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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="19-318" title_number="19" title_name="Health Care Facilities" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Hospitals and Related Institutions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A person shall be licensed by the Secretary before the person may operate a hospital or related institution in this State.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A hospital shall be classified as a special rehabilitation hospital before the hospital may provide or hold itself out as providing comprehensive physical rehabilitation services, as defined in § 19-1201 of this title.</text>
  </level>
</section>
