Md. Code, Health - General § 2-1002
This is the official text of Md. Code, Health - General § 2-1002, part of Maryland’s Code, Health - General — covers public health regulation.
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§2–1002.
Official statutory text
It is the policy of the State to:
(1) Provide affordable health care throughout the State to all regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability; and
(2) Prohibit discrimination with respect to the provision of health care by any person, in order to protect and ensure the peace, health, safety, prosperity, and general welfare of all.
(1) Provide affordable health care throughout the State to all regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability; and
(2) Prohibit discrimination with respect to the provision of health care by any person, in order to protect and ensure the peace, health, safety, prosperity, and general welfare of all.
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