Maryland State Government Section 10-117

      (a)      (1)      Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section or in other law, the effective date of a regulation is:

                  (i)      the 10th calendar day after notice of adoption is published in the Register or the permanent supplements to the Code of Maryland Regulations; or

                  (ii)      a later date that the notice sets.

            (2)      For calculation of the effective date under this subsection:

                  (i)      Article 1, § 36 of the Code does not apply;

                  (ii)      the issue date of the Register or permanent supplements in which the notice is published is not counted; and

                  (iii)      each other calendar day, including Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, is counted.

      (b)      The effective date of a regulation after its emergency adoption is the date that the Committee sets.