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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 09.33.03.02" title_num="09" subtitle_num="33" chapter_num="03" heading="Definitions.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Terms Defined.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>“Acquisition” has the meaning stated in Labor and Employment Article, §11-201(a)(2), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>“Closure” has the meaning stated in Labor and Employment Article, §11-201(a)(3), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>“Commission” means the Health Services Cost Review Commission.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>“Division” means the Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning of the Maryland Department of Labor.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>“Downsize” has the meaning stated in Labor and Employment Article, §11-201(a)(5), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>“Full delicensure” has the meaning stated in Health-General Article, §19-326.1(a)(6), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>“Fund” has the meaning stated in Labor and Employment Article, §11-201(g), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>“Hospital” means a health care facility as defined in Health-General Article, §19-301(f), Annotated Code of Maryland, whose rates have been approved by the Commission.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>“May become unemployed” means the employee is at risk of displacement during the next 90 days due to hospital acquisition, closure, partial closure, merger, delicensure, partial delicensure, or downsizing, and the:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Employee has received written notice from the hospital that the employee is in a position or job classification that may be affected by acquisition, closure, partial closure, merger, delicensure, partial delicensure, or downsizing;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Hospital has notified the Maryland Department of Labor or the Commission, pursuant to Regulation .03B(1) of this chapter, that the employee will be laid off due to acquisition, closure, partial closure, merger, delicensure, partial delicensure, or downsizing; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Hospital has notified the Maryland Department of Labor, pursuant to Regulation .03B(2) of this chapter, that the employee will be laid off.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>“Merger” has the meaning stated in Labor and Employment Article, §11-201(a)(6), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>“Partial closure” has the meaning stated in Labor and Employment Article, §11-201(a)(7), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>“Partial delicensure” has the meaning stated in Health-General Article, §19-326.1(a)(9), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(13)">
      <text>“Physician” has the meaning stated in Health-General Article, §1-101(j), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(14)">
      <text>“Physician assistant” has the meaning stated in Health Occupations Article, §15-101(o), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(15)">
      <text>“Program” means the program established for the retraining of and job search assistance for eligible hospital employees who may become unemployed.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>