Chapter 15. Application for Hospitals and Related Institutions
Regulation .01 Definitions.LinkCopy Citation
A.
In this chapter, the following terms have the meaning indicated.
B.
Terms Defined.
(1)
“Department” means the Maryland Department of Health.
(2)
“Health care facility within a correctional institution” means a specified area within the correctional institution in which general and clinical health care services are provided to inmates in the custody of the Division of Corrections.
(3)
“Intermediate care facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities or persons with related conditions (ICF/IID)” means a facility which provides residential care, treatment, or custody for the intellectually disabled.
(4)
“Person” means an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, or representative of any kind and any partnership, firm, association, corporation, or other entity.
(5)
Related Institution.
(a)
“Related institution” means an organized institution, environment, or home that:
(i)
Maintains conditions or facilities and equipment to provide domiciliary, personal, or nursing care for two or more unrelated individuals who are dependent on the administrator, operator, or proprietor for nursing care or the subsistence of daily living in a safe, sanitary, and healthful environment; and
(ii)
Admits or retains the individual for overnight care.
(b)
“Related institution” does not include:
(i)
An adult residential environment or home that is certified by the Department of Human Services;
(ii)
A nursing facility or visiting nurse service that is conducted only by or for adherents of a recognized church or religious denomination, in accordance with tenets and practices that include reliance on treatment by spiritual means alone for healing; or
(iii)
Any sheltered housing for the elderly, as defined in Article 70B, §1, Annotated Code of Maryland, that is certified by the Department of Aging, unless the housing provides for more than 11 individuals in one building that does not have more than one apartment unit, or if there are apartment units in the building, in one apartment unit.
(6)
“Residential treatment center for emotionally disturbed children and adolescents” means a facility which houses two or more non-related children or adolescents referred for treatment upon the recommendation of a physician. The overall program must be approved by the Maryland Department of Health, the Department of Human Services, and the State Department of Education.
(7)
“Secretary” means the Secretary of Health.
Regulation .02 Application Requirements.LinkCopy Citation
A.
Any person desiring to open a related institution or to continue the operation of a related institution shall file an application with the Secretary, on a form provided by the Secretary.
B.
Applications on behalf of a corporation, association, or governmental unit or agency shall be made by two officers of the corporation, association, or governmental unit or agency and names of their board members shall be submitted.
C.
Ownership of property, real estate, and equipment shall be disclosed if it is other than the licensee’s.
D.
The names of persons holding 2 percent or more of the stock or assets shall be disclosed.
Regulation .03 Fee Assessment — Repealed.LinkCopy Citation
Chapter annotations
Authority: Health-General Article, §§19-320 and 19-323, Annotated Code of Maryland
History: Effective date: August 29, 1983 (10:17 Md. R. 1521)
History: Regulation .01 amended effective February 12, 2007 (34:3 Md. R. 297)
History: Regulation .01B amended effective January 20, 2014 (41:1 Md. R. 13)
History: Regulation .02 amended effective February 12, 2007 (34:3 Md. R. 297); August 29, 2016 (43:17 Md. R. 953)
History: Regulation .03 repealed effective August 29, 2016 (43:17 Md. R. 953)
History: Regulation .03A amended effective December 20, 1993 (20:25 Md. R. 1947); February 12, 2007 (34:3 Md. R. 297); January 20, 2014 (41:1 Md. R. 13)