Maryland Statutes
Health - General
Title 18 - Disease Prevention

Section 18-110 - Public Health Outreach Programs Regarding Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease, and Other Types of Dementia - The Department, in partnership with the Department of Aging, the...

Subtitle 2 - Reports; Preventive Actions

Part I - Reports on Diseases

Section 18-201 - Infectious or Contagious Disease Reports -- by Physicians - (a) A physician with reason to suspect that a patient...

Section 18-201.1 - Aids Reports -- by Physicians - (a) A physician who has diagnosed a patient under the...

Section 18-202 - Infectious or Contagious Disease Reports -- by Institutions - (a) In this section, “institution” includes: (1) A hospital; and...

Section 18-202.1 - Duties of Institutions to Report Hiv-Positive Patients - (a) In this section, “institution” includes: (1) A hospital; (2)...

Section 18-203 - Information Provided to a Cancer Control Agency in Another State - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department may provide...

Section 18-204 - Cancer or a Central Nervous System Tumor - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 18-205 - Laboratory Examination Reports - (a) In this section, “clinical material” means: (1) An organism...

Section 18-206 - Sentinel Birth Defects - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 18-207 - Human Immunodeficiency Virus; Case Report; Confidentiality - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Part II - Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases

Section 18-208 - General Duties - (a) (1) When a health officer has reason to believe...

Section 18-209 - Notice to School Boards - When a health officer receives notice of an infectious or...

Section 18-210 - Disinfecting - (a) To prevent the spread of an infectious or contagious...

Section 18-211 - Moving Infected Individuals - (a) A health officer may have an individual moved to...

Section 18-212 - Health Officer Records - (a) The health officer shall keep a record of each...

Section 18-212.1 - Authority of Governor to Quarantine Vessels - If the Governor has strong grounds to believe that there...

Section 18-213 - Notification of Fire Fighters, Emergency Medical Technicians, Rescue Squadmen, Law Enforcement Officers, Correctional officers,etc., of Exposure to Contagious Disease or Virus; Educational Programs; Equipment - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 18-213.1 - Notification of Members of the State Fire Marshal's Office of Exposure to Contagious Disease or Virus; Educational Programs; Equipment - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 18-213.2 - Notification of Contact Exposure to Contagious Disease or Virus; Postmortem Examination - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 18-214 - Statewide Advisory Commission on Immunization - (a) In this section, “vaccine” means a product intended to...

Section 18-214.1 - Expedited Partner Therapy Program - (a) The purpose of expedited partner therapy is to provide...

Section 18-214.2 - Outbreak Response Plan -- Customization - (a) (1) In this section, “public institution of higher education”...

Part III - Penalties

Section 18-215 - Penalties for Failure to File Reports or Making Unauthorized Use of Reports of Confidential Information - (a) In addition to any other penalty provided by law,...

Section 18-216 - Refusal to Move Infected Individual - A person who violates any provision of § 18-211(c) of...

Part IV - Animal Control

Section 18-217 - Legislative Findings and Declaration - The General Assembly finds and declares that it is in...

Section 18-218 - "Animal" Defined - In this part, “animal” means any nonhuman living creature, whether...

Section 18-219 - Prohibition on Dangerous Animals - (a) The Secretary may prohibit the importation, selling, trading, purchasing,...

Section 18-220 - More Stringent Requirements by Local Governments - Nothing in this part prevents or prohibits any county, municipal...

Section 18-221 - Intergovernmental Cooperation - When prohibiting animals that may also be harmful to indigenous...

Section 18-222 - Penalties; Seizure of Contraband Animals - (a) Any person who imports, transports, sells, transfers, breeds, raises,...

Subtitle 3 - Specific Diseases

Part I - Cancer

Section 18-301 - Treatment of Cancer - (a) Except for a physician or a dentist, a person...

Section 18-302 - Amygdalin - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 18-303 - Diethylstilbestrol - (a) (1) The Secretary shall establish and promote a statewide...

Section 18-304 - Penalties - A person who violates any provision of § 18-301 or...

Part II - Diseases of Pregnancy and Infancy

Section 18-307 - Syphilis - (a) This section does not apply to a woman who...

Section 18-308 - Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum - (a) Immediately after the birth of a child, the attending...

Section 18-309 - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Public Awareness Campaign - (a) (1) To the extent that funds are available for...

Part III - Rabies

Section 18-312 - "Public Health Veterinarian" Defined - In Part III of this subtitle, “public health veterinarian” means...

Section 18-313 - Statewide System - The Secretary of Health shall provide a statewide system: (1)...

Section 18-314 - Preexposure Immunization - The Department shall provide preexposure immunization, without charge, to any...

Section 18-315 - Antirabies Clinics - (a) With the county health department for each county, the...

Section 18-316 - Reports of Possible Rabies Cases - (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this...

Section 18-317 - Cost of Treatment - The Department shall pay the cost of any antirabies treatment...

Section 18-318 - Vaccinations -- Dogs, Cats, and Ferrets - (a) Each person who owns or keeps a dog, cat,...

Section 18-319 - Vaccinations -- Responsibilities of Veterinarian; Use of Records - (a) A licensed veterinarian who vaccinates a dog, cat, or...

Section 18-320 - Animal Quarantine - (a) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section,...

Part IV - Tuberculosis

Section 18-322 - Tuberculosis Register - (a) The Secretary shall keep a register of each individual...

Section 18-323 - Instructions and Supplies - The Secretary shall provide printed instructions and any supplies that...

Section 18-324 - Control of Communicable Tuberculosis - (a) The Secretary or a health officer may have an...

Section 18-325 - Prohibited Acts; Penalty - (a) An individual may not refuse to comply with the...

Part V - Pertussis

Section 18-328 - Definitions - (a) In Part V of this subtitle, the following words...

Section 18-329 - Required Information - (a) (1) Prior to the administration of pertussis vaccine, the...

Section 18-330 - Records - (a) At the time of administration of pertussis vaccine to...

Section 18-331 - Collection of Data - (a) By guideline, the Department shall establish a system, sufficient...

Section 18-332 - Adoption of Guidelines - (a) The Department shall adopt guidelines, after notice and public...

Part VI - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Aids)

Section 18-333 - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Aids) Research and Information Program - (a) (1) The Secretary shall establish and promote a statewide...

Section 18-334 - Donors of Semen, Blood, or Tissue - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 18-335 - Sale of Condoms by Vending Machines or Other Devices - To properly ensure the quality and effectiveness of condoms sold...

Section 18-336 - Testing - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 18-337 - Positive Test Results - (a) In this section, “health care provider” means a physician,...

Section 18-338 - Inmates of Correctional Institutions - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 18-338.1 - Health Care Providers - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 18-338.2 - Pregnant Women - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 18-338.3 - Hiv Testing -- Health Care Workers or First Responders - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 18-401 - Drugs and Vaccines - (a) A person lawfully administering a drug or vaccine shall...

Section 18-402 - Liabilities and Warranties for Human Blood, Tissue, Organs, or Bones - A legally authorized person who obtains, processes, stores, distributes, or...

Section 18-403 - Religious Exemption - (a) Unless the Secretary declares an emergency or disease epidemic,...

Section 18-404 - Immunization Against Influenza Virus and Pneumococcal Disease - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Subtitle 4A - Consent to Immunization of Minors

Section 18-4A-01 - "Parent" Defined - In this subtitle, “parent” means: (1) A natural or adoptive...

Section 18-4A-02 - Delegation of Parent's Authority to Consent to Immunization of Minor - (a) Subject to the provisions of this section, a parent...

Section 18-4A-03 - Consent to Immunization if Parent Not Reasonably Available - (a) Subject to the provisions of this section, the following...

Section 18-4A-04 - Health Care Provider's Responsibility to Provide Information - The responsibility of a health care provider to provide information...

Section 18-4A-05 - Liability; Damages - (a) In the absence of willful misconduct or gross negligence,...

Subtitle 5 - Sickle Cell Anemia

Section 18-501 - Intent of Subtitle - The intent of this subtitle is: (1) To educate parents...

Section 18-502 - Test; Prenatal Education Program - (a) After securing the written approval of one of the...

Section 18-503 - Notice Requirements; Confirmatory Test - (a) On determination of the presence of sickle cell anemia,...

Section 18-504 - Confidentiality and Disclosure of Information - (a) The Department and all persons shall maintain and treat...

Section 18-505 - Blood Testing Procedure - (a) The Department shall designate any type of blood test...

Section 18-506 - Statewide Steering Committee on Services for Adults With Sickle Cell Disease - (a) In this section, “Steering Committee” means the Statewide Steering...

Section 18-507 - Power to Provide Services - (a) The Department may, in consultation with the Statewide Steering...

Subtitle 6 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties

Section 18-601 - Exposure of Other Individuals -- by Infected Individual Generally - (a) An individual who has an infectious disease that endangers...

Section 18-601.1 - Exposure of Other Individuals -- by Individual With Human Immunodeficiency Virus - (a) An individual who has the human immunodeficiency virus may...

Section 18-602 - Exposure of Other Individuals -- by Other Person - (a) A person may not: (1) Willfully or knowingly take...

Section 18-604 - Violations of Rules and Regulations - A person who violates any rule or regulation that the...

Subtitle 7 - Center for the Study of the Health Effects of Fire

Section 18-701 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 18-702 - Center Established - There is a Center for the Study of the Health...

Section 18-703 - Director; Staff - (a) The Chief Medical Examiner is the Director of the...

Section 18-704 - Duties Generally - The Center shall: (1) Study the long and short term...

Section 18-705 - Information Collected Confidential, Not Discoverable or Admissible - Information collected by the Center and intended for use in...

Section 18-706 - Advisory Council -- Established - There is an Advisory Council to the Center for the...

Section 18-707 - Advisory Council -- Members - (a) (1) The Advisory Council consists of 7 members. (2)...

Section 18-708 - Advisory Council -- Chairperson - (a) From among its members, the Advisory Council shall elect...

Section 18-709 - Advisory Council -- Meetings; Compensation - (a) The Advisory Council shall determine the times and places...

Section 18-710 - Advisory Council -- Duties - The Advisory Council shall: (1) Review the work of the...

Section 18-711 - Regulations - The Secretary, in consultation with the State Postmortem Examiners Commission,...

Subtitle 8 - Oral Health Program

Section 18-801 - Establishment and Promotion; Focus and Intent - The Secretary shall establish and promote the Oral Health Program...

Section 18-802 - Oral Cancer Educational Programs - (a) In consultation with dental care providers, the Secretary shall...

Subtitle 9 - Catastrophic Health Emergency Disease Surveillance and Response Program

Section 18-901 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 18-902 - Authority of Secretary; Investigation and Prevention of Actual or Potential Exposure - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may exercise...

Section 18-903 - Development and Implementation of Contingency Plans - (a) (1) In accordance with procedures to be adopted by...

Section 18-904 - Reporting Requirements - (a) In this section, “information” means medical, epidemiological, or other...

Section 18-905 - Enforcement - (a) In investigating actual or potential exposures to a deadly...

Section 18-906 - Quarantine; Appeal - (a) (1) If the Secretary requires an individual or a...

Section 18-907 - Failure to Comply - (a) (1) A person may not knowingly and willfully fail...

Section 18-908 - Report by Secretary - (a) On or before December 31, 2002, the Secretary shall...

Subtitle 9A - Covid-19 Testing, Contact Tracing, and Vaccination Act

Section 18-9A-01 - Definitions - (a) In this section the following words have the meanings...

Section 18-9A-02 - 2-Year Plan to Respond to the Outbreak of Covid-19 - (a) On or before June 1, 2021, the Department, in...

Section 18-9A-03 - Comprehensive Plan for Vaccinating Residents of the State Against Covid-19 - (a) (1) On or before June 1, 2021, the Department,...

Section 18-9A-04 - Maryland Public Health Modernization Workgroup - (a) The Department shall convene a Maryland Public Health Modernization...

Subtitle 10 - Hepatitis C Virus

Section 18-1001 - Assessment and Information Program - As funds are available, the Department shall: (1) Conduct a...

Section 18-1002 - Report - On or before December 1, 2006, and annually thereafter, the...

Subtitle 11 - Academic Health Center Immunotherapy Research Fund

Section 18-1101 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 18-1102 - Academic Health Center Immunotherapy Research Fund - (a) There is an Academic Health Center Immunotherapy Research Fund....

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