§ 24-205. Smoking in healthcare facilities
West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth--GeneralEffective: October 1, 2015
Effective: October 1, 2015
MD Code, Health - General, § 24-205
§ 24-205. Smoking in healthcare facilities
(a) In this section, “smoking” means the act of smoking or carrying a burning:
(b) Every director of a nursing home, health clinic, or physician's office shall make and carry out a plan that adequately protects the health of nonsmoking patients by regulating the smoking of tobacco products on the premises.
(d)(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of § 24-504 of this title, this section does not apply to patients who are:
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Added as Health-Environmental § 11-205 by Acts 1982, c. 240, § 2, eff. July 1, 1982. Transferred to Health-General § 24-205 by Acts 1987, c. 306, § 2, eff. July 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, c. 419, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 2007, c. 501, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2007; Acts 2007, c. 502, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2007; Acts 2015, c. 22, § 5.
Formerly Art. 43, § 54-I.
MD Code, Health - General, § 24-205, MD HEALTH GEN § 24-205
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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