(a) On or before December 1 of each year, the Secretary shall submit a report on findings, recommendations, and Program actions to the Governor and, subject to § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, to the General Assembly.
(b) The Secretary shall include in the report required under subsection (a) of this section:
(1) A summary of any stakeholder meetings held under § 13–1213 of this subtitle during the immediately preceding 12–month period that includes:
(i) Stakeholder responses to existing recommendations; and
(ii) Recommendations from stakeholders that address factors contributing to maternal mortality; and
(2) A section on racial disparities that includes:
(i) A comparison of the maternal mortality rates of non–Hispanic black and non–Hispanic white women;
(ii) Data on changes in the maternal mortality rate by race and ethnicity;
(iii) The number of live births by race;
(iv) The percentage of women who gave birth by race;
(v) The percentage of maternal deaths by race and ethnicity;
(vi) The maternal mortality rate by race;
(vii) A comparison of the leading causes of maternal death by race; and
(viii) Any other information that the Secretary determines necessary to carry out the purposes of this subtitle.