Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Subtitle 33 - JOB SERVICE
Chapter 09.33.03 - Hospital Employees Retraining Program
Section 09.33.03.02 - Definitions

Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 09.33.03.02

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 6, March 22, 2024

A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.

B. Terms Defined.

(1) "Acquisition" has the meaning stated in Labor and Employment Article, § 11-201(a)(2), Annotated Code of Maryland.

(2) "Closure" has the meaning stated in Labor and Employment Article, § 11-201(a)(3), Annotated Code of Maryland.

(3) "Commission" means the Health Services Cost Review Commission.

(4) "Division" means the Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning of the Maryland Department of Labor.

(5) "Downsize" has the meaning stated in Labor and Employment Article, § 11-201(a)(5), Annotated Code of Maryland.

(6) "Full delicensure" has the meaning stated in Health-General Article, § 19-326.1(a)(6), Annotated Code of Maryland.

(7) "Fund" has the meaning stated in Labor and Employment Article, § 11-201(g), Annotated Code of Maryland.

(8) "Hospital" means a health care facility as defined in Health-General Article, § 19-301(f), Annotated Code of Maryland, whose rates have been approved by the Commission.

(9) "May become unemployed" means the employee is at risk of displacement during the next 90 days due to hospital acquisition, closure, partial closure, merger, delicensure, partial delicensure, or downsizing, and the:
(a) Employee has received written notice from the hospital that the employee is in a position or job classification that may be affected by acquisition, closure, partial closure, merger, delicensure, partial delicensure, or downsizing;

(b) Hospital has notified the Maryland Department of Labor or the Commission, pursuant to Regulation .03B(1) of this chapter, that the employee will be laid off due to acquisition, closure, partial closure, merger, delicensure, partial delicensure, or downsizing; or

(c) Hospital has notified the Maryland Department of Labor, pursuant to Regulation .03B(2) of this chapter, that the employee will be laid off.

(10) "Merger" has the meaning stated in Labor and Employment Article, § 11-201(a)(6), Annotated Code of Maryland.

(11) "Partial closure" has the meaning stated in Labor and Employment Article, § 11-201(a)(7), Annotated Code of Maryland.

(12) "Partial delicensure" has the meaning stated in Health-General Article, § 19-326.1(a)(9), Annotated Code of Maryland.

(13) "Physician" has the meaning stated in Health-General Article, § 1-101(j), Annotated Code of Maryland.

(14) "Physician assistant" has the meaning stated in Health Occupations Article, § 15-101(o), Annotated Code of Maryland.

(15) "Program" means the program established for the retraining of and job search assistance for eligible hospital employees who may become unemployed.

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