Baltimore City Council
File #: 20-0513    Version: 0 Name: Health Emergencies - Data Reporting
Type: Ordinance Status: Failed - End of Term
File created: 4/6/2020 In control: Health
On agenda: Final action: 12/7/2020
Enactment #:
Title: Health Emergencies - Data Reporting For the purpose of requiring the Health Commissioner, during the pendency of a declared health emergency, to publish certain aggregate data on the City’s website regarding Baltimore City residents diagnosed with an infectious disease and those City residents who have died from that infectious disease; requiring that the published data be disaggregated by race, gender, age, and zip code; and providing for a special effective date.
Sponsors: Mayor Brandon M. Scott, Kristerfer Burnett, Sharon Green Middleton, Leon F. Pinkett, III, Bill Henry, Robert Stokes, Sr., Edward Reisinger, John T. Bullock, Eric T. Costello, Danielle McCray, Mary Pat Clarke, Zeke Cohen, Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer, Ryan Dorsey, Shannon Sneed
Indexes: Data, Emergency, Health, Reports
Attachments: 1. 20-0513~1st Reader
Date Ver.Action ByActionResultAction DetailsMeeting DetailsVideo
12/7/20200 City Council Failed - End of Term  Action details Meeting details Not available
4/9/20200 The City Council Refer to Mayor's Office of Innovation  Action details Meeting details Not available
4/9/20200 The City Council Refer to Mayor's Office of Information Technology  Action details Meeting details Not available
4/9/20200 The City Council Refer to Office of Civil Rights and Wage Enforcement  Action details Meeting details Not available
4/9/20200 The City Council Refer to Mayor's Office of Emergency Management  Action details Meeting details Not available
4/9/20200 The City Council Refer to Dept. of Health  Action details Meeting details Not available
4/6/20200 City Council Assigned  Action details Meeting details Not available
4/6/20200 City Council Introduced  Action details Meeting details Not available
Explanation: Capitals indicate matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.

* Warning: This is an unofficial, introductory copy of the bill.
The official copy considered by the City Council is the first reader copy.
Introductory*

City of Baltimore
Council Bill

Introduced by: President Scott
A Bill Entitled

An Ordinance concerning
title
Health Emergencies - Data Reporting
For the purpose of requiring the Health Commissioner, during the pendency of a declared health emergency, to publish certain aggregate data on the City’s website regarding Baltimore City residents diagnosed with an infectious disease and those City residents who have died from that infectious disease; requiring that the published data be disaggregated by race, gender, age, and zip code; and providing for a special effective date.
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By adding
Article - Health
Section(s) 4-104
Baltimore City Revised Code
(Edition 2000)

Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:

Baltimore City Revised Code

Article - Health

Title 4. Disease Control

Subtitle 1. General Provisions

§ 4-104. Health emergency - Data reporting.

(a) Scope.

The requirements of this section only apply if:

(1) either:

(i) the Governor has issued a proclamation declaring a catastrophic health emergency under Title 14, Subtitle 3A of the State Public Safety Article {“Governor’s Health Emergency Powers”}; or

(ii) the Mayor has issued an order or proclamation declaring a state of emergency under § 14-111 {“Local state of emergency”} of the State Public Safety Article;

(2) the order or proclamation described in paragr...

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