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<section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="14-301" title_number="14" title_name="Emergency Management" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Governor's Emergency Powers">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>“Alternate care site” means an area that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <level label="i">
        <text>is not located on a health care facility’s premises; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>is located on a health care facility’s premises in an area not typically used to provide medical services, nursing services, or other health–related services; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>is used by a licensed health care facility:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>to provide medical services, nursing services, or other health–related services during a declared state of emergency; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>that has access to an emergency electrical power generator.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>“Energy emergency” means a situation in which the health, safety, or welfare of the public is threatened by an actual or impending acute shortage in energy resources.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>“Health care facility” has the meaning stated in § 19–114 of the Health – General Article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>“Public emergency” means:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a situation in which three or more individuals are at the same time and in the same place engaged in tumultuous conduct that leads to the commission of unlawful acts that disturb the public peace or cause the unlawful destruction or damage of public or private property;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>a crisis, disaster, riot, or catastrophe; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>an energy emergency.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
