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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & MENTAL HYGIENE


[photo, 201 West Preston St., Baltimore, Maryland] John M. Colmers, Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene (410) 767-6505
James P. Johnson, Deputy Secretary, Operations (410) 767-5024
Arlene H. Stephenson, Acting Deputy Secretary, Public Health Services (410) 767-6525
John G. Folkemer, Deputy Secretary, Health Care Financing (410) 767-4073
Daniel J. O'Brien, Jr., Principal Counsel (410) 767-1861

201 West Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21201 - 2399
(410) 767-6500; 1-877-463-3464 (toll free, Maryland)
e-mail: healthmd@dhmh.state.md.us
fax: (410) 767-6489; tdd: 1-800-735-2258 (toll free)
web: www.dhmh.state.md.us

201 West Preston St., Baltimore, Maryland, November 2003. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


Agencies

Budget

Functions

Historical Evolution

Institutions

Organizational Chart

Organizational Structure

Origin

Reports



ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

OFFICE OF SECRETARY

(M00A01, formerly 32.01.01)
FY2008 appropriation: $50,182,000; authorized positions: 587
John M. Colmers, Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene (appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent) (410) 767-6505
e-mail: jcolmers@dhmh.state.md.us

OFFICE OF DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

Vacancy, Director (410) 767-6596

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

Thomas V. Russell, Inspector General (410) 767-5784
e-mail: tvrussell@dhmh.state.md.us

OFFICE OF MINORITY HEALTH & HEALTH DISPARITIES

Carlessia A. Hussein, Dr.P.H., Director (410) 767-7117
e-mail: husseinc@dhmh.state.md.us
web: www.mdhealthdisparities.org

OPERATIONS

(M00C01, formerly 32.03.01.01)
FY2008 appropriation: $24,848,946; authorized positions: 264.9
James P. Johnson, Deputy Secretary, Operations (410) 767-5024
e-mail: johnsonj@dhmh.state.md.us

OFFICE OF HUMAN RESOURCES

Janet S. Nugent, Director (410) 767-5423
e-mail: nugents@dhmh.state.md.us
web: www.dhmh.md.gov/ohr/

DEPUTY DIRECTOR
Christine M. Brigandi, Deputy Director (410) 767-5423
e-mail: brigandic@dhmh.state.md.us

DEPUTY DIRECTOR
Mark Webner, Deputy Director (410) 767-5423
e-mail: webnerm@dhmh.state.md.us

OFFICE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS & GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS

Richard A. Proctor, Executive Director (410) 767-5660
e-mail: proctorr@dhmh.state.md.us

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ADMINSTRATION

(M00A0102)
FY2008 appropriation: $7,427,794; authorized positions: 119
Vacancy, Director (410) 767-6065
web: www.dhmh.state.md.us/bmo/

INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATION

(M00C0103, formerly 32.03.01.03)
FY2008 appropriation: $6,949,919; authorized positions: 68.6
Arthur G. Thacher, Director & Chief Information Officer (410) 767-2234
e-mail: athacher@dhmh.state.md.us
web: www.dhmh.state.md.us/irma/

VITAL STATISTICS ADMINISTRATION

Isabelle L. Horon, Dr.P.H., Director (410) 767-5950
e-mail: horoni@dhmh.state.md.us
web: www.mdpublichealth.org/vsa/index.html

REGULATORY PROGRAMS

HEALTH PROFESSIONALS BOARDS & COMMISSIONS

(M00A0104, formerly M00P0204, formerly 32.16.02.04)
FY2008 appropriation: $9,511,251; authorized positions: 96.3
Paula C. Hollinger, Associate Director, Health Workforce (410) 764-4682; fax: (410) 358-0128
e-mail: phollinger@dhmh.state.md.us

MARYLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES COMMISSION

(M00R0103)
FY2008 appropriation: $8,365,692; authorized positions: 5
Grace S. Zaczek, Acting Executive Director (410) 764-4660
e-mail: zaczekg@dhmh.state.md.us
web: http://dhmh.state.md.us/mchrc/

Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent:
John A. Hurson, Esq., Chair, 2009
Yvette J. Benjamin; Judith L. Boyer-Patrick, M.D.; Stanley A. Goldman, Ph.D.; Kendall D. Hunter; Leon Kaplan; Paula Brooks McClellan; Margaret A. Murray; Karla R. Roskos; Douglas H. Wilson, Ph.D.; John L. Young, M.D. Terms expire 2009.

MARYLAND HEALTH CARE COMMISSION

(M00R0101, formerly 32.18.01.01)
FY2008 appropriation: $23,477,609; authorized positions: 64.4
Rex W. Cowdry, M.D., Executive Director (appointed by Maryland Health Care Commission with Governor's approval) (410) 764-3565
1-877-245-1762 (toll free)
e-mail: rcowdry@mhcc.state.md.us
web: www.mhcc.maryland.gov

Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent to 4-year terms:
Marilyn L. Moon, Ph.D., Chair (chosen by Governor), 2010
Sheri D. Sensabaugh, 2007; Jeffrey D. Lucht, 2008; Roscoe M. Moore, Jr., D.Sc., D.V.M., Ph.D., 2008; Andrew N. Pollak, M.D., 2008; Gail R. Wilensky, Ph.D., 2008; Rev. Robert L. Conway, 2009; Sharon K. Krumm, R.N., Ph.D., 2009; Nevins W. Todd, Jr., M.D., 2009; Garret A. Falcone, 2010; Barbara G. McLean, 2010; Darren W. Petty, Sr., 2010; Tekedra McGee Jefferson, Esq., 2011; Kurt B. Olsen, Esq., 2011; Sylvia Ontaneda-Bernales, Esq., 2011.

STATE HEALTH SERVICES COST REVIEW COMMISSION

(M00R0102, formerly 32.18.01.02)
FY2008 appropriation: $86,318,557; authorized positions: 30
Robert B. Murray, Executive Director (appointed by State Health Services Cost Review Commission with Governor's approval) (410) 764-2605
e-mail: murrayr@hscrc.state.md.us
web: www.hscrc.state.md.us

Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms:
Donald A. Young, M.D., Chair (chosen by Governor), 2010
Joseph R. Antos, Ph.D., 2008; Raymond J. Brusca, J.D., 2009; Herbert S. Wong, 2009; Trudy R. Hall, M.D., 2010; C. James Lowther, 2011; Kevin J. Sexton, 2011.

Stephen M. Ports, Principal Deputy Director (410) 764-2605
e-mail: sports@hscrc.state.md.us

OFFICE OF HEALTH CARE QUALITY

(MOOA0103, formerly M00P0301, formerly 32.16.03)
FY2008 appropriation: $15,641,273; authorized positions: 194.4
Wendy A. Kronmiller, Director (410) 402-8002
e-mail: wkronmiller@dhmh.state.md.us
web: www.dhmh.state.md.us/ohcq

HEALTH CARE FINANCING

(M00P0101)
FY2008 appropriation: $40,897,911; authorized positions: 25.6
John G. Folkemer, Deputy Secretary, Health Care Financing (410) 767-4073
e-mail: folkemerj@dhmh.state.md.us
web: www.dhmh.state.md.us/html/hcfinan.htm

OFFICE OF ELIGIBILITY

Cheryl A. Camillo, Executive Director (410) 767-6057
e-mail: camilloc@dhmh.state.md.us

OFFICE OF HEALTH SERVICES

(M00Q0104, formerly 32.17.01.04)
FY2008 appropriation: $17,944,878; authorized positions: 179.8
Susan J. Tucker, Executive Director (410) 767-1432
e-mail: tuckers@dhmh.state.md.us

OFFICE OF OPERATIONS & PHARMACY

(M00Q0102, formerly 32.17.01.02)
FY2008 appropriation: $33,630,905; authorized positions: 370.9
Charles E. Lehman, Executive Director (410) 767-5420
e-mail: clehman@dhmh.state.md.us

Patricia Rutley Johnson, Chief of Staff (410) 767-6080
e-mail: johnsonp@dhmh.state.md.us

PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES

AIDS ADMINISTRATION

ALCOHOL & DRUG ABUSE ADMINISTRATION

COMMUNITY HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ADMINISTRATION

FAMILY HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

LABORATORIES ADMINISTRATION

MENTAL HYGIENE ADMINISTRATION

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