Maryland Health - General Section 19-1408

      (a)      The Department shall make a site visit and conduct a full survey of each licensed nursing home at least two times per calendar year.

      (b)      The Department may waive the requirements of subsection (a) of this section for a nursing home that, in the two most recent surveys of the nursing home conducted after October 1, 2000, has had no deficiencies that have the potential for minimum harm or greater.

      (c)      All surveys shall be unannounced.