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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 288

(A)  IN THIS SUBTITLE, UNLESS THE CONTEXT CLEARLY REQUIRES
OTHERWISE, THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS INDICATED.

(B)  "ANNUAL CONTRACT" MEANS, AS TO ANY FISCAL YEAR, THE
CONTRACT REQUIRED BY THIS SUBTITLE TO BE ENTERED INTO BETWEEN THE
UNIVERSITY AND THE MEDICAL SYSTEM CORPORATION STATING THE
OBLIGATIONS BETWEEN THEM FOR THAT FISCAL YEAR.

(C)  "BOARD OF DIRECTORS" MEANS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
THE MEDICAL SYSTEM CORPORATION.

(D)  "BOARD OF REGENTS" MEANS THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE
UNIVERSITY.

(E)  "CHANCELLOR" MEANS THE CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY AT
BALTIMORE CITY.

(F)  "CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER" MEANS THE INDIVIDUAL ELECTED
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MEDICAL
SYSTEM CORPORATION AND ALSO APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF REGENTS AS
VICE CHANCELLOR FOR THE MEDICAL SYSTEM.

(C) "COMMUNITY NATURALLY SERVED" MEANS ALL POPULATIONS
TRADITIONALLY PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE BY UNIVERSITY
HOSPITAL AND INCLUDES ANY ADDITIONAL POPULATIONS THE MEDICAL
SYSTEM CORPORATION DETERMINES WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE MARYLAND
HEALTH RESOURCES PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
AND MENTAL HYGIENE.

(G) "COMMUNITY NATURALLY SERVED" MEANS THE HOSPITAL'S
HISTORIC SERVICE POPULATION AND THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS TRADITIONALLY
SERVED BY THE HOSPITAL AS WELL AS ANY ADDITIONAL POPULATION THE
MEDICAL SYSTEM CORPORATION DETERMINES WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE
MARYLAND HEALTH RESOURCES PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE.

(H) "COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES" MEANS COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH
CARE SERVICES.

(G) (H) (I) "DENTAL SCHOOL" MEANS THE SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY
OF THE UNIVERSITY.

(H) (I) (J) "INCLUDES" OR "INCLUDING" MEANS INCLUDES OR
INCLUDING BY WAY OF ILLUSTRATION AND NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION.

(I) (J) (K) "INSTITUTE" MEANS THE MARYLAND INSTITUTE FOR
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES SYSTEMS.

(J) (K) (L) "MEDICAL SYSTEM" MEANS THE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL
SYSTEM, CONSISTING OF THOSE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY COMPONENTS OF
THE UNIVERSITY AT BALTIMORE CITY RENDERING PATIENT CARE SERVICES
AND MORE PARTICULARLY IDENTIFIED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AT
THE TIME OF CONVEYING MEDICAL SYSTEM ASSETS TO THE MEDICAL SYSTEM
CORPORATION, INCLUDING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, THE UNIVERSITY CANCER
CENTER, AND THE CLINICAL COMPONENT OF THE INSTITUTE.