(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) (1) "Health care facility" means: (i) a hospital; or (ii) a State residential center. (2) "Health care facility" includes: (i) a subacute care unit of a hospital; and (ii) a State-operated hospital. (c) "Health care worker" means an individual employed by a health care facility. (d) "Hospital" has the meaning stated in § 19-301 of the Health - General Article. (e) "State residential center" has the meaning stated in § 7-101 of the Health - General Article. (f) "Workplace safety" means the prevention of any physical assault or threatening behavior against a health care worker in a health care facility.
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