Section 13-2302 - General consideration.
§ 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.]