The Health Care Quality Improvement Task Force is charged with identifying strategies to improve the quality, affordability, and accessibility of nursing homes and assisted living programs in Maryland while optimizing how the State uses and shares data.
The Task Force was created by HB945.
Information about Task Force members, upcoming meetings and opportunities for public engagement will be announced shortly.
Task Force Members
- Steven Langerman, Office of Health Care Quality (Chair)
- Tia Witherspoon-Udocox, Office of Health Care Quality
- Meg Sullivan, Public Health Services Administration
- Louise Lock, Office of the Attorney General
- Shondelle Wilson-Frederick, Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities
- Leslie Smith-Ray, Department of Aging
- Shamekka Kuyendall, Office of the Secretary
- Jamie Smith, Health Care Financing and Medicaid
- Douglas Jacobs, Maryland Health Care Commission
- Stephanie Peditto, Mid-Atlantic Patient Safety Center
Upcoming Meetings
Health Care Quality Improvement Task Force Inaugural Meeting (Virtual)
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
2:00 - 3:00 PM
Meeting materials, including agendas and minutes, will be posted on this page.
