§ 13-1012. Local Public Health Tobacco Grant -- Review of Comprehensive Plan

   (a) In general. -- The Department shall review a Comprehensive Plan for Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation submitted under § 13-1008(d) of this subtitle and determine whether:

   (1) The Plan addresses the goals and requirements established for the county under § 13-1007 of this subtitle;

   (2) The Plan allocates resources in a manner that is consistent with the needs of the different populations in the county, including targeted minority populations, as identified in the Baseline Tobacco Study and biennial tobacco studies;

   (3) The Plan allocates resources in a manner that is consistent with the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding best practices for a comprehensive tobacco control program or states a reason for not meeting this requirement and identifies other resources that, taken together, meet this requirement; and

   (4) The local health officer has complied with the other requirements of § 13-1007 through 13-1011 of this subtitle.

(b) Distribution of Grant dependent upon review. -- The Department may not distribute a county's share of money for a Local Public Health Tobacco Grant, as provided under § 13-1007 of this subtitle, if the Department determines that the requirements of subsection (a) of this section have not been met.

HISTORY: 2000, chs. 17, 18; 2003, ch. 203, § 1.