(a) Adoption.- The Department shall adopt regulations that:
(1) set standards for continuing care at home providers; and
(2) provide for the certification of continuing care at home providers and the annual renewal of certificates of registration.
(b) Contents.- In addition to the provisions required under subsection (a) of this section, the regulations adopted by the Department shall, at a minimum:
(1) provide for and encourage the establishment of continuing care at home programs;
(2) for an individual who is employed by or under contract with a continuing care at home provider and who will enter a subscriber's home to provide continuing care at home services:
(i) set minimum requirements;
(ii) require a criminal history records check, if the individual will have routine, direct access to a subscriber; and
(iii) require the provider to screen and verify the individual's character references;
(3) establish standards for the renewal of certificates of registration;
(4) establish standards for entrance fees, deposits, and the number of executed agreements necessary to begin operations;
(5) establish conditions for the release of deposits and entrance fees from escrow accounts;
(6) establish standards for when and how a subscriber or provider may rescind a continuing care at home agreement before continuing care at home services are provided to the subscriber;
(7) allow a subscriber to rescind a continuing care at home agreement at any time if the terms of the agreement violate this subtitle; and
(8) establish that a provider may terminate an agreement or discharge a subscriber only for just cause and establish procedures to carry out the termination or discharge.
(a) Adoption.- The Department shall adopt regulations that:
(1) set standards for continuing care at home providers; and
(2) provide for the certification of continuing care at home providers and the annual renewal of certificates of registration.
(b) Contents.- In addition to the provisions required under subsection (a) of this section, the regulations adopted by the Department shall, at a minimum:
(1) provide for and encourage the establishment of continuing care at home programs;
(2) for an individual who is employed by or under contract with a continuing care at home provider and who will enter a subscriber's home to provide continuing care at home services:
(i) set minimum requirements;
(ii) require a criminal history records check, if the individual will have routine, direct access to a subscriber; and
(iii) require the provider to screen and verify the individual's character references;
(3) establish standards for the renewal of certificates of registration;
(4) establish standards for entrance fees, deposits, and the number of executed agreements necessary to begin operations;
(5) establish conditions for the release of deposits and entrance fees from escrow accounts;
(6) establish standards for when and how a subscriber or provider may rescind a continuing care at home agreement before continuing care at home services are provided to the subscriber;
(7) allow a subscriber to rescind a continuing care at home agreement at any time if the terms of the agreement violate this subtitle; and
(8) establish that a provider may terminate an agreement or discharge a subscriber only for just cause and establish procedures to carry out the termination or discharge.
(a) Adoption.- The Department shall adopt regulations that:
(1) set standards for continuing care at home providers; and
(2) provide for the certification of continuing care at home providers and the annual renewal of certificates of registration.
(b) Contents.- In addition to the provisions required under subsection (a) of this section, the regulations adopted by the Department shall, at a minimum:
(1) provide for and encourage the establishment of continuing care at home programs;
(2) for an individual who is employed by or under contract with a continuing care at home provider and who will enter a subscriber's home to provide continuing care at home services:
(i) set minimum requirements;
(ii) require a criminal history records check, if the individual will have routine, direct access to a subscriber; and
(iii) require the provider to screen and verify the individual's character references;
(3) establish standards for the renewal of certificates of registration;
(4) establish standards for entrance fees, deposits, and the number of executed agreements necessary to begin operations;
(5) establish conditions for the release of deposits and entrance fees from escrow accounts;
(6) establish standards for when and how a subscriber or provider may rescind a continuing care at home agreement before continuing care at home services are provided to the subscriber;
(7) allow a subscriber to rescind a continuing care at home agreement at any time if the terms of the agreement violate this subtitle; and
(8) establish that a provider may terminate an agreement or discharge a subscriber only for just cause and establish procedures to carry out the termination or discharge.
