(a) In Part II of this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) "Charged" means to be the subject of an indictment, an information, or a petition alleging a delinquent act. (c) "Health officer" has the meaning stated in § 1-101 of the Health - General Article. (d) "HIV" means any human immunodeficiency virus that causes Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). (e) (1) "Prohibited exposure" means a crime or delinquent act that may have caused or resulted in exposure to HIV or hepatitis C. (2) "Prohibited exposure" includes: (i) contact that occurs on penetration, however slight, between the penis and the vulva or anus; and (ii) contact between the mouth and the penis, vulva, or anus. (f) (1) "Victim" means the victim of a prohibited exposure. (2) "Victim" includes: (i) a law enforcement officer who is exposed to HIV or hepatitis C while acting in the performance of duty; (ii) a paid or volunteer firefighter, an emergency medical technician, or rescue squad member who is exposed to HIV or hepatitis C while acting in the performance of duty; (iii) a forensic scientist, working under the direction of a law enforcement agency, who is exposed to HIV or hepatitis C while acting in the performance of duty; and (iv) an individual who is licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized to provide health care under the Health Occupations Article who is exposed to HIV or hepatitis C while working under the direction of a law enforcement agency or while performing a sexual assault medical evidence collection examination. (g) "Victim's representative" means: (1) the parent of a victim who is a minor; (2) the legal guardian of a victim; or (3) the person authorized to give consent for the victim under § 5- 605 of the Health - General Article.
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