Section 20-1301 - Definitions. - Maryland Statutes

§ 20-1301. Definitions.
 

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

(b)  Cultural and linguistic competency.- "Cultural and linguistic competency" means cultural and linguistic abilities that can be incorporated into therapeutic and medical evaluation and treatment, including: 

(1) Direct communication in the patient's primary language; 

(2) Understanding and applying the roles that culture, ethnicity, and race play in diagnosis, treatment, and clinical care; and 

(3) Awareness of how the attitudes, values, and beliefs of health care providers and patients influence and impact professional and patient relations. 

(c)  Health care provider.- "Health care provider" includes a physician, nurse, dentist, social worker, psychologist, or other allied health professional. 

(d)  Program.- "Program" means the Cultural and Linguistic Health Care Provider Competency Program. 
 

[2009, ch. 414.]