Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 3A - Freestanding Medical Facilities
Section 19-3A-01 - "Freestanding Medical Facility" Defined

In this subtitle, “freestanding medical facility” means a facility:
        (1)    In which medical and health services are provided;
        (2)    That, except for a freestanding medical facility established as a result of a conversion of a licensed general hospital under § 19–120(o)(3) of this title, is physically separate from a hospital or hospital grounds;
        (3)    That is an administrative part of a hospital, as defined in § 19–301 of this title; and
        (4)    That meets the requirements for provider–based status under the certification for an affiliated hospital as set forth by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in 42 C.F.R. § 413.65.

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