Terms Used In Maryland Code, HEALTH - GENERAL 10-427

  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
  • state: means :

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

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) The technical review committee consists of the following 11 members:

(1) As ex officio members:

(i) The Superintendent of the Center; and

(ii) The Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry;

(2) 3 psychologists;

(3) 3 physicians who are licensed to practice medicine in this State and devote a substantial amount of professional time to the practice of psychiatry; and

(4) 3 citizens of this State chosen by the Executive Board of the Center from individuals who are interested in and concerned about the care of individuals who have a mental disorder and about research directed toward the prevention, discovery of causes, and treatment of mental disorders and allied conditions.

(b) Of the 3 psychologists and 3 physicians:

(1) 1 shall be chosen by the Executive Board of the Center from the University of Maryland School of Medicine;

(2) 2 shall be chosen by the Executive Board of the Center from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; and

(3) 3 shall be chosen by the Executive Board of the Center from other affiliations, including private practitioners.