Md. Code, Health - General § 18-902
This is the official text of Md. Code, Health - General § 18-902, part of Maryland’s Code, Health - General — covers public health regulation.
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§18–902.
Official statutory text
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may exercise the authority granted in this subtitle to:
(1) Continuously evaluate and modify existing disease surveillance procedures in order to detect a catastrophic health emergency;
(2) Investigate actual or potential exposures to a deadly agent; and
(3) Treat, prevent, or reduce the spread of the disease or outbreak believed to have been caused by the exposure to a deadly agent.
(1) Continuously evaluate and modify existing disease surveillance procedures in order to detect a catastrophic health emergency;
(2) Investigate actual or potential exposures to a deadly agent; and
(3) Treat, prevent, or reduce the spread of the disease or outbreak believed to have been caused by the exposure to a deadly agent.
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