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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" citation="COMAR 10.12.05.01" title_num="10" subtitle_num="12" chapter_num="05" 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>“Breast implantation” means both:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Breast augmentation, the procedure of surgically inserting breast implants beneath a woman's natural breasts; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The type of breast reconstruction that involves surgically inserting a breast implant in the chest area of a woman who has had a mastectomy.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>“Department” means the Maryland Department of Health.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>“Physician” means an individual who is authorized under the Medical Practice Act to practice medicine in Maryland and who performs breast implantation surgery in Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>