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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="19-1401.1" title_number="19" title_name="Health Care Facilities" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Nursing Homes">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In addition to the requirements for licensure of a related institution as provided in this title, an applicant for licensure of a nursing home shall include in the application the identity of:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Any person with an ownership interest in the nursing home; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Any management company, landlord, or other business entity that will operate or contract with the applicant to manage the nursing home.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>The person acquiring a nursing home shall provide the Department with written notice of the acquisition or change in operator at the same time as the notice required under § 19–120.2 of this title is filed with the Maryland Health Care Commission.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>For other changes to the information required under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the nursing home shall notify the Department within 30 days after the effective date of the change.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>An applicant for licensure shall submit to the Secretary or the Secretary’s designee evidence:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>That affirmatively demonstrates the ability of the applicant to comply with minimum standards of:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Medical care;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Nursing care;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Financial condition; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Other applicable State or federal laws and regulations;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Regarding the regulatory compliance history and financial condition of any health care facility owned or operated by the applicant in other jurisdictions; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>That a request for acquisition for the nursing home was approved in accordance with § 19–120.2 of this title.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
