(b) “Advisory Committee” means the State Community Health Worker Advisory Committee.

(c) “Community health worker” means a frontline public health worker who:

(1) Is a trusted member of, or has an unusually close understanding of, the community being served;

(2) Serves as a liaison to, link to, or intermediary between health and social services and the community to:

(i) Facilitate access to services; and

(ii) Improve the quality and cultural competence of service delivery; and

(3) Builds individual and community capacity by increasing health knowledge and self-sufficiency through a range of activities, including:

(i) Outreach;

(ii) Community education;

(iii) The provision of information to support individuals in the community;

(iv) Social support; and

(v) Advocacy.

(d) “Fund” means the State Community Health Workers Fund established under § 13-3707 of this subtitle.