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MARYLAND STATUTES AND CODES
Section 13-101 - Definitions.
§ 13-101. Definitions.
(a) In general.- In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b) Commission.- "Commission" means the State Commission on Hereditary and Congenital Disorders.
(c) Congenital disorder.-
(1) "Congenital disorder" means a significant structural or functional abnormality of the body that is present at birth.
(2) "Congenital disorder" does not include a condition that results from:
(i) An intrauterine infection; or
(ii) A birth injury.
(d) Hereditary disorder.- "Hereditary disorder" means any disorder that:
(1) Is transmitted through the genetic material deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA); or
(2) Arises through the improper processing of the information in the genetic material.
[An. Code 1957, art. 43, §§ 815, 817; 1982, ch. 21, § 2; 1986, ch. 740.]