(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) “Conservator” means a person appointed by a court to administer the property of an adult, including a person appointed as guardian under Title 13, Subtitle 2 of this article to manage the property of a disabled person.

(c) “Emergency” means a circumstance that likely will result in a substantial harm to the health, safety, or welfare of a respondent, and for which the appointment of a guardian is necessary because no other person has authority and is willing to act on behalf of the respondent.

(d) “Guardian” means a person appointed by a court to make decisions regarding the person of an adult, including a person appointed under Title 13, Subtitle 7 of this article.

(e) “Guardianship order” means an order appointing a guardian.

(f) “Guardianship proceeding” means a proceeding in which an order for the appointment of a guardian is sought or has been issued.

(g) “Home state” means the state in which the respondent was physically present for at least 6 consecutive months, including a period of temporary absence, immediately before the filing of a petition for the appointment of a guardian or protective order.

(h) “Incapacitated person” means an adult for whom a guardian has been appointed, including a “disabled person” as defined in § 13-101 of this article.

(i) “Party” means the respondent, petitioner, guardian, conservator, or any other person allowed by the court to participate in a guardianship or protective proceeding.

(j) “Protected person” means an adult for whom a protective order has been made.

(k) “Protective order” means an order appointing a conservator or a guardian of the property in accordance with Title 13, Subtitle 2 of this article, or another court order related to management of an adult's property.

(l) “Protective proceeding” means a judicial proceeding in which a protective order is sought or has been issued.

(m) “Record” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.

(n) “Respondent” means an adult for whom a protective order or the appointment of a guardian is sought.

(p) “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, a federally recognized Indian tribe, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.