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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="19-505" title_number="19" title_name="Health Care Facilities" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Chronic Disease Centers">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Admission of an individual to a center shall be based on:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The statement of a physician who, after an examination of the individual, finds that the individual needs care at a center; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The review and approval of an application for admission of the individual by the center.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>If an individual cannot be placed in a special facility in this State that can treat the condition of the individual, the individual may be admitted to a center.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A center may not admit an individual who has:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>A mental disorder of the type that requires care in a mental health facility; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>An orthopedic disease for which medical treatment is available in a special orthopedic hospital.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The centers shall be operated primarily for residents of this State.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A center may admit an individual who is not a resident of this State if:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The individual is admitted and discharged in accordance with a specific regional health program or specific demonstration or study project approved by the Department; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>This State is reimbursed for the full cost of services to the individual.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
