§ 13-101. Definitions

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

(b) Commission. -- "Commission" means the State Commission on Hereditary and Congenital Disorders.

(c) Congenital disorder. --

   (1) "Congenital disorder" means a significant structural or functional abnormality of the body that is present at birth.

   (2) "Congenital disorder" does not include a condition that results from:

      (i) An intrauterine infection; or

      (ii) A birth injury.

(d) Hereditary disorder. -- "Hereditary disorder" means any disorder that:

   (1) Is transmitted through the genetic material deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA); or

   (2) Arises through the improper processing of the information in the genetic material.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 43, § 815, 817; 1982, ch. 21, § 2; 1986, ch. 740.

                    
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