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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="19-1401.3" title_number="19" title_name="Health Care Facilities" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Nursing Homes">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A licensee shall report to the Secretary or the Secretary’s designee any significant change in the financial condition of the nursing home, including cash flow or any other circumstances that could adversely affect the nursing home’s delivery of essential services to patients, including nursing services, dietary services, and utilities.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Except as provided by subsection (c) of this section, any information obtained by the Secretary under this section is confidential and may not be disclosed without the consent of the licensee.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The provisions of subsection (b) of this section do not apply to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The holder of a license that has been suspended or revoked; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The use of information in:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>An administrative proceeding initiated by the Department; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A judicial proceeding.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
