# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 07 — Hospitals

### Chapter 20 — Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities or Persons with Related Conditions (ICF/IID)

#### Regulation .04 Licensing Procedure.

*COMAR 10.07.20.04*

A. A person shall be licensed by the Secretary before the person may operate a facility in the State.

B. An applicant for a license shall:

  (1) Submit to the Secretary an application:

    (a) In the form and manner prescribed by the Secretary on the written or electronic form provided by the Secretary; and

    (b) Signed and verified by the applicant; and

  (2) Pay to the Secretary an application fee in the amount provided in COMAR 10.07.15.

C. The Secretary shall issue a license to an applicant who meets the requirements of these regulations.

D. A license authorizes the licensee to operate a facility while it is effective and is not transferable.

E. Term and Renewal of License.

  (1) A license expires on the first anniversary of its effective date unless it is renewed for a 1-year term as provided in this section.

  (2) Before the license expires, the licensee may renew it for another 1-year term, if the licensee submits to the Secretary:

    (a) A renewal application in the form and manner prescribed by the Secretary on the written or electronic form provided by the Secretary;

    (b) Satisfactory evidence of compliance with any requirement of the regulations for license renewal; and

    (c) The license renewal fee provided in COMAR 10.07.15.

F. The Secretary may:

  (1) Deny a license to any applicant;

  (2) Deny the renewal of a license to a licensee; or

  (3) Revoke a license of a licensee if the applicant or licensee does not meet the requirements of this chapter.