(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b) (1) “Health care facility” means:
(i) a hospital; or
(ii) a State residential center.
(2) “Health care facility” includes:
(i) a subacute care unit of a hospital; and
(ii) a State–operated hospital.
(c) “Health care worker” means an individual employed by a health care facility.
(d) “Hospital” has the meaning stated in § 19–301 of the Health – General Article.
(e) “State residential center” has the meaning stated in § 7–101 of the Health – General Article.
(f) “Workplace safety” means the prevention of any physical assault or threatening behavior against a health care worker in a health care facility.