§ 5–1101
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., Lab. & Empl. § 5-1101 (2026)
Title 5. Occupational Safety and Health
Subtitle 11. Health Care Facilities -- Workplace Safety Program
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(a)
In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)
(1)
“Health care facility” means:
(i)
a hospital; or
(ii)
a State residential center.
(2)
“Health care facility” includes:
(i)
a subacute care unit of a hospital; and
(ii)
a State–operated hospital.
(c)
“Health care worker” means an individual employed by a health care facility.
(d)
“Hospital” has the meaning stated in § 19–301 of the Health – General Article.
(e)
“State residential center” has the meaning stated in § 7–101 of the Health – General Article.
(f)
“Workplace safety” means the prevention of any physical assault or threatening behavior against a health care worker in a health care facility.