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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".22" citation="COMAR 10.07.21.22" title_num="10" subtitle_num="07" chapter_num="21" heading="Complaint Procedure.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A hospice care program shall establish a procedure under which a patient or family member may make a complaint to a representative of the hospice care program.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The hospice care program shall investigate and seek to resolve the complaint.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The hospice care program shall maintain documentation which reflects findings of the investigation and efforts to resolve the complaint.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The hospice care program shall inform each patient and family of:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Its complaint procedure; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The address and telephone number of the Department's Licensing and Certification Administration.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>The Department may conduct investigations of complaints involving alleged violations of this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>