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2010 Maryland Code
HEALTH - GENERAL
TITLE 19 - HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
Subtitle 3 - Hospitals and Related Institutions
PART I. Definitions; General Provisions.
- 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 19-310.1 - Quality assessment of nursing facilities; Medicare reimbursement.
PART II. Approval for Construction, Conversion, or Other Change.
- 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].
PART III. Licensing.
- 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.
PART IV. Denials; Admissions Restrictions; Revocations.
- 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].
PART V. Receivership of Nursing Homes and Community Programs.
- 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].
PART VI. Rights of Individuals.
- 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.
PART VII. Prohibited Acts; Penalties; Liability.
- 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.
PART VIII. Intermediate Sanction.
- 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].
PART IX. Patient Care Advisory Committees.
- 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].
PART X. Safe Patient Lifting.
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