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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="19-307" title_number="19" title_name="Health Care Facilities" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Hospitals and Related Institutions">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A hospital shall be classified:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>As a general hospital if the hospital at least has the facilities and provides the services that are necessary for the general medical and surgical care of patients;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>As a special hospital if the hospital:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>Defines a program of specialized services, such as obstetrics, mental health, tuberculosis, orthopedy, chronic disease, or communicable disease;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>Admits only patients with medical or surgical needs within the program; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>Has the facilities for and provides those specialized services;</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>As a special rehabilitation hospital if the hospital meets the requirements of this subtitle and Subtitle 12 of this title; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>As a limited service hospital if the health care facility:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>Is licensed as a hospital on or after January 1, 1999;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>Changes the type or scope of services offered by eliminating the capability to admit or retain individuals for overnight hospitalization;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>Retains an emergency or urgent care center; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="4">
          <text>Complies with the regulations adopted by the Secretary under § 19-307.1 of this subtitle.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Secretary may set, by rule or regulation, other reasonable classifications for hospitals.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A related institution shall be classified:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>As a care home if the related institution provides care to individuals who, because of advanced age or physical or mental disability, require domiciliary care or personal care in a protective environment; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>As a nursing home if the related institution:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Provides nursing care for chronically ill or convalescent patients; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Offers to provide 24-hour a day nursing care of patients in a home-type facility such as:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>A convalescent home;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>A nursing unit of a home for the aged;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>A psychiatric nursing home;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="4">
          <text>A nursing facility for individuals with disabilities;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="5">
          <text>A home for alcoholics; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="6">
          <text>A halfway house.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
