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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 31.08.08.02" title_num="31" subtitle_num="08" chapter_num="08" 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>Affected Property;</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>“Affected property” means:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>A residential rental property constructed before 1950 that contains not more than one rental dwelling unit;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>A residential rental property that contains not more than one rental dwelling unit for which the owner makes an election under Environment Article, §6-803(a)(2), Annotated Code of Maryland; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>An individual rental dwelling unit within a residential rental property constructed before 1950 that contains more than one rental dwelling unit, or a residential rental property that contains more than one rental dwelling unit for which the owner makes an election under Environment Article, §6-803(a)(2), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>“Affected property” does not include property exempted under the Environment Article, §6-803(b), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>“Authorized insurer” means an insurer that:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Holds a certificate of authority in this State;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Issues, or issues for delivery in this State, third-party bodily injury liability insurance under:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Homeowners' coverage,</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Owners', landlords', and tenants' coverage, or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Other premises liability coverage; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Is subject to regulation by the Maryland Insurance Administration.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>“Claim” means the notice provided to an insured that a person at risk has an elevated blood lead level under Environment Article, §6-828(b)(1), Annotated Code of Maryland, for the purpose of:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Informing the insured that a person at risk has an elevated blood level; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Triggering the authorized insurer's duty to respond on behalf of the insured in accordance with Environment Article, Title 6, Subtitle 8, Part V, Annotated Code of Maryland, subject to reasonable notice provisions in a contract or insurance policy.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>“Person at risk” means a child younger than 6 years old or a pregnant woman who resides or regularly spends at least 24 hours per week in an affected property.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>“Rental dwelling unit” has the meaning stated in Environment Article, §6-801(t), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>