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<section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="14-110.1" title_number="14" title_name="Emergency Management" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Maryland Emergency Management Act">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “human service facility” means a facility licensed by the State that is:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a nursing home, as defined in § 19–1401 of the Health – General Article;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>an assisted living facility, as defined in § 19–1801 of the Health – General Article;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>a hospital, as defined in § 19–301 of the Health – General Article;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>a related institution as defined in § 19–301 of the Health – General Article;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>a State–operated institution for mental disease;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>a group home as defined in § 7–101 of the Health – General Article;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>an alternative living unit as defined in § 7–101 of the Health – General Article; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>a State residential center as defined in § 7–101 of the Health – General Article.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A human service facility shall develop an emergency plan.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>An emergency plan shall include procedures that will be followed before, during, and after an emergency to address:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the evacuation, transportation, or shelter–in–place of individuals served by the human service facility;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the notification to families, staff, and licensing authorities regarding the action that will be taken concerning the safety and well–being of the individuals served by the human service facility;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>staff coverage, organization, and assignment of responsibilities; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>the continuity of operations, including:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>procuring essential goods, equipment, and services; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>relocation to alternate facilities.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>This subsection does not prohibit a human service facility from applying for and receiving reimbursement:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>under any applicable insurance policy; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>from any State or federal funds that may be available due to a declared State or federal emergency.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A human service facility is solely responsible for any financial obligation arising from voluntary or mandatory activation of any aspect of the emergency plan developed by the human service facility under this section.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>On or before November 30, 2007, a State agency that is responsible for the licensing of a human service facility shall adopt regulations governing the development of emergency plans under this section.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Regulations adopted under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be developed in consultation with representatives of:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the Maryland Emergency Management Agency;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>local organizations for emergency management; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>human service facilities.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>For purposes of coordinating local emergency planning efforts, a human service facility shall provide access to the emergency plans developed under this section to local organizations for emergency management.</text>
  </level>
</section>
