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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".15" citation="COMAR 10.07.02.15" title_num="10" subtitle_num="07" chapter_num="02" heading="Medical Director — Qualifications.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Medical Director Qualifications. The nursing home shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Designate a medical director who has at least the following qualifications:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A current license as a physician in this State;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>At least 2 years of experience or specialized training in the medical care of geriatric or chronically ill and impaired residents; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Successful completion of a curriculum in physician management or administration from:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>AMDA: The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>A curriculum approved by the Department or its designee;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Have a written agreement with a medical director that specifies the medical director's duties and roles and the authority to adequately discharge those responsibilities; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Submit a copy of the medical director’s credentials to the Department upon a change in the medical director.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The requirement specified in §A(1)(c) of this regulation becomes effective 3 years after the effective date of this regulation, but the medical director shall begin the educational process in physician management or administration within the first year from the date of employment as a medical director.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>