Md. Code Ann., Gen. Provis. § 1-117 – Veteran

(a) “Veteran” has the meaning stated in § 9-901 of the State Government Article.
(b) With respect to any State program of benefits, rights, or privileges applicable to a veteran under this Code, “veteran” includes, if the individual is eligible under 38 U.S.C. § 101, a member of the commissioned corps of:
1. (1) the Public Health Service; or
2. (2) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or its predecessor, the Coast and Geodetic Survey.

Added by Acts 2014, c. 94, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2014. Amended by Acts 2025, c. 5, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2025; Acts 2025, c. 6, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2025; Acts 2025, c. 253, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2025; Acts 2025, c. 254, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2025; Acts 2025, c. 255, § 1, eff. July 1, 2025; Acts 2025, c. 256, § 1, eff. July 1, 2025; Acts 2025, c. 257, § 1, eff. July 1, 2025; Acts 2025, c. 258, § 1, eff. July 1, 2025; Acts 2025, c. 259, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2025; Acts 2025, c. 260, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2025; Acts 2025, c. 261, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2025; Acts 2025, c. 262, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2025; Acts 2025, c. 263, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2025; Acts 2025, c. 264, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2025; Acts 2025, c. 265, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2025; Acts 2025, c. 266, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2025.