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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="19-336" title_number="19" title_name="Health Care Facilities" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Hospitals and Related Institutions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>After the hearing under § 19-335 of this subtitle, the court may appoint a receiver for the nursing home or community program or continue the appointment of the receiver made ex parte, if the court finds:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>A person is operating the nursing home or community program without a license for it;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The nursing home or community program will be closed within 30 days and arrangements to relocate its residents have not been approved by the Secretary;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The nursing home or community program or its residents have been abandoned; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>A situation, physical condition, practice, or method of operation presents an imminent danger of death or serious mental or physical harm to the individuals.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The court may appoint as receiver any responsible individual other than:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>A State employee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>An employee of a local government; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The owner or administrator of or other individual with a financial interest in the nursing home or community program or agent of any of those individuals.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Before the receiver takes charge of the nursing home or community program, the receiver shall file a bond with the court.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The bond:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>May not exceed the value of the nursing home or community program and its assets; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Shall run to this State for benefit of all persons interested in the faithful performance of the receiver including the individuals.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Unless the court directs otherwise, the receiver may pay the premium of the bond from the income of the nursing home or community program.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Secretary may petition the court to appoint a substitute for a receiver who:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Dies;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Has a disability;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Has an adverse interest; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Does not make reasonable progress in carrying out the receivership.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
