Maryland Code, HEALTH – GENERAL 10-424

Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
state: means :

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

(2) the District of Columbia. See

The Center shall:

(1) Be maintained as a State facility for psychiatric research;

(2) Direct its programs toward prevention, discovery of causes, and treatment of mental disorders and allied conditions; and

(3) Perform the research programs under the written agreements that the Department and the Department of Psychiatry make.