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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" citation="COMAR 10.07.10.06" title_num="10" subtitle_num="07" chapter_num="10" heading="Administrative Enforcement.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>When a home health agency fails to comply with these regulations, the Department may:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Deny any application for a license;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Suspend or revoke a license; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Issue a provisional license.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Revocation, suspension, denial, or issuance of a provisional license shall occur in accordance with State Government Article, Title 10, Subtitle 2, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The Department may issue a provisional license for a period of less than 1 year in instances where:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The home health agency is in existence in Maryland at the time of promulgation of these regulations, and, therefore, requires a reasonable time period during which it may come into compliance with these regulations;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The home health agency has failed to demonstrate substantial compliance with the regulations but has indicated, in writing, its willingness to take the necessary corrective action to achieve substantial compliance.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The Department shall designate the conditions and the time period under which a provisional license is being issued.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>A provisional license may not be renewed unless the deficiencies have been substantially corrected or a satisfactory POC implemented. A provisional license may not be issued for more than 2 consecutive years.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>