§ 13-101 Definitions
§ 13-102 Findings
§ 13-103 Advisory Council established
§ 13-104 Advisory Council – Membership
§ 13-105 Advisory Council – Officers
§ 13-106 Advisory Council – Quorum; meetings; compensation; staff
§ 13-107 Advisory Council – Subcommittees
§ 13-108 Advisory Council – Specific powers as to hereditary and congenital disorders
§ 13-109 Advisory Council – Rules, regulations, and standards
§ 13-110 Duties of Secretary
§ 13-111 Statewide system for screening newborns
§ 13-112 Screening tests
§ 13-113 Newborn Screening Program Fund

Terms Used In Maryland Code > HEALTH - GENERAL > Title 13 > Subtitle 1 - Hereditary and Congenital Disorders Programs

  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • 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
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • minor: means an individual under the age of 18 years. See
  • Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • state: means :

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

    (2) the District of Columbia. See