitable manner that ensures that the vaccine allocation by jurisdiction accounts for the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on underserved and minority communities; and
(iv) A strategy for outreach and distribution of vaccines to individuals who are not receiving the vaccine, due to either lack of access or vaccine hesitancy.
(b) After submitting the COVID-19 vaccine plan to the General Assembly as required under subsection (a) of this section, the Department shall provide weekly progress reports on implementation of the COVID-19 vaccine plan to the General Assembly for the duration of calendar year 2021.
(c) The COVID-19 vaccine plan and progress reports required under this section shall be submitted to the General Assembly in accordance with § 2-1257 of the State Government Article.