Sincerely,

Parris N. Glendening
Governor

House Bill 610

AN ACT concerning

Physicians and Volunteers Volunteer Health Care Providers and Physicians
- Charitable Organizations - Definition

FOR the purpose of altering the definition of a charitable organization in regard to
physicians and volunteers providing health care services; and generally relating
to immunities for physicians and volunteers provisions of law providing
immunity from civil liability under certain circumstances for certain volunteer
health care providers and physicians; providing immunity from liability under
certain circumstances for certain volunteers who render health care services
through a charitable organization; providing for the application of this Act; and
generally relating to immunity from civil liability for certain volunteer health
care providers and physicians.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article — Courts and Judicial Proceedings 

Section 5-606

Annotated Code of Maryland
(1998 Replacement Volume)

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

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

5-606.

(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

(2) "Charitable organization" means an:

(I) AN organization, institution, association, society, [or]
corporation, OR MEDICAL SOCIETY that is exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) OR
(6) of the Internal Revenue Code, except licensed hospitals; OR

(II) A MEDICAL SOCIETY THAT IS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION UNDER
§ 501(C)(6) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.

(3) "Compensation" does not include actual and necessary expenses that
are incurred by a volunteer or physician in connection with the services provided or
the duties performed by the volunteer or physician on behalf of a charitable
organization, and that are reimbursed to the volunteer or physician or otherwise paid.