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<section article="gle" article_name="Labor and Employment" number="11-1501" title_number="11" title_name="Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Career Pathways for Health Care Workers Program">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>“Division” means the Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>“Eligible employer” means a hospital or related institution as those terms are defined in § 19–301 of the Health – General Article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>“Health care worker” means:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a worker licensed or certified under Title 8 of the Health Occupations Article; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>any other individual employed by an eligible employer who provides personal care, assistance, or treatment services directly to patients or residents in the course of the worker’s regular duties.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>“HBCU” includes:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Bowie State University;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Coppin State University;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Morgan State University; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>“Program” means the Career Pathways for Health Care Workers Program.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>“Training program” means a training program provided for health care workers by an HBCU or a community college.</text>
  </level>
</section>
