If a hospital voluntarily closes, merges, or is delicensed under § 19–325 of this subtitle and workers are displaced:
(1) Each hospital shall pay a fee directly to the Maryland Department of Labor. The fee shall not exceed 0.01 percent of the gross operating revenue for the fiscal year immediately preceding the closure or delicensing of the hospital. A fee shall only be assessed once for each voluntary closure, merger, or delicensure.
(2) The Secretary of Labor shall pay the fees received under this section into the Hospital Employees Training Fund established under § 11–201 of the Labor and Employment Article.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 19 - Health Care Facilities
Subtitle 3 - Hospitals and Related Institutions
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 19-324 - 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