Terms Used In Maryland Code, HEALTH - GENERAL 10-415

  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
(a) (1) In this subsection, “facility” means:

(i) The Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center;

(ii) The Eastern Shore Hospital Center;

(iii) The Regional Institutes for Children and Adolescents – Baltimore and Rockville;

(iv) The Springfield Hospital Center;

(v) The Spring Grove Hospital Center;

(vi) The Thomas B. Finan Hospital Center; or

(vii) The Office of Health Care Quality.

(2) (i) The pay scale for a “Physician Clinical Specialist” position in a facility shall be the same as a “Psychiatrist Clinical” position in a facility.

(ii) The pay scale for a “Physician Clinical Staff” position in a facility shall be the same as a “Psychiatrist Clinical Graduate” position in a facility.

(3) In a fiscal year in which an upward adjustment to the pay scale is made for initial appointments to a “Registered Nurse” position in a facility, the “Registered Nurse Charge”, “Registered Nurse Supervisor”, and “Registered Nurse Manager” positions in the same facility shall receive an upward adjustment to their pay scales in an amount at least equal to the adjustment for the employees in a “Registered Nurse” position who report to employees in the “Registered Nurse Charge”, “Registered Nurse Supervisor”, and “Registered Nurse Manager” positions at the facility.

(b) (1) In a fiscal year in which an upward adjustment to the pay scale is made for initial appointments to a “Registered Nurse Perkins” position at the Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center, the “Registered Nurse Charge Perkins”, “Registered Nurse Supervisor Perkins”, “Registered Nurse Manager Perkins”, “Assistant Director of Nursing Perkins”, and “Director of Nursing Perkins” positions at the Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center shall receive an upward adjustment to their pay scales in an amount at least equal to the adjustment for the employees in a “Registered Nurse Perkins” position who report to employees in the “Registered Nurse Charge Perkins”, “Registered Nurse Supervisor Perkins”, “Registered Nurse Manager Perkins”, “Assistant Director of Nursing Perkins”, and “Director of Nursing Perkins” positions.

(2) (i) This paragraph applies only to employees of the Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center who are:

1. Employed in a “Security Attendant” position; and

2. Required as a condition of employment to complete a correctional training course approved by the Correctional Training Commission under Title 8, Subtitle 2 of the Correctional Services Article.

(ii) The pay scale for a “Security Attendant” position shall be at least equal to the pay scale for a correctional officer employed by the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.

(c) In a fiscal year in which an upward adjustment to the pay scale is made for initial appointments to a “Health Facility Surveyor Nurse I” position in the Office of Health Care Quality, the “Health Facility Surveyor Nurse I” and “Health Facility Surveyor Nurse II” positions in the Office of Health Care Quality shall receive an upward adjustment to their pay scales in an amount equal to the adjustment for the “Health Facility Surveyor Nurse I” position.