Maryland Statutes
Title 19 - Health Care Facilities
Subtitle 1 - Health Care Planning and Systems Regulation

Part I - Maryland Health Care Commission

Section 19-101 - "Commission" Defined - In this subtitle, “Commission” means the Maryland Health Care Commission.

Section 19-102 - In General - (a) The General Assembly finds that the health care regulatory...

Section 19-103 - Maryland Health Care Commission -- in General - (a) There is a Maryland Health Care Commission. (b) The...

Section 19-104 - Maryland Health Care Commission -- Composition; Terms - (a) (1) The Commission shall consist of 15 members appointed...

Section 19-105 - Chairman and Vice Chairman - (a) The Governor shall appoint the chairman of the Commission....

Section 19-106 - Executive Director - (a) With the approval of the Governor, the Commission shall...

Section 19-107 - Quorum; Meetings; Expenses; Staff - (a) (1) A majority of the full authorized membership of...

Section 19-108 - Regulations Specifying Comprehensive Standard Health Benefit Plan - (a) In addition to the duties set forth elsewhere in...

Section 19-108.1 - Application to Compare Premiums of Health Benefit Plans - (a) In addition to the duties set forth elsewhere in...

Section 19-108.2 - Benchmarks for Preauthorization of Health Care Services - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 19-108.3 - Health Care Provider-Carrier Workgroup - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 19-109 - Powers and Duties - (a) In addition to the powers set forth elsewhere in...

Section 19-110 - Secretarial Powers - (a) Except as expressly provided in this subtitle, the power...

Section 19-111 - Assessment of Fees - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Part II - Health Planning and Development

Section 19-114 - Definitions - (a) In this Part II of this subtitle the following...

Section 19-115 - Duties of Commission in Health Planning and Development - (a) In addition to the duties set forth elsewhere in...

Section 19-116 - Studies of Systems Capacity in Health Services - (a) (1) The Secretary shall provide for a study of...

Section 19-117 - Designation of Health Service Areas; Revision of Boundaries; Effective Date of State Health Plan - (a) In accordance with criteria that the Commission sets, the...

Section 19-118 - State Health Plan - (a) (1) On or before October 1 each year, the...

Section 19-119 - Institution-Specific Plan - (a) The Commission shall develop and adopt an institution-specific plan...

Section 19-120 - Certificate of Need -- Health Care Facilities - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 19-120.1 - Certificate of Conformance - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 19-121 - Certificate of Need -- Health Maintenance Organizations - (a) In this section, “health maintenance organization” means a health...

Section 19-122 - Certificate of Need -- Domiciliary Care Projects - A certificate of need is not required to delete, expand,...

Section 19-123 - Certificate of Need -- Continuing Care Community Exemption; Direct Admissions Into Nursing Facility - Notwithstanding the provisions of § 19-114(d)(2)(ii) of this subtitle, a...

Section 19-124 - Certificate of Need -- Direct Admissions Into Comprehensive Care Nursing Bed - (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of § 19-114(d)(2)(ii) of this part,...

Section 19-125 - Certificate of Need -- Ambulatory Care Facilities - A certificate of need is required before an ambulatory care...

Section 19-126 - Certificate of Need -- Action on Applications - (a) If the Commission receives an application for a certificate...

Section 19-127 - Injunction - The circuit court for the county where a health care...

Section 19-128 - Appeal of Administrative Decision - (a) (1) In this section, “aggrieved party” means: (i) An...

Section 19-129 - Merger or Consolidation of Hospitals - (a) Notwithstanding the fact that a merger or consolidation may...

Section 19-130 - Maryland Trauma Physician Services Fund - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Part III - Medical Care Data Collection

Section 19-132 - Definitions - (a) In this Part III of this subtitle the following...

Section 19-133 - Maryland Medical Care Data Base - (a) In this section, “code” means: (1) The applicable Current...

Section 19-134 - Medical Care Electronic Claims Clearinghouses - (a) (1) In order to more efficiently establish a medical...

Section 19-135 - Cost Control; Clinical Resource Management System - (a) The Commission may implement a system to encourage health...

Section 19-136 - Obtaining Information Relating to the Utilization or Cost of Health Care Services - In any matter that relates to the utilization or cost...

Section 19-137 - Investigations to Authenticate Information - If the Commission considers a further investigation necessary or desirable...

Part IV - Electronic Health Records -- Regulation and Reimbursement

Section 19-142 - Definitions - (a) In this Part IV of this subtitle the following...

Section 19-143 - Electronic Health Records - (a) (1) On or before October 1, 2009, the Commission...

Section 19-144 - Electronic Advance Directives Services - (a) To facilitate the use of Web–based technology for electronic...

Part V - Examiners of Physician Rating Systems

Section 19-146 - Definitions - (a) In this Part V of this subtitle the following...

Section 19-147 - Ratings Examiners - (a) The Commission shall approve an entity that meets the...

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Maryland Statutes Title 19 - Health Care Facilities Subtitle 1 - Health Care Planning and Systems Regulation

Maryland Statutes
Title 19 - Health Care Facilities
Subtitle 1 - Health Care Planning and Systems Regulation