(a)    In Part II of this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b)    “Charged” means to be the subject of an indictment, an information, or a petition alleging a delinquent act.

(c)    “Health officer” has the meaning stated in § 1–101 of the Health – General Article.

(d)    “HIV” means any human immunodeficiency virus that causes Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).

(e)    (1)    “Prohibited exposure” means a crime or delinquent act that may have caused or resulted in exposure to HIV or hepatitis C.

(2)    “Prohibited exposure” includes:

(i)    contact that occurs on penetration, however slight, between the penis and the vulva or anus; and

(ii)    contact between the mouth and the penis, vulva, or anus.

(f)    (1)    “Victim” means the victim of a prohibited exposure.

(2)    “Victim” includes:

(i)    a law enforcement officer who is exposed to HIV or hepatitis C while acting in the performance of duty;

(ii)    a paid or volunteer firefighter, an emergency medical technician, or rescue squad member who is exposed to HIV or hepatitis C while acting in the performance of duty;

(iii)    a forensic scientist, working under the direction of a law enforcement agency, who is exposed to HIV or hepatitis C while acting in the performance of duty; and

(iv)    an individual who is licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized to provide health care under the Health Occupations Article who is exposed to HIV or hepatitis C while working under the direction of a law enforcement agency or while performing a sexual assault medical evidence collection examination.

(g)    “Victim’s representative” means:

(1)    the parent of a victim who is a minor;

(2)    the legal guardian of a victim; or

(3)    the person authorized to give consent for the victim under § 5–605 of the Health – General Article.