§ 7-801. Definitions
West's Annotated Code of MarylandHuman ServicesEffective: July 1, 2020
Effective: July 1, 2020
MD Code, Human Services, § 7-801
Formerly cited as MD STATE FIN & PROC § 3A-501
§ 7-801. Definitions
(c) “Communications company” means a public service company, as defined in § 1-101 of the Public Utilities Article, or any other company, that provides a communications service.
(d) “Communications service” means:
(f) “Dual party telephone relay program” means a service that provides full and simultaneous communication between a person or persons with a disability that prevents them from using a standard telephone and a person or persons without that disability using conventional telephone equipment or other technology or equipment, whereby the disabled person or persons have their message relayed through an intermediary party using specialized telecommunications equipment.
(h) “Program participant” means a resident of the State who uses the dual party telephone relay program.
(i)(1) “Specialized customer telephone equipment” means any communications device that enables or assists a person with a disability to communicate with others by means of the public switched telephone network or Internet protocol-enabled voice communications service.
Credits
Added as State Finance and Procurement § 3A-501 by Acts 2008, c. 9, § 2, eff. July 1, 2008. Amended by Acts 2009, c. 60, § 5, eff. April 14, 2009; Acts 2012, c. 571, § 1, eff. July 1, 2012; Acts 2012, c. 572, § 1, eff. July 1, 2012; Acts 2017, c. 673, § 1, eff. June 1, 2017. Transferred to be Human Services § 7-801 by Acts 2020, c. 586, § 1, eff. July 1, 2020. Amended by Acts 2020, c. 586, § 2, eff. July 1, 2020.
MD Code, Human Services, § 7-801, MD HUMAN SERV § 7-801
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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