Maryland Code, HEALTH – GENERAL 1-101
Terms Used In Maryland Code, HEALTH - GENERAL 1-101
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
- Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Personal representative: includes an administrator and an executor. See
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See - Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
(b) “County” means a county of this State and, unless expressly provided otherwise, Baltimore City.
(c) “Department” means the Maryland Department of Health.
(d) “Domestic partner” means an individual who meets the requirements of § 6-101 of this article.
(e) “Health officer” means, unless expressly provided otherwise, the Baltimore City Commissioner of Health or the health officer of a county.
(f) “Includes” or “including” means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation.
(g) “Local health planning agency” means the health department of a jurisdiction or a body designated by the local health department to perform health planning functions.
(h) “Medical examiner” means:
(1) The Chief Medical Examiner;
(2) The Deputy Chief Medical Examiner;
(3) Any assistant medical examiner; or
(4) Any deputy medical examiner.
(i) “Person” means an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, or representative of any kind and any partnership, firm, association, corporation, or other entity.
(j) “Physician” means an individual who is authorized under the Maryland Medical Practice Act to practice medicine in this State.
(k) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Health.
(l) “State” means:
(1) A state, possession, or territory of the United States;
(2) The District of Columbia; or
(3) The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.