Section 18-309 – Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Public Awareness Campaign
(a) (1) To the extent that funds are available for this purpose, the Secretary, in collaboration with other State agencies, shall establish and promote a statewide public information, awareness, and education campaign on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and other effects of prenatal alcohol exposure. (2) The campaign shall: (i) Reach out to the general public and specific populations determined to […]
Section 18-330 – Records
(a) At the time of administration of pertussis vaccine to an individual, the health care provider shall record in a permanent record to which the patient or the patient’s parent or guardian shall have access on request: (1) The date of each vaccination; (2) The manufacturer and lot number of the vaccine used for each; (3) Any other identifying […]
Section 18-312 – “Public Health Veterinarian” Defined
In Part III of this subtitle, “public health veterinarian” means the veterinarian whom the Secretary designates as responsible for the veterinary public health program of the Department.
Section 18-331 – Collection of Data
(a) By guideline, the Department shall establish a system, sufficient for the purposes of subsections (b) and (c) of this section, to collect data from the local health officers, from public and private health care providers, and from parents on the incidence of pertussis and major adverse reactions to pertussis vaccine. (b) On the basis of information […]
Section 18-313 – Statewide System
The Secretary of Health shall provide a statewide system: (1) To control rabies; (2) To grant authority to the public health veterinarian and the local health officer in matters pertaining to the disposition of animals that bite or otherwise expose rabies to an individual; (3) To assist local political subdivisions regarding the laboratory testing of rabid animals; (4) To […]
Section 18-332 – Adoption of Guidelines
(a) The Department shall adopt guidelines, after notice and public hearing in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, setting forth: (1) The circumstances under which pertussis vaccine should not be administered; (2) The circumstances under which administration of the vaccine should be delayed; (3) Any categories of potential recipients who are significantly more vulnerable to major adverse reactions than […]
Section 18-314 – Preexposure Immunization
The Department shall provide preexposure immunization, without charge, to any individual who provides rabies control services at the request of the Department.
Section 18-315 – Antirabies Clinics
(a) With the county health department for each county, the Department shall provide for an antirabies clinic in the county. (b) Each clinic shall be staffed by a graduate veterinarian. (c) The clinic for a county shall be offered on or before June 30 of each year, on the date and at the location that the Department and […]
Section 18-218 – “Animal” Defined
In this part, “animal” means any nonhuman living creature, whether native to Maryland or not, which is: (1) Wild by nature; and (2) Endowed with sensation and power of voluntary motion.
Section 18-219 – Prohibition on Dangerous Animals
(a) The Secretary may prohibit the importation, selling, trading, purchasing, bartering, breeding, raising, keeping, or possession of any animals found to be dangerous to human health and safety. (b) This section does not apply to: (1) Domestic cats; (2) Domestic dogs; (3) Domestic ferrets; (4) Animals used for agricultural purposes; (5) Animals used for scientific purposes; (6) Animals used for educational purposes; (7) Animals […]