Section 9.5-1001 - Definitions(a) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.(b) "Applicant" means a parent who has applied to receive services from a family support center in the network of community-based family support centers.(c) "Center" means a family support center operated by a provider under a contract with the Intermediary.(d) "Intermediary" means the Department or a designee of the Department that provides management for the operation of the State's network of community-based family support centers.(e)(1) "Parent" means the biological or adoptive parent of a child.(2) "Parent" includes a legal guardian of a child.(f) "Provider" means an agency or individual who contracts with the Intermediary to operate a center.Added by 2021 Md. Laws, Ch. 36,Sec. 3, eff. 3/12/2021.