Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 21-326
Posting of choking rescue maneuvers required in food service facilities
Effective Jan 1, 1988Added as Health-Environmental § 4-326 by Acts 1987, c. 297, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1988. Transferred to Health-General § 21-326 by Acts 1987, c. 306, § 2, eff. July 1, 1987.State of Maryland
- (a) Each food service facility which prepares food and provides seating for patrons shall post a diagram or illustrative directions on the use of manual maneuvers to prevent asphyxiation due to choking.
- (b) A person who applies the maneuvers depicted in a diagram posted under this section to remove food lodged in the throat of another is liable only if the person's actions amount to gross negligence.
Added as Health-Environmental § 4-326 by Acts 1987, c. 297, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1988. Transferred to Health-General § 21-326 by Acts 1987, c. 306, § 2, eff. July 1, 1987.