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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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Ch. 1
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(D) "EXPOSURE TO A DEADLY AGENT" HAS THE MEANING STATED IN ARTICLE
41, § 2-104 OF THE CODE.
(E) "HEALTH CARE FACILITY" HAS THE MEANING STATED IN ARTICLE 41, §
2 101 OF THE CODE § 19-114(E)(1) OF THIS ARTICLE.
(F) (1) "HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER" HAS THE MEANING STATED IN
ARTICLE 41, § 2-104 OF THE CODE § 19-114(F) OF THIS ARTICLE.
(2) "HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER" INCLUDES AN INDIVIDUAL
LICENSED OR CERTIFIED AS AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDER UNDER
§ 13-516 OF THE EDUCATION ARTICLE.
(G) "HEALTH CARE PROVIDER" HAS THE MEANING STATED IN ARTICLE 41, §
2-104 OF THE CODE MEANS:
(1) A HEALTH CARE FACILITY; OR
(2) A HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER.
18-902.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE SECRETARY MAY
EXERCISE THE AUTHORITY GRANTED IN THIS SUBTITLE TO:
(1) CONTINUOUSLY EVALUATE AND MODIFY EXISTING DISEASE
SURVEILLANCE PROCEDURES IN ORDER TO DETECT A CATASTROPHIC HEALTH
EMERGENCY;
(2) INVESTIGATE ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL EXPOSURES TO A DEADLY
AGENT; AND
(3) MINIMIZE POTENTIAL MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY CAUSED BY A
CATASTROPHIC HEALTH EMERGENCY TREAT, PREVENT, OR REDUCE THE SPREAD OF
THE DISEASE OR OUTBREAK BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE EXPOSURE
TO A DEADLY AGENT.
18-903.
(A) (1) IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROCEDURES TO BE ADOPTED BY THE
DEPARTMENT, THE SECRETARY, IN CONSULTATION WITH HEALTH CARE FACILITIES,
MAY REQUIRE HEALTH CARE FACILITIES TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT
CONTINGENCY PLANS ADDRESSING:
(I) STAFF TRAINING NEEDS;
(II) STOCKPILING OF EQUIPMENT, MEDICATION, AND SUPPLIES
NECESSARY TO ADDRESS A CATASTROPHIC HEALTH EMERGENCY;
(III) TREATMENT AND DECONTAMINATION PROTOCOLS;
(IV) THE COORDINATION OF SERVICES WITH OTHER PUBLIC AND
PRIVATE ENTITIES; AND
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