1. A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.

2. B. Terms Defined.

   1. (1) “Apostille” means a certificate issued under the Apostille Convention authenticating the origin of a public document.
   2. (2) “Apostille Convention” means the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents.
   3. (3) “Authorization for Disclosure of Health Information” means the executed release authorizing the disclosure of protected health information in accordance with Labor and Employment Article, §§9-709, 9-710, and 9-711, Annotated Code of Maryland.
   4. (4) “Certified copy” means a duplicate of an original document that is certified as a true and accurate copy by the officer having custody of the original.
   5. (5) “Competent authority” means an authority designated by a Contracting State as competent to issue apostilles.
   6. (6) “Foreign State” means a foreign sovereign state or country.
   7. (7) “State of origin” means the country where the document was created or issued.
   8. (8) “State Party” means a State that has joined the Apostille Convention, for which the Convention is in effect.

Authority: Labor and Employment Article, §§9-309, 9-314, 9-402, 9-404, 9-602, 9-701, 9-709—9-711, and 9-736;
State Government Article, §10-1103; Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: March 14, 1983 (10:5 Md. R. 466)

Chapter revised effective September 27, 2004 (31:19 Md. R. 1433)

Chapter revised effective March 7, 2011 (38:5 Md. R. 319)

Chapter revised effective March 3, 2014 (41:4 Md. R. 304)

Regulation .01B amended effective October 18, 2021 (48:21 Md. R. 890)

Regulation .01-1 repealed effective August 4, 2014 (41:15 Md. R. 892)

Regulation .02A amended effective December 10, 2015 (42:24 Md. R. 1505); October 18, 2021 (48:21 Md. R. 890)

Regulation .02A, C amended effective March 12, 2018 (45:5 Md. R. 287); August 24, 2020 (47:17 Md. R. 797)

Regulation .03 amended effective October 18, 2021 (48:21 Md. R. 890)

Regulation .03C amended effective March 12, 2018 (45:5 Md. R. 287)

Regulation .04B, C amended effective March 12, 2018 (45:5 Md. R. 287); April 8, 2019 (46:7 Md. R. 370)

Regulation .04C amended effective October 18, 2021 (48:21 Md. R. 890)

Regulation .06A amended effective October 18, 2021 (48:21 Md. R. 890)

Regulation .07 amended effective October 18, 2021 (48:21 Md. R. 890)

Regulation .08 adopted effective October 18, 2021 (48:21 Md. R. 890)