Regulation .07 Patient Complaints.

The Commission shall post a process on its website for a patient or a patient’s authorized representative to file with the Commission a complaint against a hospital for an alleged violation of Health-General Article, §§19-214.1 or 19-214.2, Annotated Code of Maryland.

The process established by the Commission shall include the option for a patient or a patient’s authorized representative to file the complaint jointly with the Commission and the Health Education and Advocacy Unit.

The process shall conform to the requirements of Health-General Article, §19-214.3, Annotated Code of Maryland.