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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 10.09.93.03" title_num="10" subtitle_num="09" chapter_num="93" heading="Conditions for Participation — General.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A provider shall meet all conditions for participation as set forth in COMAR 10.09.36.03.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>To participate in the Program as a chronic hospital services provider, the provider shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Meet the requirements of Title XIX of the Social Security Act for participation as a hospital, as issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>24 hours per day, 7 days per week, meet the following staffing requirements:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>On-call or on-site physician services;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>On-site registered nurses;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>On-site respiratory therapist services; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>On-site advanced cardiac life support services;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Directly provide or make available through contractual arrangements or transfer agreements, medically necessary covered services;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Accept payment by the Program as payment in full for the covered service;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Make available to the Department or its designee the participant’s medical record for review and certification of medical necessity for admission and continuation of stay; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Maintain documentation of each contact with the participant as part of the complete medical record, which, at a minimum, includes:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Date of service;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The participant’s chief medical complaint or reason for admission;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>A description of the services provided, including:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Progress notes;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Imaging studies;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Laboratory results;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>Medication administration records; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(v)">
          <text>Discharge summary; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>A signature, electronic or handwritten, along with the printed or typed name of the individual providing care, with the appropriate title.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>