TITLE 19 - HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
- Subtitle 1 - Health Care Planning and Systems Regulation
- Section 19-101 - "Commission" defined.
- Section 19-102 - In general.
- Section 19-103 - Maryland Health Care Commission - In general.
- Section 19-104 - Maryland Health Care Commission - Composition; terms.
- Section 19-105 - Chairman and vice chairman.
- Section 19-106 - Executive director.
- Section 19-107 - Quorum; meetings; expenses; staff.
- Section 19-107.1 - [Repealed].
- Section 19-108 - Regulations specifying comprehensive standard health benefit plan.
- Section 19-108.1 - Application to compare premiums of health benefit plans.
- Section 19-109 - Powers and duties.
- Section 19-110 - Secretarial powers.
- Section 19-111 - Assessment of fees.
- Section 19-112 - , 19-113. [Reserved].
- Section 19-114 - Definitions.
- Section 19-114.1 - [Redesignated].
- Section 19-115 - Duties of Commission in health planning and development.
- Section 19-116 - Studies of systems capacity in health services.
- Section 19-116.1 - [Redesignated].
- Section 19-117 - Designation of health service areas; revision of boundaries; effective date of State health plan.
- Section 19-118 - State health plan.
- Section 19-119 - Institution-specific plan.
- Section 19-120 - Certificate of need - Health care facilities.
- Section 19-121 - Certificate of need - Health maintenance organizations.
- Section 19-122 - Certificate of need - Domiciliary care projects.
- Section 19-123 - Certificate of need - Continuing care community exemption; direct admissions into nursing facility.
- Section 19-124 - Certificate of need - Direct admissions into comprehensive care nursing bed.
- Section 19-125 - Certificate of need - Ambulatory care facilities.
- Section 19-125.1 - [Redesignated].
- Section 19-126 - Certificate of need - Action on applications.
- Section 19-127 - Injunction.
- Section 19-128 - Appeal of administrative decision.
- Section 19-129 - Merger or consolidation of hospitals.
- Section 19-130 - Maryland Trauma Physician Services Fund [Amendment subject to abrogation].
- Section 19-131 - [Repealed].
- Section 19-132 - Definitions.
- Section 19-133 - Maryland medical care data base.
- Section 19-134 - Medical care electronic claims clearinghouses.
- Section 19-135 - Cost control; clinical resource management system.
- Section 19-136 - Obtaining information relating to the utilization or cost of health care services.
- Section 19-137 - Investigations to authenticate information.
- Section 19-138 - [Redesignated].
- Section 19-139 - [Repealed].
- Section 19-140 - , 19-141. [Reserved].
- Section 19-142 - Definitions.
- Section 19-143 - Electronic health records.
- Section 19-144 - , 19-145. [Reserved].
- Section 19-146 - Definitions.
- Section 19-147 - Ratings examiners.
- Section 19-148 - , 19-149. [Reserved].
- Subtitle 1A - Patient Centered Medical Home Program
- Subtitle 2 - Health Services Cost Review Commission
- Section 19-201 - Definitions.
- Section 19-202 - Commission established.
- Section 19-203 - Membership.
- Section 19-204 - Officers.
- Section 19-205 - Executive Director.
- Section 19-206 - Quorum; meetings; compensation; staff.
- Section 19-207 - Miscellaneous powers and duties.
- Section 19-207.1 - [Redesignated].
- Section 19-208 - Limitations on Secretary.
- Section 19-209 - [Abrogated].
- Section 19-210 - [Reserved].
- Section 19-211 - Jurisdiction of Commission.
- Section 19-212 - Financial status.
- Section 19-212.1 - [Redesignated].
- Section 19-213 - User fees.
- Section 19-214 - Hospital uncompensated care [Amendment subject to contingent abrogation].
- Section 19-214.1 - Financial assistance policy.
- Section 19-214.2 - Debt collection policy.
- Section 19-214.3 - Violations of § 19-214.1 or § 19-214.2
- Section 19-215 - Uniform accounting and financial reporting system.
- Section 19-216 - Required reports of facilities.
- Section 19-217 - Notification of certain financial transactions, contracts or agreements required.
- Section 19-218 - Additional information.
- Section 19-219 - Review and approval of rates and costs [Amendment subject to contingent abrogation].
- Section 19-220 - Rate review and approval procedures.
- Section 19-221 - Accounting principles for rate determinations.
- Section 19-222 - Change of rate structures or charges.
- Section 19-223 - Fee for closed or delicensed hospitals.
- Section 19-224 - Report of transactions with nonprofit facility by trustee, director, or officer.
- Section 19-225 - Hearings and investigations.
- Section 19-226 - Further investigations.
- Section 19-227 - Appeals.
- Subtitle 3 - Hospitals and Related Institutions
- Section 19-301 - Definitions.
- Section 19-302 - Scope of subtitle.
- Section 19-303 - Nonprofit hospitals; community benefit.
- Section 19-304 - Reporting unexpected occurrences or incidents; analysis.
- Section 19-305 - Notification of change in condition or adverse event by residential treatment centers.
- Section 19-306 - Duties.
- Section 19-307 - Classifications of hospitals and related institutions.
- Section 19-307.1 - Regulations for limited service hospitals.
- Section 19-307.2 - Licensed bed capacity.
- Section 19-308 - Standards and inspections.
- Section 19-308.1 - Patient care personnel.
- Section 19-308.2 - Transfer of patients between hospitals.
- Section 19-308.3 - Applications or contracts for admission.
- Section 19-308.4 - Personal identification tags for employees and certain others.
- Section 19-308.5 - Universal newborn hearing screening program.
- Section 19-308.6 - Uniform emergency security codes for hospitals.
- Section 19-308.7 - Umbilical cord blood donation.
- Section 19-308.8 - Discharge or transfer of patients.
- Section 19-309 - Complaints.
- Section 19-310 - Organ or tissue donations.
- Section 19-310.1 - Quality assessment of nursing facilities; Medicare reimbursement [Section subject to abrogation].
- Section 19-311 - Approval required.
- Section 19-312 - Qualifications for approval.
- Section 19-313 - Applications for approval.
- Section 19-314 - Action on application.
- Section 19-315 - Assistance for construction, financing, and refinancing.
- Section 19-316 - , 19-317. [Reserved].
- Section 19-318 - License required; special rehabilitation hospitals.
- Section 19-319 - Qualifications for licenses.
- Section 19-319.1 - In-service education program.
- Section 19-319.2 - Policies and procedures regarding patients' rights.
- Section 19-320 - Applications for licenses.
- Section 19-321 - Issuance and contents of license.
- Section 19-322 - Scope of license.
- Section 19-323 - Term and renewal.
- Section 19-324 - License not transferable.
- Section 19-325 - Delicensure - In general.
- Section 19-326 - Delicensure - Alternative building or site uses.
- Section 19-326.1 - Delicensure - Fees for training displaced workers.
- Section 19-327 - Denials and revocations by Secretary.
- Section 19-328 - Admissions restrictions by Secretary.
- Section 19-329 - Revocations and admissions restrictions by Montgomery and Prince George's counties.
- Section 19-330 - Administrative and judicial review.
- Section 19-331 - , 19-332. [Reserved].
- Section 19-333 - Definitions.
- Section 19-334 - Petitions for receivership.
- Section 19-335 - Hearing requirements.
- Section 19-336 - Appointment of receiver; continuation of receivership.
- Section 19-337 - Powers and duties of receiver.
- Section 19-338 - Funding; liens.
- Section 19-339 - Termination of receivership.
- Section 19-340 - , 19-341. [Reserved].
- Section 19-342 - Hospitals.
- Section 19-343 - Related institutions.
- Section 19-344 - Procedures for compliance.
- Section 19-345 - Transfer or discharge of resident.
- Section 19-345.1 - Notice of discharge or transfer.
- Section 19-345.2 - Involuntary discharge.
- Section 19-345.3 - Penalties.
- Section 19-346 - Property of residents.
- Section 19-347 - Abuse prohibited.
- Section 19-348 - Examination for cervical cancer; mammography educational materials.
- Section 19-349 - Notice of increase in charges.
- Section 19-350 - Itemized financial statement.
- Section 19-350.1 - Uniform claims forms.
- Section 19-351 - Staff.
- Section 19-352 - Interest penalties.
- Section 19-353 - Statement of right to receive pain assessment, management, and treatment.
- Section 19-354 - Tort liability.
- Section 19-355 - Discrimination prohibited.
- Section 19-356 - Medical referral services.
- Section 19-357 - Pharmaceutical suppliers.
- Section 19-358 - Operating without license or registration permit.
- Section 19-359 - Regulations on related institutions.
- Section 19-360 - Correction of deficiencies.
- Section 19-361 - Definitions.
- Section 19-362 - Intermediate sanctions; plan of correction.
- Section 19-363 - Escrow account.
- Section 19-364 - Appeals.
- Section 19-365 - Release of escrowed funds.
- Section 19-366 - Failure to establish escrow account or correct hazardous condition.
- Section 19-367 - Appeal of decision of hearings office.
- Section 19-368 - , 19-369. [Reserved].
- Section 19-370 - Definitions.
- Section 19-371 - Establishment and manner of functioning.
- Section 19-372 - Members; persons accompanying petitioner.
- Section 19-373 - Additional duties and responsibilities of advisory committee.
- Section 19-374 - Advice as to options for individuals with life-threatening conditions; notification of individual's rights; liability for advice given; confidentiality.
- Section 19-375 - , 19-376. [Reserved].
- Section 19-377 - General consideration.
- Subtitle 3A - Freestanding Medical Facilities
- Subtitle 3B - Freestanding Ambulatory Care Facilities
- Subtitle 4 - Home Health Agencies
- Section 19-401 - Definitions.
- Section 19-402 - Statement of purpose.
- Section 19-403 - Scope of subtitle.
- Section 19-404 - Rules and regulations.
- Section 19-405 - License required.
- Section 19-406 - Qualifications of applicants.
- Section 19-407 - Inspections; issuance and revocation of licenses.
- Section 19-408 - Prohibited acts.
- Section 19-409 - Operating without license.
- Section 19-410 - Physical rehabilitation services.
- Subtitle 4A - Residential Service Agencies
- Subtitle 4B - Nursing Referral Service Agencies
- Subtitle 5 - Chronic Disease Centers
- Section 19-501 - Definitions.
- Section 19-502 - Purpose and location.
- Section 19-503 - Rules and regulations.
- Section 19-504 - Programs.
- Section 19-505 - Admissions.
- Section 19-506 - Discharges.
- Section 19-507 - Transfers.
- Section 19-508 - Citizens' advisory boards established.
- Section 19-509 - Boards - Membership.
- Section 19-510 - Boards - Officers.
- Section 19-511 - Boards - Meetings; compensation.
- Section 19-512 - Boards - Powers and duties.
- Section 19-513 - Prohibited acts.
- Subtitle 6 - Nonretarded Developmentally Disabled Individuals
- Subtitle 7 - Health Maintenance Organizations
- Section 19-701 - Definitions.
- Section 19-702 - Declaration of intent and policy.
- Section 19-703 - Scope of subtitle.
- Section 19-703.1 - Discrimination relating to mental illness, emotional disorders, or substance abuse.
- Section 19-704 - Corporate practice of medicine.
- Section 19-705 - Rules and regulations.
- Section 19-705.1 - Standards of quality of care.
- Section 19-705.2 - Complaints of members and subscribers.
- Section 19-705.3 - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's guidelines on universal precautions.
- Section 19-705.4 - Limitations on covered services and visits.
- Section 19-705.5 - Coverage for inherited metabolic disease.
- Section 19-705.6 - Emergency services.
- Section 19-705.7 - Toll-free telephone access.
- Section 19-705.8 - Health Maintenance Organization Quality Assurance Unit.
- Section 19-706 - Regulation; applicability of other laws [Amendment subject to abrogation].
- Section 19-706.1 - Rehabilitation or liquidation of health maintenance organizations.
- Section 19-707 - Authorization to operate.
- Section 19-708 - Applications for certificates to operate.
- Section 19-709 - Initial fees.
- Section 19-710 - Basic requirements to operate as a health maintenance organization.
- Section 19-710.1 - Payment to health care provider not under written contract [Amendment subject to abrogation].
- Section 19-710.2 - Point-of-service option.
- Section 19-710.3 - [Abrogated].
- Section 19-711 - Issuance of certificate of authority; merger, consolidation, etc., with domestic health maintenance organization.
- Section 19-711.1 - [Repealed].
- Section 19-711.2 - [Repealed].
- Section 19-711.3 - Merger, consolidation, or acquisition of health maintenance organization; financing moneys.
- Section 19-712 - Powers and authority of health maintenance organization.
- Section 19-712.1 - [Repealed].
- Section 19-712.2 - Notice to pharmacies of change in pharmaceutical benefits.
- Section 19-712.3 - [Repealed].
- Section 19-712.4 - Prohibited referrals.
- Section 19-712.5 - Reimbursement for hospital emergency facility and provider.
- Section 19-712.6 - Continuing care facility.
- Section 19-712.7 - Reimbursement to community health resources.
- Section 19-713 - Rates and contracts.
- Section 19-713.1 - Contracts between health maintenance organization and subscribers.
- Section 19-713.2 - Administrative service provider contracts.
- Section 19-713.3 - Administrative service contracting provider.
- Section 19-713.4 - Providing pharmaceutical services.
- Section 19-713.5 - Uniform consultation referral form.
- Section 19-713.6 - Drug therapy management.
- Section 19-714 - Marketing documents.
- Section 19-715 - Application or offer of enrollment.
- Section 19-716 - Availability of information to members and general public.
- Section 19-717 - Annual reports.
- Section 19-718 - [Repealed].
- Section 19-719 - Health care services; examination.
- Section 19-720 - Health Services Cost Review Commission.
- Section 19-721 - Expiration of certificate of authority.
- Section 19-722 - Refusal to renew certificate; remedies.
- Section 19-723 - Supervision of health maintenance organizations.
- Section 19-724 - Solicitation of members.
- Section 19-725 - Cancellation of enrollment.
- Section 19-726 - Prohibited use of certain terms.
- Section 19-727 - Applicability of tax laws.
- Section 19-728 - Responsibilities of Department and Commissioner.
- Section 19-729 - Prohibited acts; remedies.
- Section 19-730 - Penalties - Violation of § 19-729 of this subtitle.
- Section 19-731 - Penalties - Violation of §§ 19-705 and 19-705.1 of this subtitle.
- Section 19-732 - Appeal.
- Section 19-733 - [Redesignated].
- Section 19-734 - Short title.
- Section 19-735 - Foreign health maintenance organization transferring domicile to this State.
- Subtitle 7A - Provider-Sponsored Organizations
- Subtitle 8 - Problem Gamblers
- Subtitle 9 - Hospice Care Facilities
- Section 19-901 - Definitions.
- Section 19-902 - Statement of purpose.
- Section 19-903 - Regulations.
- Section 19-904 - Standards for construction and safety.
- Section 19-905 - License required.
- Section 19-906 - Qualifications for license.
- Section 19-907 - Applications for licenses.
- Section 19-908 - Issuance of license.
- Section 19-909 - Scope of licenses.
- Section 19-910 - Term and renewal of license.
- Section 19-911 - Denials and revocation.
- Section 19-912 - Operating without license.
- Section 19-913 - Admission restriction.
- Subtitle 10 - Major Medical Equipment
- Subtitle 11 - Freestanding Birthing Centers
- Subtitle 12 - Comprehensive Physical Rehabilitation Facilities
- Section 19-1201 - Definitions.
- Section 19-1202 - Compliance with requirements of subtitle.
- Section 19-1203 - Comprehensive rehabilitation licenses.
- Section 19-1204 - Comprehensive rehabilitation facilities.
- Section 19-1205 - Inspections.
- Section 19-1206 - Revocation of license.
- Section 19-1207 - Health care facilities.
- Section 19-1208 - Violations; penalties.
- Subtitle 13 - Private Review Agents
- Subtitle 14 - Nursing Homes
- Section 19-1401 - Definitions.
- Section 19-1401.1 - Application.
- Section 19-1401.2 - Approval or denial of application.
- Section 19-1401.3 - Change in financial condition of nursing home.
- Section 19-1402 - Imposition of penalties generally.
- Section 19-1403 - Order proposing penalty.
- Section 19-1404 - Amount of penalty.
- Section 19-1405 - Independent State monitor.
- Section 19-1406 - Administrative appeal.
- Section 19-1407 - Health Care Quality Account.
- Section 19-1408 - Site visit and full survey.
- Section 19-1409 - Oversight Committee on Quality of Care.
- Section 19-1410 - Quality assurance program.
- Section 19-1410.1 - Safe patient lifting.
- Section 19-1411 - Medical director.
- Section 19-1412 - Technical assistance unit; medical automated systems.
- Section 19-1413 - Notice regarding closure, public funding, accidents, or significant changes.
- Section 19-1413.1 - Penalty.
- Section 19-1414 - Review of financial and performance records.
- Section 19-1415 - Notice of change of condition of resident.
- Section 19-1416 - Family councils.
- Section 19-1417 - Short title.
- Subtitle 14A - Third Party Liability Reviews and Audits of Nursing Homes
- Subtitle 14B - Pay-for-Performance Program for Nursing Homes
- Subtitle 15 - Maryland Health Care Commission
- Subtitle 16 - Advisory Committee on Practice Parameters [Repealed]
- Subtitle 17 - Domestic Violence Medical Response Act
- Subtitle 18 - Assisted Living Programs
- Section 19-1801 - "Assisted living program" defined.
- Section 19-1802 - Supervision and monitoring of operation.
- Section 19-1803 - Continuum of care; variety of services.
- Section 19-1804 - Duties of Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
- Section 19-1804.1 - License.
- Section 19-1805 - Further duties of Department; regulations.
- Section 19-1806 - Assisted living program services as part of a continuum of care.
- Section 19-1807 - Training requirements for assisted living managers.
- Section 19-1808 - Services disclosure statement.
- Section 19-1809 - Prohibited acts.
- Section 19-1810 - Appeals; hearing.
- Section 19-1811 - Health Care Quality Account for Assisted Living Programs.
- Section 19-1812 - Emergency electrical power generator.
- Subtitle 19 - Adult Dependent Care Programs - Criminal History Records Checks and Background Checks
- Section 19-1901 - Definitions.
- Section 19-1902 - Criminal history records checks and background checks.
- Section 19-1903 - Alcohol or controlled dangerous substance tests.
- Section 19-1904 - Fingerprint requirements; submission of materials by program.
- Section 19-1905 - Disclosure statement; acknowledged receipt of application.
- Section 19-1906 - Findings by private agency.
- Section 19-1907 - Printed statements; use of information obtained.
- Section 19-1908 - Contesting a finding of criminal conviction.
- Section 19-1909 - Failure to disclose conviction or pending charges; penalties.
- Section 19-1910 - Immunity from civil or criminal liability.
- Section 19-1911 - Reference by employer.
- Section 19-1912 - Scope of subtitle.
- Subtitle 20 - Nursing Staff Agencies
- Subtitle 21 - Maryland Community Health Resources Commission
- Subtitle 22 - Community Health Resources Commission Fund
- Subtitle 23 - Accreditation of Health Care Facilities