§ 5-1101

(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) (1) “Health care facility” means:

(i) a hospital; or

(ii) a State residential center.

(2) “Health care facility” includes:

(i) a subacute care unit of a hospital; and

(ii) a State–operated hospital.

(c) “Health care worker” means an individual employed by a health care facility.

(d) “Hospital” has the meaning stated in § 19–301 of the Health – General Article.

(e) “State residential center” has the meaning stated in § 7–101 of the Health – General Article.

(f) “Workplace safety” means the prevention of any physical assault or threatening behavior against a health care worker in a health care facility.