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Terms Used In Maryland Code, HEALTH - GENERAL 3-201

  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the governing body of a county is ex officio the board of health for the county.

(b) In a code county or charter county, the governing body is ex officio the board of health for the county, unless the governing body establishes a board of health.