Subtitle 1 Hereditary and Congenital Disorders Programs 13-101 – 13-113
Subtitle 2 State Advisory Council On Health and Wellness 13-201 – 13-206
Subtitle 3 Kidney Disease Program 13-301 – 13-316
Subtitle 4 Physical Fitness 13-401 – 13-405
Subtitle 5 Arthritis Prevention and Control Act 13-501 – 13-507
Subtitle 6 Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program 13-601 – 13-605
Subtitle 7 Emergency and Allergy Treatment Program 13-701 – 13-708
Subtitle 7A Emergency Use Auto-Injectable Epinephrine Program 13-7A-01 – 13-7A-09
Subtitle 8 [Abrogated] Community Services Reimbursement Rate Commission
Subtitle 9 Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness 13-901 – 13-901 v2
Subtitle 10 Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Program 13-1001 – 13-1015
Subtitle 11 Cancer Prevention, Education, Screening, and Treatment Program 13-1101 – 13-1119
Subtitle 12 Maternal Mortality Review Program 13-1201 – 13-1213
Subtitle 13 Governor’s Wellmobile Program 13-1301 – 13-1303
Subtitle 15 Children’s Environmental Health 13-1501 – 13-1506
Subtitle 16 State Advisory Council On Quality Care At the End of Life 13-1601 – 13-1604
Subtitle 17 Asthma Control Program 13-1701 – 13-1706
Subtitle 17A Breathe Easy East Baltimore Pilot Program 13-17A-01
Subtitle 18 [Abrogated] Advisory Council On Pain Management
Subtitle 19 Osteoporosis Prevention and Education Task Force
Subtitle 20 Human Subject Research 13-2001 – 13-2004
Subtitle 21 State Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Board 13-2101 – 13-2105
Subtitle 21A State Brain Injury Trust Fund 13-21A-01 – 13-21A-03
Subtitle 22 Child Abuse Medical Providers (Maryland Champ) 13-2201 – 13-2207
Subtitle 23 Folic Acid Supplement Distribution Program 13-2301 – 13-2303
Subtitle 24 [Abrogated] Maryland Commission for Men’s Health
Subtitle 25 Oral Health Safety Net Program 13-2501 – 13-2506
Subtitle 26 [Abrogated] Charles County Prostate Cancer Pilot Program
Subtitle 27 Behavioral Health Services for Maryland Veterans 13-2701 – 13-2703
Subtitle 28 Maryland Commission On Autism
Subtitle 29 Wellness Report Card Pilot Program
Subtitle 30 Cord Blood Transplant Program 13-3001 – 13-3004
Subtitle 31 Overdose Response Program 13-3101 – 13-3109
Subtitle 32 Virginia I. Jones Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Council 13-3201 – 13-3207
Subtitle 32A Director of Dementia Services and Brain Health 13-32A-01 – 13-32A-06
Subtitle 34 Family Planning Program 13-3401 – 13-3402
Subtitle 35 Co-Prescribing of Opioid Overdose Reversal Drugs 13-3501 – 13-3502
Subtitle 36 Reporting of Overdoses 13-3601 – 13-3603
Subtitle 37 Community Health Workers 13-3701 – 13-3709
Subtitle 38 Task Force On the Social Determinants of Health in Baltimore City 13-3801 – 13-3808
Subtitle 39 Veteran Suicide Prevention 13-39A-01
Subtitle 40 Professional and Volunteer Firefighter Innovative Cancer Screening Technologies Program 13-4001 – 13-4007
Subtitle 41 Maryland Children’s Service Animal Program 13-4101 – 13-4106
Subtitle 42 Maryland Behavioral Health and Public Safety Center of Excellence 13-4201 – 13-4206
Subtitle 43 Maryland Commission On Health Equity 13-4302 – 13-4307
Subtitle 44 Cannabis Use Baseline Study 13-4401
Subtitle 45 Cannabis Public Health Advisory Council 13-4501 – 13-4506
Subtitle 47 Abortion Care Clinical Training Program 13-4701 – 13-4707
Subtitle 48 Commission On Behavioral Health Care Treatment and Access 13-4801 – 13-4807
Subtitle 49 Behavioral Health Care Coordination Value-Based Purchasing Pilot Program 13-4901 – 13-4907
Subtitle 50 Commission On Public Health 13-5002 – 13-5004
Subtitle 51 Rare Disease Advisory Council 13-5002 – 13-5004
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Terms Used In Maryland Code > HEALTH - GENERAL > Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs

  • Administrator: includes an executor and a personal representative. See
  • Adult: means an individual at least 18 years old. See
  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Baseline: Projection of the receipts, outlays, and other budget amounts that would ensue in the future without any change in existing policy. Baseline projections are used to gauge the extent to which proposed legislation, if enacted into law, would alter current spending and revenue levels.
  • certified mail: includes "registered mail"; and

    (3) "registered mail" includes "certified mail". See
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Embezzlement: In most states, embezzlement is defined as theft/larceny of assets (money or property) by a person in a position of trust or responsibility over those assets. Embezzlement typically occurs in the employment and corporate settings. Source: OCC
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • Forgery: The fraudulent signing or alteration of another's name to an instrument such as a deed, mortgage, or check. The intent of the forgery is to deceive or defraud. Source: OCC
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • gift: includes an inter vivos gift, inter vivos endowment, bequest, devise, legacy, or testamentary endowment of any interest in real or personal property. See
  • Grace period: The number of days you'll have to pay your bill for purchases in full without triggering a finance charge. Source: Federal Reserve
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
  • Joint resolution: A legislative measure which requires the approval of both chambers.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Legacy: A gift of property made by will.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Local department of social services: includes the Montgomery County government. See
  • Majority leader: see Floor Leaders
  • minor: means an individual under the age of 18 years. See
  • Minority leader: See Floor Leaders
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • National Bank: A bank that is subject to the supervision of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is a bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department. A national bank can be recognized because it must have "national" or "national association" in its name. Source: OCC
  • Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings.
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Trust account: A general term that covers all types of accounts in a trust department, such as estates, guardianships, and agencies. Source: OCC
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • veteran: includes , if the individual is eligible under 38 U. See
  • Veto: The procedure established under the Constitution by which the President/Governor refuses to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevents its enactment into law. A regular veto occurs when the President/Governor returns the legislation to the house in which it originated. The President/Governor usually returns a vetoed bill with a message indicating his reasons for rejecting the measure. In Congress, the veto can be overridden only by a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and the House.