Maryland Commission on Kidney Disease's (Commission) mandate of
protecting the health and welfare of the citizens of Maryland is
accomplished through the diligent application of the Commission's Core
Business Functions by the Commission and its administrative personnel.
Description of Core Business Functions
Commission's Core Business Functions are:
Survey Dialysis and Transplant Centers
Conduct an annual survey of all dialysis and transplant facilities to
ensure compliance with the medical standards as established by the
Commission. Motion all Corrective Action Plans generated by centers
failing to meet the standards for compliance.
Certify Dialysis and Transplant Centers
Issue of a certificate number to each dialysis and/or transplant center,
which is utilized by the Kidney Disease Program (KDP) certified
patients.
Resolve allegations involving dialysis
patients and/or centers
Investigate all complaints received involving improper patient dismissal
from a center and/or a center's failure to comply with the established
medical standards. Regulate the medical standards of dialysis and
transplant centers. Make changes and enforce the medical standards as
developed and promulgated in the Annotated code of Maryland and in Code
of Maryland Regulations by annual surveys by investigating complaints of
improper standards of care.
Prepare, oversee and reconcile the Program's
Special Fund Budget.
Collect revenues, prepare annual budget for legislative approval;
reconcile revenues against certificates issued; reconcile expenditures
against the proper agency object codes; and prepare quarterly
expenditure projections.
Approve procurement of services and
commodities
Approve procurement of services and commodities via the corporate
Purchasing Card, Commission controlled purchase orders and prepare
requisitions for items, which have been restricted from program
purchase.
Prepare various reports for DHMH management,
DBM and other government entities.
Assemble, analyze and consolidate data to respond to various reporting
requirements mandated by legislation and/or Departmental policy.
The Mission of the Commission of Kidney Disease is to protect the
citizens of Maryland and to promote quality health care in the field of
nephrology and transplantation by:
A state that provides citizens qualified and certified dialysis and
transplant centers to further the good health and well being of the
citizens of Maryland.
