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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 10.09.42.03" title_num="10" subtitle_num="09" chapter_num="42" heading="Conditions for Participation.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>General requirements for participation in the Program are that a provider shall meet all conditions for participation as set forth in COMAR 10.09.36.03 and 42 CFR, Part 416, Subpart B.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Specific requirements for participation in the Program are that the provider shall meet all specific conditions for participation as set forth in 42 CFR, Part 416, Subpart C, to include the following:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Be approved by Medicare to furnish ambulatory surgical services to patients and maintain documentation of certification by the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Have clearly defined, written, patient care policies;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Maintain adequate documentation of each recipient visit as part of the plan of care, which at a minimum, shall include:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Date of service;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Recipient's reason for visit;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>A brief description of service provided, and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>A legible signature and printed or typed name of the professional providing care, with the appropriate title;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Have written, effective procedures for infection control which are known to all levels of staff as specified in COMAR 10.06.01;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Be approved by the state in which the service is provided, except where a Certificate of Need is not required;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Provide for in-house Program evaluation and clinical record review which assess use of services for appropriateness in meeting a recipient's needs;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Refer laboratory testing only to independent medical laboratory providers.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>