Maryland Code, HEALTH – GENERAL 20-2202

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state: means :

(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

(2) the District of Columbia. See

// EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2026 PER CHAPTER 679 OF 2022 //

The General Assembly finds that health literacy is:

(1) Part of the State‘s critical public health and health systems infrastructure; and

(2) An essential contributor to health equity.