(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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