PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 97

[(d)](C) "County registrar" means the registrar of vital records for a county.

[(c)] (D) (1) ["Body"] "DEAD BODY" means:

(i) A dead human body; or

(ii) Parts or bones of a human body if, from their condition, an
individual reasonably may conclude that death has occurred.

(2) ["Body"] "DEAD BODY" does not include an amputated part.

(e)     "Fetal death" means death of a product of human conception, before its
complete expulsion or extraction from the mother, regardless of the duration of the
pregnancy, as indicated by the fact that, after the expulsion or extraction, the fetus does
not breathe or show any other evidence of life, such as heart beat, pulsation of the
umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscle.

(f)      "File" means to present for registration any certificate, report, or other record
INCLUDING RECORDS TRANSMITTED BY APPROVED ELECTRONIC MEDIA,
INCLUDING FACSIMILE, of birth, death, fetal death, adoption, marriage, or divorce for
which this subtitle provides AND TO HAVE THE SECRETARY ACCEPT THE RECORD.

(G) "FILING DATE" MEANS THE DATE A VITAL RECORD IS ACCEPTED FOR
REGISTRATION BY THE SECRETARY.

[(g)](H) "Final disposition" means the burial, cremation, or other final
disposition of a body or fetus.

[(h)](I) "Institution" means any public or private establishment:

(1)     To which individuals are committed by law; or

(2)     That provides to 2 or more unrelated individuals:

(i) Any inpatient OR OUTPATIENT medical, surgical, or diagnostic
care or treatment; or

(ii) Any nursing, custodial, or domiciliary care.

[(b)](J) ["Birth"] "LIVE BIRTH" means the complete expulsion or extraction of
a product of human conception from the mother, regardless of the period of gestation, if,
after the expulsion or extraction, it breathes or shows any other evidence of life, such as
heart beat, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscle,
whether or not the umbilical cord is cut or the placenta is attached.

[(i)] (K) "Mortician" means a funeral director, mortician, or other person who is
authorized to make final disposition of a body.

(L) "PHYSICIAN" MEANS A PERSON AUTHORIZED OR LICENSED TO PRACTICE
MEDICINE OR OSTEOPATHY PURSUANT TO THE LAWS OF THIS STATE.

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