# Health - General (GHG)

## Title 19. Health Care Facilities

### Subtitle 3. Hospitals and Related Institutions

#### Section 19-319.1

As a prerequisite to the licensing of related institutions and each year after the license is issued, the Department shall require each related institution that provides long-term care and programs for patients with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders to have an in-service education program that includes instruction on dementia and the techniques necessary to manage dementia patients with regard to their physical, intellectual, and behavioral manifestations.

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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)