Public Health Laws are regulations created by the executive branch agencies. Executive branch agencies have the authority to make laws based on statutes passed by the legislatures. Agencies can only make regulations on the subjects that are dictated by the statutes.
Regulations explain the details necessary to implement public health laws. Generally, you may read regulations together with the statutes under which they were made. Regulations are published in subject arrangements called codes. You can find regulations in print and online. The Maryland Code of Regulations, often referred to as the COMAR is the official compilation of all administrative regulations issued by the agencies of the State of Maryland.
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