Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 16 - HOUSING › Chapter 10.16.07 - Health and Medication Requirements for Youth Camps › Section 10.16.07.02 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. In this chapter,
				  the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Acute illness" means an abnormal
				  condition of the body with rapid onset associated with recognizable symptoms
				  and signs, such as chicken pox, gastroenteritis, influenza, or streptococcal
				  sore throat, which has a short course of duration, as opposed to a chronic
				  illness of long duration lasting 30 calendar days or more.
(2) Administer Medication.
(a) "Administer medication" means the act of
				  providing, preparing, or applying a medication.
(b) "Administer medication" does not include:
(i) Reminding a camper to take a medication;
				  or
(ii) Providing physical
				  assistance with opening and removing a medication from the container or locked
				  storage.
(3)
				  "Adult" has the meaning stated in COMAR 10.16.06.02.
(4) "Agent" means an individual who:
(a) Is at least 18 years old;
(b) Has successfully completed, at the
				  expense of an applicant, an emergency epinephrine educational training program
				  approved by the Department; and
(c)
				  Is appointed by a certificate for emergency epinephrine holder to administer
				  auto-injectable epinephrine in an emergency situation.
(5) "Anaphylaxis" means a sudden, severe, and
				  potentially life-threatening allergic reaction that occurs when an individual
				  is exposed to an allergen.
(6)
				  "Applicant" means an individual applying for a Certificate for Emergency
				  Epinephrine.
(7) "Auto-injectable
				  epinephrine" means a portable, disposable drug delivery device that contains a
				  premeasured single dose of epinephrine that is used to treat anaphylaxis in an
				  emergency situation.
(8) "Camp"
				  means a youth camp as defined in COMAR 10.16.06.02.
(9) "Camper" has the meaning stated in COMAR
				  10.16.06.02.
(10) "Certificate"
				  means a document showing the authority to operate a youth camp, issued by the
				  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene pursuant to COMAR 10.16.06 and
				  Health-General Article, §14-403, Annotated Code of Maryland, which
				  displays the name of the person granted the authority.
(11) "Certificate for emergency epinephrine"
				  means a certificate or an endorsement on the operating certificate of a youth
				  camp issued by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to an individual who
				  operates a youth camp under COMAR 10.16.06 to obtain, store, and administer
				  auto-injectable epinephrine.
(12)
				  "Certificate for emergency epinephrine holder" means an individual who is
				  authorized by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to obtain, store, and
				  administer auto-injectable epinephrine to be used in an emergency
				  situation.
(13) "Day" has the
				  meaning stated in COMAR 10.16.06.02.
(14) "Department" has the meaning stated in
				  COMAR 10.16.06.02.
(15) "Director"
				  has the meaning stated in COMAR 10.16.06.02.
(16) "Emergency medication" means a
				  medication, identified by a camper's plan of action for use in case of a
				  medical emergency, for a camper with an identified medical problem.
(17) "Health supervisor" means an individual
				  who:
(a) Provides health services for a camp;
				  and
(b) Is licensed by the State as
				  a:
(i) Physician;
(ii) Certified nurse practitioner;
				  or
(iii) Registered
				  nurse.
(18)
				  Identified Medical Problem.
(a) "Identified
				  medical problem" means a chronic physical condition diagnosed by a licensed
				  health care professional that:
(i) Requires
				  specific medical treatment and supervision; and
(ii) If untreated, can adversely affect the
				  general health of the camper.
(b) "Identified medical problem" includes,
				  but is not limited to:
(i) Asthma;
(ii) Cancer;
(iii) Diabetes; and
(iv) Epilepsy.
(c) "Identified medical problem " does not
				  include a chronic physical condition, which does not typically cause other
				  medical problems or have an adverse effect on the general health of the camper,
				  such as:
(i) Blindness;
(ii) Deafness; or
(iii) A developmental disability.
(19) "Medication" means
				  any nonprescription or prescription medication present at camp.
(20) "Operate" means to supervise, control,
				  conduct, or manage a youth camp as:
(a) An
				  owner;
(b) An agent of the
				  owner;
(c) A lessee of the
				  owner;
(d) A director; or
(e) An independent contractor.
(21) "Operator" has the meaning
				  stated in COMAR 10.16.06.02.
(22)
				  "Person " has the meaning stated in COMAR 10.16.06.02.
(23) "Secretary" has the meaning stated in
				  COMAR 10.16.06.02.
(24)
				  "Self-administer medication" means the act of an individual's ingesting,
				  injecting, or applying the individual's own medication when the individual:
(a) Identifies the individual's own
				  medication; and
(b) Follows the
				  directions for use, including the correct route, dose, and frequency.
(25) "Successfully completed"
				  means to pass a written examination with a grade of 75 percent or
				  higher.