2016 Maryland Code
Health - General
Title 19 - Health Care Facilities
Subtitle 3 - Hospitals and Related Institutions
Part I - Definitions; General Provisions
§ 19-307.2. Licensed bed capacity
(a) General hospitals. -- For a hospital classified as a general hospital, the Secretary shall annually calculate the hospital's licensed bed capacity.
(b) Calculations. -- The annual licensed bed calculation for each hospital shall equal 140 percent of the average daily census for the 12-month period immediately preceding the calculation.
(c) Exceeding the licensed bed capacity. -- If necessary to adequately meet demand for services, a hospital may exceed its licensed bed capacity if:
(1) On average for the 12-month period, the hospital does not exceed its licensed bed capacity based on the annual calculation; and
(2) The hospital includes in its monthly report to the Health Services Cost Review Commission the following information:
(i) The number of days in the month the hospital exceeded its licensed bed capacity; and
(ii) The number of beds that were in excess on each of those days.
(d) Delicensing licensed hospital beds. -- Before July 1, 2000 and each July 1 thereafter, the Secretary shall delicense any licensed hospital beds determined to be excess bed capacity under subsection (b) of this section.
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