Section 18-2801 - Definitions.

§ 18-2801. Definitions.
 

(a)  In general.- In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 

(b)  Department.- "Department" means the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. 

(c)  Education loan.- "Education loan" means any loan that is obtained for tuition, educational expenses, or living expenses for undergraduate or graduate study leading to practice as a physician. 

(d)  Fund.- "Fund" means the Maryland Loan Assistance Repayment Program Fund. 

(e)  Primary care.- "Primary care" includes: 

(1) Primary care; 

(2) Family medicine; 

(3) Internal medicine; 

(4) Obstetrics; 

(5) Pediatrics; 

(6) Geriatrics; 

(7) Emergency medicine; and 

(8) Psychiatry. 

(f)  Program.- "Program" means the Maryland Loan Assistance Repayment Program for Physicians. 
 

[2009, chs. 575, 576.]