HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language added
for brevity. It is patterned after HO §
l-101(h).

This definition relates only to the term
"physician" as used in this article and has no
effect on who may be licensed or authorized to
practice medicine. In that regard, see Title 14
of the Health Occupations Article. See also 60
Op. Att'y Gen. 383 (1975), concerning the scope
of "physician" for purposes of the Medical
Malpractice Insurance Act and Beverungen v.
Briele, 25 Md. App. 233 (1975).

(I) SECRETARY.

"SECRETARY" MEANS THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND MENTAL
HYGIENE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language added
to avoid repetition of the full title "Secretary
of Health and Mental Hygiene".

(J) STATE.

"STATE" MEANS:

(1)  A STATE, POSSESSION, OR TERRITORY OF THE
UNITED STATES;

(2)  THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; OR

(3)  THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language added
to avoid repetition of phrases such as "state,
possession, territory, the District of Columbia,
or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico" and to
standardize similar references throughout this
article.

The Commission to Revise the Annotated Code, in
revising this article, found in the former law
many different descriptions of other
jurisdictions outside of this State. On
examination, and based on actual, practice, the
Commission determined that these apparent
differences did not reflect legislative intent.
Therefore, the Commission uniformly applied this
definition to all of these references in this
article.

REVISOR'S NOTE TO SECTION: In addition to the
definitions contained in this section, which have