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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".09" citation="COMAR 10.05.04.09" title_num="10" subtitle_num="05" chapter_num="04" heading="Patient Care Plan.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Patient Care Plan. A health care team, consisting of at least the physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant responsible for the patient's end-stage renal disease care, a nurse responsible for nursing services, a social worker, and a dietitian, shall develop an individualized care plan for each patient.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The patient or health care decision maker shall be involved in developing the care plan.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The health care team shall review the patient care plan:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>At least monthly for a patient whose condition has not stabilized, as determined by a physician's assessment of the patient's laboratory values and physical condition; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Annually for a patient whose condition has stabilized.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The health care team shall revise the patient care plan as necessary to ensure that it meets the patient's ongoing needs.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>