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§ 5-1101. Definitions

West's Annotated Code of MarylandLabor and EmploymentEffective: October 1, 2014

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Labor and Employment
Title 5. Occupational Safety and Health (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 11. Health Care Facilities--Workplace Safety Program (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2014
MD Code, Labor and Employment, § 5-1101
§ 5-1101. Definitions
Currentness
In general
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
Health care facility
(b)(1) “Health care facility” means:
(i) a hospital; or
(ii) a State residential center.
(2) “Health care facility” includes:
(i) a subacute care unit of a hospital; and
(ii) a State-operated hospital.
Health care worker
(c) “Health care worker” means an individual employed by a health care facility.
Hospital
(d) “Hospital” has the meaning stated in § 19-301 of the Health--General Article.
State residential center
(e) “State residential center” has the meaning stated in § 7-101 of the Health--General Article.
Workplace safety
(f) “Workplace safety” means the prevention of any physical assault or threatening behavior against a health care worker in a health care facility.

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Added by Acts 2014, c. 510, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2014.
MD Code, Labor and Employment, § 5-1101, MD LABOR & EMPLY § 5-1101
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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