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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" citation="COMAR 10.27.19.01" title_num="10" subtitle_num="27" chapter_num="19" 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>Abandonment.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>“Abandonment” means:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Termination by a nurse of a client assignment which had been accepted by the nurse, without reasonable notification to the immediate supervisor to allow for the continuation of the client’s care;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>In the case of a natural disaster or a federal, State, county, or city declaration of an emergency, refusal by a nurse of an assignment, mandatory overtime, or both; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>In the case of a private duty assignment or hospice, if the nurse is the sole provider of care, failure to report for assigned duty or leaving the client unattended at the end of the assigned shift without prior notification to the nursing supervisor, the cognitive capable adult client, or the client’s designated representative.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>“Abandonment” does not include the declining by a nurse of employer-stipulated mandatory overtime.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>“Accepting a client assignment” means a nurse has arrived on duty and assumed responsibility for client care based on the nurse’s reasonable and prudent professional judgment and the standards of nursing practice.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>“Board” means the Board of Nursing.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>“Client” means a patient, resident, or recipient of care.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>“Electronic devices” means, but is not limited to, any of the following:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Telephones with recording and picture-taking ability;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Digital cameras or any other device that can record pictures and data;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Facsimile machines, photocopiers, and scanners for copying; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Recording devices.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>“Multistate licensure privilege” has the meaning set forth in COMAR 10.27.01.01B.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>“Nurse” means a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or advanced practice registered nurse as defined in Health Occupations Article, §8-101, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>“Social media” means any form of electronic communication, including, but not limited to, communication by use of websites for social networking and blogging through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content such as videos.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>