HARRY HUGHES, Governor

575

Former Article 59, § 67(c), which provided that
the decision of the Secretary as to an initial
license is final, is deleted in light of this
section. Although the Department believes that
this enables an applicant for an initial license
to appeal directly to court, the former provision
also referred to "revoking" or "suspending an
initial ... license". The Commission to Revise
the Annotated Code notes, for consideration by
the General Assembly, that if a separate
mechanism for review was intended, this section
would require amendment.

Defined terms: "County" § 1-101
"Person" § 1-101 "Secretary" § 1-101
"Private group home" § 10-514

GENERAL REVISOR'S NOTE TO SUBTITLE:

Former Article 59, § 66(a)(1), which gave existing
private group homes until July 1, 1980 to obtain a license,
is deleted as obsolete.

Former Article 59, § 66(b), which prohibited operation
of a private group home without a license, is deleted as
unnecessary in light of § 10-517 of this subtitle.

SUBTITLE 6. ADMISSION PROVISIONS.

PART I. DEFINITIONS; GENERAL PROVISIONS.

10-601. DEFINITIONS.

(A)   IN GENERAL.

IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS
INDICATED.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language derived
without substantive change from the introductory
clause of former Article 59, § 3.

The former clause "unless a contrary meaning is
clearly intended ..." is deleted as unnecessary.

(B)  PHYSICIAN.

"PHYSICIAN" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS LICENSED UNDER
TITLE 14 OF THE HEALTH OCCUPATIONS ARTICLE TO PRACTICE
MEDICINE IN THIS STATE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language derived
without substantive change from former Article
59, § 3(i).