Maryland Statutes
Part II - Right to Hiv and Hepatitis C Testing
Section 11-107 - Definitions

(a)    In Part II of this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
    (b)    “Charged” means to be the subject of an indictment, an information, or a petition alleging a delinquent act.
    (c)    “Health officer” has the meaning stated in § 1–101 of the Health – General Article.
    (d)    “HIV” means any human immunodeficiency virus that causes Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).
    (e)    (1)    “Prohibited exposure” means a crime or delinquent act that may have caused or resulted in exposure to HIV or hepatitis C.
        (2)    “Prohibited exposure” includes:
            (i)    contact that occurs on penetration, however slight, between the penis and the vulva or anus; and
            (ii)    contact between the mouth and the penis, vulva, or anus.
    (f)    (1)    “Victim” means the victim of a prohibited exposure.
        (2)    “Victim” includes:
            (i)    a law enforcement officer who is exposed to HIV or hepatitis C while acting in the performance of duty;
            (ii)    a paid or volunteer firefighter, an emergency medical technician, or rescue squad member who is exposed to HIV or hepatitis C while acting in the performance of duty;
            (iii)    a forensic scientist, working under the direction of a law enforcement agency, who is exposed to HIV or hepatitis C while acting in the performance of duty; and
            (iv)    an individual who is licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized to provide health care under the Health Occupations Article who is exposed to HIV or hepatitis C while working under the direction of a law enforcement agency or while performing a sexual assault medical evidence collection examination.
    (g)    “Victim’s representative” means:
        (1)    the parent of a victim who is a minor;
        (2)    the legal guardian of a victim; or
        (3)    the person authorized to give consent for the victim under § 5–605 of the Health – General Article.