Regulation .01 Definitions.
Regulation .01 Definitions.LinkCopy Citation
A.
In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B.
Terms Defined.
(1)
“Abandonment” means wrongful and continuous absence by a:
(a)
Spouse from the home for a period of 18 months or longer, immediately before the recipient of services' hospitalization; or
(b)
Parent coupled with failure to support a child, or children, for a period of 18 months or more during the child's or children's minority.
(2)
“Abuse” or “physical abuse” means:
(a)
The sustaining of physical injury;
(b)
Cruel or inhumane treatment;
(c)
A malicious act or treatment; or
(d)
Harm, or threatened harm, to the health or welfare of the individual.
(3)
“Crime of violence” means:
(a)
Abduction;
(b)
Arson;
(c)
Burglary;
(d)
Daytime housebreaking;
(e)
Kidnapping;
(f)
Manslaughter, except involuntary manslaughter;
(g)
Assault in the first degree;
(h)
Murder;
(i)
Rape;
(j)
Robbery;
(k)
Robbery with a deadly weapon;
(l)
Sexual offense in the first degree;
(m)
Sexual offense in the second degree;
(n)
Use of a handgun in the commission of a felony or other crime of violence;
(o)
An attempt to commit any one of the following offenses:
(i)
Assault with intent to murder;
(ii)
Assault with intent to rape;
(iii)
Assault with intent to rob;
(iv)
Assault with intent to commit a sexual offense in the first degree; and
(v)
Assault with intent to commit a sexual offense in the second degree.
(4)
“Minority” means the period of time when a child is 17 years old or younger.
(5)
“Recipient of services”:
(a)
Means an individual who receives care, maintenance, treatment, or support in a facility or program that is operated or funded wholly or partly by the Department;
(b)
Includes, but is not limited to, an individual in a:
(i)
Public facility under the Maryland Mental Law, Health-General Article, Title 10, Annotated Code of Maryland;
(ii)
Facility or Veteran's Administration hospital for comprehensive evaluation under Health-General Article, Title 7, Annotated Code of Maryland;
(iii)
Residential, public facility, or a facility from which the State obtains residential care under the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Law, Health-General Article, Title 7, Annotated Code of Maryland; and
(iv)
Facility operated by the Office of Chronic and Rehabilitation Facilities.
(6)
“Responsible relative” means the:
(a)
Spouse of a recipient of services;
(b)
Parents of a recipient of services who is a minor; and
(c)
Children of a recipient of services.
(7)
“Sexual abuse”:
(a)
Means an act that involves sexual molestation or exploitation of a person by another person;
(b)
Includes, but is not limited to:
(i)
Incest, rape, or sexual offenses in any degree,
(ii)
Sodomy, and
(iii)
Unnatural or perverted sexual practices.