Section 18-337 – Positive Test Results
(a) In this section, “health care provider” means a physician, a physician’s designee, or a designee of a health care facility licensed or otherwise authorized to provide health care services. (b) If an individual informed of the individual’s HIV positive status under § 18-336 of this subtitle refuses to notify the individual’s sexual and needle-sharing partners, the […]
Section 18-338 – Inmates of Correctional Institutions
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Correctional employee” means: (i) A person who is employed by a correctional institution; or (ii) A person who performs duties in a correctional institution by virtue of federal, State, or local government employment. (3) “Correctional institution” means a place of detention or correctional confinement operated by or for […]
Section 18-338.1 – Health Care Providers
(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. Cerebrospinal fluid, synovial, or amniotic fluid. (ii) “Body fluid” does not include saliva, stool, nasal secretions, sputum, tears, urine, or vomitus. (3) “Exposure” means as between a patient and a health care provider: (i) Percutaneous […]
Section 18-338.2 – Pregnant Women
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Health care facility” means a facility or office where health or medical care is provided to patients by a health care provider, including: (i) A hospital as defined in § 19–301 of this article; (ii) A facility operated by the Department or a health officer; and (iii) The […]
Section 18-338.3 – Hiv Testing — Health Care Workers or First Responders
(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. Cerebrospinal fluid, synovial fluid, or amniotic fluid. (ii) “Body fluids” does not include saliva, stool, nasal secretions, sputum, tears, urine, or vomitus. (3) “Exposure” means: (i) Percutaneous contact with blood or body fluids; (ii) Mucocutaneous contact […]
Section 18-401 – Drugs and Vaccines
(a) A person lawfully administering a drug or vaccine shall have the immunity from liability described under § 5-629(b) of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article. (b) If the Secretary or a designee of the Secretary finds that a proposed immunization project would conform to good medical and public health practice and gives written approval for the […]
Section 18-402 – Liabilities and Warranties for Human Blood, Tissue, Organs, or Bones
A legally authorized person who obtains, processes, stores, distributes, or uses whole human blood, tissue, organs, or bones or any substance derived from human blood, tissue, organs, or bones shall have the immunity from liability described under § 5-630 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article.
Section 18-403 – Religious Exemption
(a) Unless the Secretary declares an emergency or disease epidemic, the Department may not require the immunization of an individual if: (1) The individual objects to immunization because it conflicts with the individual’s bona fide religious beliefs and practices; or (2) The individual is a minor and the individual’s parent or guardian objects to immunization because it conflicts […]
Section 18-404 – Immunization Against Influenza Virus and Pneumococcal Disease
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Employee” means an individual employed full–time or part–time directly, through contract with another entity, or as an independent contractor, by a related institution. (3) “Medically contraindicated” means that a medical treatment is potentially detrimental to the health of the individual intended to be treated. (4) “Related institution” […]
Section 18-4A-01 – “Parent” Defined
In this subtitle, “parent” means: (1) A natural or adoptive parent of a minor; (2) A guardian of a minor; or (3) Any other person who, under court order, is authorized to give consent for a minor.