Maryland Health - General Section 13-101

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

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

      (c)      (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" 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.