§ 20-1401. Definitions
West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth--GeneralEffective: May 30, 2021
Effective: May 30, 2021
MD Code, Health - General, § 20-1401
§ 20-1401. Definitions
(b) “Advisory Committee” means the Health Equity Resource Community Advisory Committee.
(d) “Community health worker” has the meaning stated in § 13-3701 of this article.
(e) “Federally qualified health center” has the meaning stated in § 24-1301 of this article.
(f) “Fund” means the Health Equity Resource Community Reserve Fund established under § 20-1407 of this subtitle.
(g) “Health care practitioner” means an individual or, collectively, a group of individuals working together within the same practice, each of whom is licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized by law to provide health care services under the Health Occupations Article.
(h) “Health disparity” means a particular type of health difference, such as a difference in rates of hypertension, heart disease, asthma, diabetes, substance abuse, mental health disorders, and maternal and infant mortality, that:
(i) “Health Equity Resource Community” means a contiguous geographic area that:
Credits
Added by Acts 2021, c. 741, § 2, eff. May 30, 2021; Acts 2021, c. 742, § 2, eff. May 30, 2021.
MD Code, Health - General, § 20-1401, MD HEALTH GEN § 20-1401
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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