§ 11-107
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§11–107.
(a)In Part II of this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)“Charged” means to be the subject of an indictment, an information, or a petition alleging a delinquent act.
(c)“Health officer” has the meaning stated in § 1–101 of the Health – General Article.
(d)“HIV” means any human immunodeficiency virus that causes Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).
(1)“Prohibited exposure” means a crime or delinquent act that may have caused or resulted in exposure to HIV or hepatitis C.
(2)“Prohibited exposure” includes:
(i)contact that occurs on penetration, however slight, between the penis and the vulva or anus; and
(ii)contact between the mouth and the penis, vulva, or anus.
(1)“Victim” means the victim of a prohibited exposure.
(2)“Victim” includes:
(i)a law enforcement officer who is exposed to HIV or hepatitis C while acting in the performance of duty;
(ii)a paid or volunteer firefighter, an emergency medical technician, or rescue squad member who is exposed to HIV or hepatitis C while acting in the performance of duty;
(iii)a forensic scientist, working under the direction of a law enforcement agency, who is exposed to HIV or hepatitis C while acting in the performance of duty; and
(iv)an individual who is licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized to provide health care under the Health Occupations Article who is exposed to HIV or hepatitis C while working under the direction of a law enforcement agency or while performing a sexual assault medical evidence collection examination.
(g)“Victim’s representative” means:
(1)the parent of a victim who is a minor;
(2)the legal guardian of a victim; or
(3)the person authorized to give consent for the victim under § 5–605 of the Health – General Article.