Section 13-3701 - Definitions(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.(b) "Advisory Committee" means the State Community Health Worker Advisory Committee.(c) "Community health worker" means a frontline public health worker who: (1) Is a trusted member of, or has an unusually close understanding of, the community being served;(2) Serves as a liaison to, link to, or intermediary between health and social services and the community to: (i) Facilitate access to services; and(ii) Improve the quality and cultural competence of service delivery; and(3) Builds individual and community capacity by increasing health knowledge and self-sufficiency through a range of activities, including:(ii) Community education;(iii) The provision of information to support individuals in the community;(d) "Fund" means the State Community Health Workers Fund established under § 13-3707 of this subtitle.Added by 2018 Md. Laws, Ch. 441,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2018.