§ 20-1301. Definitions

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

(b) Cultural and linguistic competency. -- "Cultural and linguistic competency" means cultural and linguistic abilities that can be incorporated into therapeutic and medical evaluation and treatment, including:

   (1) Direct communication in the patient's primary language;

   (2) Understanding and applying the roles that culture, ethnicity, and race play in diagnosis, treatment, and clinical care; and

   (3) Awareness of how the attitudes, values, and beliefs of health care providers and patients influence and impact professional and patient relations.

(c) Health care professional. -- "Health care professional" includes a physician, nurse, dentist, social worker, psychologist, pharmacist, health educator, or other allied health professional.

(d) Program. -- "Program" means the Cultural and Linguistic Health Care Professional Competency Program.

HISTORY: 2009, ch. 414; 2012, ch. 66, § 6; ch. 671.