Cynda Hylton Rushton, D.N.Sc., Chair (chosen by Governor), 2006
Appointed by Governor: Ruth E. Eger, 2003; Timothy J. Keay, M.D., 2003; Rabbi Mark G. Loeb, 2003; Sharon Fine, 2004; Richard M. Fornadel, M.D., 2004; Karen S. Kauffman, Ph.D., 2004; Toni R. Pajardo, 2004; Lennita Anderson-Selvey, 2005; Muriel E. Foos, 2005; Steven A. Levenson, M.D., 2005; Rev. John D. Mindling, 2005; Melinda Evans, 2006; Marguerita P. Gilner, 2006; Catherine E. Stavely, Esq., 2006.
Appointed by Senate President: Paula C. Hollinger
Appointed by House Speaker: Barbara A. Frush
Ex officio: J. Joseph Curran, Jr., Attorney General; Jean W. Roesser, Secretary of Aging; Nelson J. Sabatini, Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene.
Contact: Stephanie A. Garrity
c/o Dept. of Aging
301 West Preston St., Suite 1007
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 767-1074
1-800-AGE-DIAL (toll free, Maryland)
e-mail: sag@mail.ooa.state.md.us
The State Advisory Council on Quality Care at the End of Life was created in December 2002 (Chapter 265, Acts of 2002). The Council advises the Office of the Attorney General, the Department of Aging, and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. It also advises the General Assembly on changes in laws related to the provision of care at the end of life.
The impact of State statutes, regulations, and public policies on the providing of care to the dying is studied by the Council. Furthermore, the Council monitors trends in the provision of care to patients with fatal illnesses, and participates in public and professional educational efforts concerning the care of the dying (Code Health-General Article, secs. 13-1601 through 13-1604).
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