Maryland Statutes
Title 19 - Health Care Facilities
Subtitle 3 - Hospitals and Related Institutions

Section 19-305 - Notification of Change in Condition or Adverse Event by Residential Treatment Centers - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 19-307 - Classifications of Hospitals and Related Institutions - (a) (1) A hospital shall be classified: (i) As a...

Section 19-307.1 - Regulations for Limited Service Hospitals - The Department shall adopt regulations for a limited service hospital...

Section 19-307.2 - Licensed Bed Capacity - (a) For a hospital classified as a general hospital, the...

Section 19-308 - Standards and Inspections - (a) The Secretary shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations that...

Section 19-308.1 - Patient Care Personnel - (a) (1) In this section, “patient care personnel” means an...

Section 19-308.2 - Transfer of Patients Between Hospitals - (a) (1) Subsection (b)(1) of this section is not intended...

Section 19-308.3 - Applications or Contracts for Admission - (a) In this section “facility” means a related institution that,...

Section 19-308.4 - Personal Identification Tags for Employees and Certain Others - (a) Each hospital or nursing facility in the State shall...

Section 19-308.5 - Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Program - (a) Each hospital that provides obstetrical services shall establish a...

Section 19-308.6 - Uniform Emergency Security Codes for Hospitals - (a) The Secretary, in consultation with the Association of Maryland...

Section 19-308.7 - Umbilical Cord Blood Donation - (a) Unless it is medically inadvisable, each hospital shall allow...

Section 19-308.8 - Discharge or Transfer of Patients - (a) A hospital may discharge a patient: (1) Entirely; (2)...

Section 19-309 - Complaints - (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this subtitle, each hospital...

Section 19-310 - Organ or Tissue Donations - (a) (1) In this subsection, “designated requestor” means a hospital...

Section 19-310.1 - Quality Assessment of Nursing Facilities; Medicare Reimbursement - (a) (1) This section applies to a nursing facility, as...

Section 19-310.2 - Protocol for Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examinations - On or before July 1, 2014, each hospital that provides...

Section 19-310.3 - Development of Protocol for Discharge of Patient With Substance Use Disorder - (a) On or before January 1, 2018, each hospital shall...

Part II - Approval for Construction, Conversion, or Other Change

Section 19-311 - Approval Required - A person shall have the approval of the Secretary before...

Section 19-312 - Qualifications for Approval - To qualify for approval under Part II of this subtitle,...

Section 19-313 - Applications for Approval - An applicant for approval under Part II of this subtitle...

Section 19-314 - Action on Application - (a) (1) The Secretary promptly shall: (i) Review each application...

Section 19-315 - Assistance for Construction, Financing, and Refinancing - The Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority Act provides...

Part III - Licensing

Section 19-318 - License Required; Special Rehabilitation Hospitals - (a) A person shall be licensed by the Secretary before...

Section 19-319 - Qualifications for Licenses - (a) To qualify for a license, an applicant and the...

Section 19-319.1 - In-Service Education Program - As a prerequisite to the licensing of related institutions and...

Section 19-319.2 - Policies and Procedures Regarding Patients' Rights - (a) In this section, “facility” means a special psychiatric hospital...

Section 19-320 - Applications for Licenses - (a) An applicant for a license shall submit an application...

Section 19-321 - Issuance and Contents of License - (a) The Secretary shall issue a license to any applicant...

Section 19-322 - Scope of License - While it is effective, a license authorizes the licensee to...

Section 19-324 - License Not Transferable - A license issued under this subtitle is not transferable.

Section 19-325 - Delicensure -- in General - (a) If voluntary efforts to reduce excess capacity prove insufficient,...

Section 19-326 - Delicensure -- Alternative Building or Site Uses - If a hospital voluntarily closes, merges, or is delicensed under...

Section 19-326.1 - Delicensure -- Fees for Training Displaced Workers - If a hospital voluntarily closes, merges, or is delicensed under...

Part IV - Denials; Admissions Restrictions; Revocations

Section 19-327 - Denials and Revocations by Secretary - (a) (1) The Secretary shall deny a license to any...

Section 19-328 - Admissions Restrictions by Secretary - (a) (1) If the Secretary determines that a life-threatening, health...

Section 19-329 - Revocations and Admissions Restrictions by Montgomery County or Prince George's County - (a) (1) If, under a Montgomery or Prince George’s county...

Section 19-330 - Review - (a) Except as provided in this section for an action...

Part V - Receivership of Nursing Homes and Community Programs

Section 19-333 - Definitions - (a) In Part V of this subtitle the following words...

Section 19-334 - Petitions for Receivership - (a) In addition to any other power set forth in...

Section 19-335 - Hearing Requirements - (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of...

Section 19-336 - Appointment of Receiver; Continuation of Receivership - (a) After the hearing under § 19-335 of this subtitle,...

Section 19-337 - Powers and Duties of Receiver - (a) (1) Except as expressly provided otherwise in this section,...

Section 19-338 - Funding; Liens - (a) The Secretary shall determine whether the receivership can be...

Section 19-339 - Termination of Receivership - (a) (1) The owner or operating entity or receiver of...

Part VI - Rights of Individuals

Section 19-342 - Hospitals - (a) In this section, “patient” includes an inpatient, an outpatient,...

Section 19-343 - Related Institutions - (a) In this section and §§ 19–344, 19–345, 19–345.1, 19–345.2,...

Section 19-344 - Procedures for Compliance - (a) To carry out the policy set forth in §...

Section 19-345 - Transfer or Discharge of Resident - (a) A resident of a facility may not be transferred...

Section 19-345.1 - Notice of Discharge or Transfer - (a) A facility shall provide the resident with written notice...

Section 19-345.2 - Involuntary Discharge - (a) In addition to the provisions of §§ 19–345 and...

Section 19-345.3 - Penalties - (a) The Secretary may impose a civil money penalty not...

Section 19-346 - Property of Residents - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 19-347 - Abuse Prohibited - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 19-347.1 - Mandatory Reporting of Inappropriate Sexual Behavior in Private Residential Treatment Centers - (a) In this section, “inappropriate sexual behavior” has the meaning...

Section 19-348 - Examination for Cervical Cancer; Mammography Educational Materials - (a) (1) Each hospital shall offer to each adult female...

Section 19-349 - Notice of Increase in Charges - At least 45 days before a related institution increases any...

Section 19-349.1 - Notice of Outpatient Status, Billing Implications, and Impact of Status - (a) A hospital shall provide oral and written notice to...

Section 19-349.2 - Disclosure of Outpatient Facility Fees -- Complaints - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 19-350 - Itemized Financial Statement - (a) (1) This section applies only to: (i) Related institutions...

Section 19-350.1 - Uniform Claims Forms - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 19-351 - Staff - (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (d) of...

Section 19-352 - Interest Penalties - (a) In this section, “nursing home” means a related institution...

Section 19-353 - Statement of Right to Receive Pain Assessment, Management, and Treatment - A health care facility that is not covered under §...

Part VII - Prohibited Acts; Penalties; Liability

Section 19-354 - Tort Liability - A hospital or related institution that is a charitable institution...

Section 19-355 - Discrimination Prohibited - (a) In this section, “gender identity” and “sexual orientation” have...

Section 19-356 - Medical Referral Services - (a) A hospital or related institution may not grant a...

Section 19-357 - Pharmaceutical Suppliers - (a) A person who operates a hospital or related institution...

Section 19-358 - Operating Without License or Registration Permit - (a) A person may not operate a hospital or related...

Section 19-359 - Regulations on Related Institutions - (a) A person who operates a related institution in violation...

Section 19-360 - Correction of Deficiencies - (a) This section applies to: (1) Nonaccredited hospitals found in...

Part VIII - Intermediate Sanction

Section 19-361 - Definitions - (a) In this part the following words have the meanings...

Section 19-362 - Intermediate Sanctions; Plan of Correction - (a) (1) An intermediate sanction may be imposed consistent with...

Section 19-363 - Escrow Account - (a) The funds in the escrow account shall be used...

Section 19-364 - Appeals - (a) The related institution shall have the right to appeal...

Section 19-365 - Release of Escrowed Funds - (a) Escrowed funds may be released by the escrow agent:...

Section 19-366 - Failure to Establish Escrow Account or Correct Hazardous Condition - (a) If the related institution fails to establish the escrow...

Section 19-367 - Appeal of Decision of Hearings Office - (a) Either party aggrieved by the decision of the hearings...

Part IX - Patient Care Advisory Committees

Section 19-370 - Definitions - (a) In this Part IX of this subtitle the following...

Section 19-371 - Establishment and Manner of Functioning - (a) Each hospital and each related institution shall establish: (1)...

Section 19-372 - Members; Persons Accompanying Petitioner - (a) (1) Each advisory committee shall consist of at least...

Section 19-373 - Additional Duties and Responsibilities of Advisory Committee - (a) In addition to any other duties or responsibilities, and...

Section 19-374 - Advice as to Options for Individuals With Life-Threatening Conditions; Notification of Individual's Rights; Liability for Advice Given; Confidentiality - (a) On the request of a petitioner, an advisory committee...

Part X - Safe Patient Lifting

Section 19-377 - General Consideration - (a) In this section, “safe patient lifting” means the use...

Part XI - Designation of Lay Caregivers

Section 19-380 - Definitions - (a) In this part the following words have the meanings...

Section 19-381 - Designation of Lay Caregivers - (a) A hospital shall provide a patient or the legal...

Section 19-382 - Notification of Discharge or Transfer of Patient - If a patient or the legal guardian of a patient...

Section 19-383 - Consultation With Caregiver Prior to Discharge of Patient - (a) As soon as practicable before discharge of a patient,...

Section 19-384 - Discharge Process -- Incorporation of Established Practices - A hospital’s discharge process may incorporate established evidence–based practices, including...

Section 19-385 - Construction of Part; Funding Not Affected - (a) This part may not be construed to: (1) Affect...

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Maryland Statutes Title 19 - Health Care Facilities Subtitle 3 - Hospitals and Related Institutions

Maryland Statutes
Title 19 - Health Care Facilities
Subtitle 3 - Hospitals and Related Institutions