1. (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
2. (b) “Deficiency” has the meaning stated in § 19-1401 of this title.

3. (c) “Monitoring agency” means:

   1. (1) The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services;
   2. (2) The Office of Health Care Quality within the Department;
   3. (3) The Maryland Department of Labor;
   4. (4) A local health department;
   5. (5) The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; or
   6. (6) The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
4. (d) “Nursing home” has the meaning stated in § 19-1401 of this title.

Added by Acts 2023, c. 106, § 1, eff. April 24, 2023. Amended by Acts 2024, c. 860, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2024; Acts 2024, c. 861, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2024.