Ch. 534

1994 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Article - Health - General

18-213.2.

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

(2)      (I). "BODY FLUIDS" MEANS:

1.        ANY FLUID CONTAINING VISIBLE BLOOD, SEMEN, OR
VAGINAL SECRETIONS; OR

2.        CEREBRAL SPINAL FLUID, SYNOVIAL, OR. AMNIOTIC
FLUID.

(II) "BODY FLUIDS" DOES NOT INCLUDE SALIVA, STOOL; NASAL
SECRETIONS, SPUTUM, TEARS; URINE, OR VOMITUS.

(3)      "CONTAGIOUS DISEASE OR VIRUS" MEANS:

(I)       HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV);

(II)     HEPATITIS B;

(III)    MENINGOCOCCAL MENINGITIS;

(IV)    TUBERCULOSIS; OR

(V)     MONONUCLEOSIS.

(4)      "CONTACT EXPOSURE" MEANS AS BETWEEN A DECEDENT AND A
FIRST RESPONDER:

(I)       PERCUTANEOUS CONTACT WITH BLOOD OR BODY FLUIDS;

(II)     MUCOCUTANEOUS. CONTACT WITH BLOOD OR BODY FLUIDS;

(III)    OPEN WOUND, INCLUDING DERMATITIS, EXUDATIVE LESIONS,
OR CHAPPED SKIN, CONTACT WITH BLOOD OR BODY FLUIDS FOR A PROLONGED
PERIOD; OR

(IV)    INTACT SKIN CONTACT WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF BLOOD OR
BODY FLUIDS FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD.

(5)      "CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION" MEANS A PLACE OF DETENTION OR
CORRECTIONAL CONFINEMENT OPERATED BY OR FOR THE STATE OR A LOCAL
GOVERNMENT.

(6)      (i) "CORRECTIONAL OFFICER" MEANS A MEMBER OF A
CORRECTIONAL UNIT WHO IS CHARGED WITH AND ACTUALLY PERFORMS THOSE
DUTIES THAT RELATE TO THE INVESTIGATION, CARE, CUSTODY, CONTROL, OR
SUPERVISION OF INDIVIDUALS CONFINED f 0 PLACES OF INCARCERATION.

(II) "CORRECTIONAL OFFICER" INCLUDES ANY SHERIFF, WARDEN,
SUPERINTENDENT, OR OTHER INDIVIDUAL HAVING THE EQUIVALENT TITLE.

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