Sec. 12.12.17.01. Definitions

A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.

B. Terms Defined.

(1) "Citizen participant" means a person who provides a service on an irregular and infrequent basis, not exceeding 6 visits per year.

(2) "Coordinator" means a volunteer services coordinator.

(3) "Employee volunteer" means a person who is employed by the Institution and who provides a service on personal time to the Institution.

(4) "FBI Criminal History Record Information" means the primary method by which criminal history information is reported.

(5) "Inmate" means an eligible person, as defined in COMAR 12.12.01.03B(9).

(6) Lay Volunteer.

(a) "Lay volunteer" means a person who volunteers on that person's personal time to provide services on a regular or frequent basis. The volunteer may be associated with a group, such as a civic, fraternal or services organization, or church.

(b) "Lay volunteer" does not mean a student intern, volunteer professional, or citizen participant.

(7) "Maryland CCH IDENT/INDEX and Criminal History Record Information" means the computerized Criminal History Identification Index.

(8) "Material/monetary donor" means a person or group that provides material or monetary donations to the Institution.

(9) "Reasonable suspicion" means the apparent state of facts or circumstances which would lead a reasonably prudent person to believe that a violation has been committed, is in the process of being committed, or may be committed by a specific individual.

(10) "Registered volunteer" means a volunteer who has completed the screening and orientation procedures, and has obtained the authorized approval necessary to make regular visits to the Institution.

(11) "Student intern" means a student from a post-high school educational institution who, for credit and under the supervision of that person's school, performs services on a regular or frequent basis.

(12) "Volunteer" means a citizen who provides a service or donation to the Institution or its inmates without receiving direct compensation from the Institution and who has been identified as a volunteer through the procedures described in Regulation .03G of this chapter.

(13) Volunteer Professional.

(a) "Volunteer professional" means a person who represents another agency in providing a service on a regular or frequent basis and is paid by that agency.

(b) "Volunteer professional" does not mean personnel from the Department of Education, or contractual personnel who provide substance abuse treatment.

(14) "Volunteer services" means planned activities which aid staff in promoting inmate adjustment and which utilize citizens as the major resource.