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.
