Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 5-101 - Definitions(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.(b) "Adoptive parent" means an individual who completes adoption of another individual.(c) "Child placement agency" means:(1) a local department; or(2) a private agency that is licensed by the Social Services Administration of the Department under § 5-507 of this title, or by a comparable governmental unit of another state, to place children.(d) "Crime of violence": (1) has the meaning stated in § 14-101 of the Criminal Law Article; or(2) as to a crime committed in another state, means a crime that, if committed in this State, would be a crime of violence as defined in § 14-101 of the Criminal Law Article.(e) "Department" means the State Department of Human Services.(f) "Disability" means: (1) alcohol dependence, as defined in § 8-101 of the Health - General Article;(2) drug dependence, as defined in § 8-101 of the Health - General Article;(3) a mental disorder, as defined in § 10-101 of the Health - General Article; or(4) intellectual disability, as defined in § 7-101 of the Health - General Article.