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2007 Laws of Maryland
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(4) Other tobacco product of any kind.
(b) Every director of a nursing home, health clinic, or physician's office shall
make and carry out a plan that adequately protects the health of nonsmoking patients
by regulating the smoking of tobacco products on the premises.
(c) (1) An individual may not smoke in any area of a hospital.
(2) The hospital director shall provide for the posting and placement of
conspicuous signs that clearly indicate that smoking is not permitted in the hospital.
(d) (1) [This] NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF § 24-504 OF
THIS TITLE, THIS section does not apply to patients who are:
(i) In a facility for the treatment of mental disorders as defined
in § 10-101(e) of this article;
(ii) In a facility where the average patient stay is more than 30
days; or
(iii) In an acute care hospital and the attending physician
authorizes smoking, in writing, as part of the care for the patient.
(2) Smoking permitted under this section shall be in designated areas
that are considered safe and provide nonsmoking patients, family members, and
employees protection from tobacco smoke.
(3) Smoking may not be permitted where nonsmoking patients sleep.
[Subtitle 5. Tobacco Smoking in Retail Stores.]
[24-501.
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b) "Public area" means a room or a portion of a room or other area to which
the public has ready access.
(c) "Retail store" means any establishment employing 20 or more full-time
persons whose primary purpose is to sell to consumers any goods, wares, food for
consumption off the premises, or merchandise.
(d) "Smoking" means the act of smoking or carrying a burning:
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