WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 276

Article - Health - General
Section 18-213
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1987 Replacement Volume)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Health - General

18-213.

(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE
MEANINGS INDICATED.

(a) In this section "contagious (2) "CONTAGIOUS disease
OR VIRUS" means:

(1) ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS);

(2) (I) HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV);

(3) AIDS RELATED COMPLEX (ARC);

(4) AN AIDS RELATED DISEASE;

(5) AN AIDS VIRUS;

(6) A VIRUS CAUSING AIDS OR AN AIDS RELATED DISEASE;

[(1)] (7) (II) Hepatitis B;

[(2)] (8) (III) Meningococcal meningitis;

[(3)] (9) (IV) Tuberculosis;

[(4)] (10) (V) Malaria;

[(5)] (11) (VI) Rabies; or

[(6)] (12) (VII) Mononucleosis.

(3) "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER" MEANS ANY PERSON WHO,
IN AN OFFICIAL CAPACITY, IS AUTHORIZED BY LAW TO MAKE ARRESTS AND
WHO IS A MEMBER OF ONE OF THE FOLLOWING LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES:

(I) THE MARYLAND STATE POLICE;

(II) THE BALTIMORE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT;

(III) THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, BUREAU, OR FORCE
OF ANY COUNTY;

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