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Terms Used In Maryland Code, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS 7-102

  • including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
  • Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
(a) This title does not limit the right of an individual to practice a health occupation that the individual is authorized to practice under this article.

(b) (1) In this subsection, “registrant or permit holder” means a person regulated under Title 5 of the Business Regulation Article as a registered cemeterian, registered seller, or holder of a permit to operate a cemetery or burial goods business.

(2) This title does not apply to:

(i) The business of operating a cemetery, including the sale of cemetery lots, grave sites, mausoleums, monuments, lawn crypts, or vaults;

(ii) The ownership of a crematory or the business of operating a crematory in which:

1. A registrant or permit holder owns a greater percentage of the crematory than a person licensed under this title;

2. Ownership is equal between a registrant or permit holder and a person licensed under this title; or

3. Neither a registrant, permit holder, or person licensed under this title has an ownership interest in the crematory; or

(iii) The ownership of a crematory or the business of operating a crematory or incinerator at a licensed medical facility or educational institution.