WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                           Ch. 728

[(2) "Abuse" does not include, for that reason alone, providing a child with
nonmedical religious remedial care and treatment recognized by State law.]

(c)      "Administration" means the Social Services Administration of the
Department.

(d)     "Child" means any individual under the age of 18 years.

(e)      "Court" means:

(1)      the circuit court for a county sitting as a juvenile court; or

(2)      in Montgomery County, the District Court sitting as a juvenile court.

(f)      (1) "Educator or human service worker" means any professional employee
of any correctional, public, parochial or private educational, health, juvenile service,
social or social service agency, institution, or licensed facility.

(2) "Educator or human sen-ice worker" includes:

(i) any teacher;

(ii) any counselor;

(iii) any social worker;

(iv) any caseworker; and

(v) any probation or parole officer.

(g)      "Family member" means a relative by blood, adoption, or marriage of a child.

(h) "Health practitioner" includes any person who is authorized to practice
healing under the Health Occupations Article.

(i) "Household" means the location:

(1)      in which the child resides;

(2)     where the abuse or neglect is alleged to have taken place; or

(3)     where the person suspected of abuse or neglect resides.

(j) "Household member" means a person who lives with, or is a regular presence
in, a home of a child at the time of the alleged abuse or neglect.

(k) "Indicated" means a finding that there is credible evidence, which has not
been satisfactorily refuted, that abuse, neglect, or sexual abuse did occur.

(1) (1) "Law enforcement agency'" means a State, county, or municipal police
department, bureau, or agency.

(2) "Law enforcement agency" includes:

(i) a State, county, or municipal police department or agency;

(ii) a sheriff's office;

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