Section 18-213.2 – Notification of Contact Exposure to Contagious Disease or Virus; Postmortem Examination
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) (i) “Body fluids” means: 1. Any fluid containing visible blood, semen, or vaginal secretions; or 2. Cerebral spinal fluid, synovial, or amniotic fluid. (ii) “Body fluids” does not include saliva, stool, nasal secretions, sputum, tears, urine, or vomitus. (3) “Contact exposure” means as between a decedent and a first responder: […]
Section 18-307 – Syphilis
(a) This section does not apply to a woman who objects to a standard serological syphilis test because the test is against the religious beliefs and practices of the woman. (b) (1) The individual attending a woman for pregnancy shall submit to a medical laboratory: (i) A blood sample taken from the woman at the time that the individual […]
Section 18-214 – Statewide Advisory Commission on Immunization
(a) In this section, “vaccine” means a product intended to elicit, in humans, active or passive immunity against an infectious agent or product of an infectious agent. (b) There is a Statewide Advisory Commission on Immunizations. (c) The Commission consists of the following members: (1) One physician member of MedChi, The Maryland State Medical Society; (2) The chair of the […]
Section 18-214.1 – Expedited Partner Therapy Program
(a) The purpose of expedited partner therapy is to provide antibiotic therapy to any partner of a patient diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection identified in subsection (b) of this section in order to: (1) Contain and stop the further spread of the infection; and (2) Reduce the likelihood of reinfection in the diagnosed patient. (b) Notwithstanding any other […]
Section 18-214.2 – Outbreak Response Plan — Customization
(a) (1) In this section, “public institution of higher education” means: (i) A public senior higher education institution, as defined in § 10–101 of the Education Article; and (ii) A community college. (2) A public institution of higher education does not include an institution without residential housing or a health center. (b) (1) On or before August 1 each year, beginning in […]
Section 18-215 – Penalties for Failure to File Reports or Making Unauthorized Use of Reports of Confidential Information
(a) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, a physician who fails to submit the report required under § 18–204 of this subtitle, on conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $10. (b) A person who violates any provision of § 18–202 of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is […]
Section 18-216 – Refusal to Move Infected Individual
A person who violates any provision of § 18-211(c) of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $200 or imprisonment not exceeding 6 months.
Section 18-217 – Legislative Findings and Declaration
The General Assembly finds and declares that it is in the public interest to ensure the public health, safety, and welfare by strictly regulating in this State the importation, transportation, sale, transfer, breeding, raising, keeping, and possession of certain animals which pose a possibility of the introduction of a disease or pest harmful to humans, […]
Section 18-207 – Human Immunodeficiency Virus; Case Report; Confidentiality
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Designated anonymous HIV test site” means an HIV counseling and testing site approved by the Maryland Department of Health as a site where a patient may have an anonymous HIV test. (3) “HIV/AIDS case report” means an abstract of the medical record of a patient diagnosed […]
Section 18-208 – General Duties
(a) (1) When a health officer has reason to believe that a disease that endangers public health exists within the county, the health officer shall: (i) Report immediately to the appropriate county board of health; and (ii) With the approval of the board: 1. Investigate the suspected disease; and 2. Act properly to prevent the spread of the disease. (2) (i) Except in […]