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Maryland Code, Health-General § 13-3701

Current as of December 31, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) “Advisory Committee” means the State Community Health Worker Advisory Committee.

(c) “Community health worker” means a frontline public health worker who:

(1) Is a trusted member of, or has an unusually close understanding of, the community being served;

(2) Serves as a liaison to, link to, or intermediary between health and social services and the community to:

(i) Facilitate access to services; and

(ii) Improve the quality and cultural competence of service delivery; and

(3) Builds individual and community capacity by increasing health knowledge and self-sufficiency through a range of activities, including:

(i) Outreach;

(ii) Community education;

(iii) The provision of information to support individuals in the community;

(iv) Social support; and

(v) Advocacy.

(d) “Fund” means the State Community Health Workers Fund established under § 13-3707 of this subtitle.

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