# Health - General (GHG)

## Title 19. Health Care Facilities

### Subtitle 3. Hospitals and Related Institutions

#### Section 19-347.1

(a) In this section, "inappropriate sexual behavior" has the meaning stated in COMAR 10.01.18.02.

(b) A privately owned and operated residential treatment center shall be subject to the reporting requirements established by the Department under COMAR 10.01.18.05 that apply when a staff member observes, receives a complaint regarding, or otherwise has reason to believe that an individual has been subjected to inappropriate sexual behavior.

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