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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" citation="COMAR 10.39.07.01" title_num="10" subtitle_num="39" chapter_num="07" 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 certificate holder of a client assignment that was accepted by the certificate holder, without reasonable notification to the immediate supervisor to allow for the continuation of the client's care;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Refusal by a certificate holder of an assignment, mandatory overtime, or both in the event of a natural disaster or a federal, State, county, or city declaration of an emergency; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Failure of a certificate holder to report for assigned duty or leaving a client unattended at the end of the assigned shift if the certificate holder is the sole provider of care for a private duty or hospice assignment and does not provide prior notification to the nursing supervisor, the cognitively capable adult client, or the client's designated representative.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>“Abandonment” does not include the declining by a certificate holder of employer-stipulated mandatory overtime.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>“Accepting an assignment” means a certificate holder has arrived on duty and assumed responsibility for client care.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>“Board” means the Board of Nursing.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>“Certificate holder” means an individual who is certified by the Board as a certified nursing assistant in any category, a certified dialysis technician, or a medication technician.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>“Client” means a patient, resident, or recipient of care.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <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="(7)">
      <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>