Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Part 1
Subtitle 01 - PROCEDURES
Chapter 10.01.03 - Procedures for Hearings Before the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene
Section 10.01.03.02 - Definitions

(1) Civil Penalty.

(2) "Department" means the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, or any of its constituent units.

(3) "Hearing" means a contested case hearing as defined by the Administrative Procedure Act, State Government Article, §10-201 et seq., Annotated Code of Maryland.

(4) "Administrative Law Judge (ALJ)" means an administrative law judge of the Office of Administrative Hearings as defined in COMAR 28.02.01.02B(1).

(5) "Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH)" means the independent unit in the Executive Branch of State government authorized to conduct hearings in contested cases, pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act and this chapter.

(6) "Party" means any person or agency named or admitted as a party, including the Department.

(7) "Person" means any individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, or representative of any kind and any firm, partnership, association, corporation, or other entity including any public or municipal corporation and any agency, bureau, department, or instrumentality of federal, State, or local government.

(8) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene, a designee of the Secretary, or that official empowered by statute to render the final agency decision in a contested case.