Ch. 316                                    2003 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(vi) [A nurse registry that is licensed under the provisions of the
Maryland Employment Agency Act that:

1.       Screens or refers individuals for a client's selection or
rejection, as its sole business operation; and

2.       Does not itself provide any home health care service;

(vii)] Personal care providers under the Medical Assistance Personal
Care Program;

[(viii)] (VII) Any person practicing a health occupation that the
person is authorized to practice under the Health Occupations Article;

[(ix)](VIII) A group of persons licensed under the same title of the
Health Occupations Article practicing as a business; or

[(x)] (IX) Residential rehabilitation services providers approved
under regulations adopted by the State Mental Health Authority.

Article - Labor and Employment

2-106.

(d) (1) After a public hearing [and with the approval of the Advisory
Committee on Wage and Hour Law], the Commissioner may adopt regulations that
are necessary to carry out Title 3, Subtitle 4 of this article.

(2) Unless the Commissioner provides otherwise, a regulation that the
Commissioner adopts under this subsection takes effect on publication.

2-109.

Subject to the evaluation and reestablishment provisions of the Maryland
Program Evaluation Act, this title shall terminate and be of no effect after July 1,
[2004] 2014.

3-401.

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

(b)     ["Committee" means the Advisory Committee on Wage and Hour Law.

(c)] "Employer" includes a person who acts directly or indirectly in the interest
of another employer with an employee.

[(d)] (C) "Federal Act" means the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.

[(e)] (D) "Wage" means all compensation that is due to an employee for
employment.

3-706.

Subject to the evaluation and reestablishment provisions of the Maryland
Program Evaluation Act, Subtitles 2 and 4 of this title shall terminate and be of no
effect after July 1, [2004] 2014.

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