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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 10.47.01.03" title_num="10" subtitle_num="47" chapter_num="01" heading="Governance.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The program shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Have a governing body legally responsible for overseeing the management and operation of the program and for ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations by:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Approving the program's:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Mission;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Goals;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Policies and procedures;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>Budget; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(v)">
          <text>Program service plan;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Adopting written bylaws;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Overseeing the operation of the program, according to the stated purposes of the program;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Ensuring proper management of the program by developing a job description for the administrator, and hiring, supervising, and providing for periodic performance evaluation of the administrator; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Ensuring sound fiscal operation;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Implement fiscal policies and procedure which include:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The maintenance of fiscal records according to generally accepted accounting principles in Article 19, §28A, Annotated Code of Maryland, and COMAR 10.02.01 and 10.04.04;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Appropriate fire, casualty, liability, unemployment, and workers' compensation insurance;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>In the event of fiscal instability, immediately notifying the Office of Health Care Quality;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Maintaining and posting a list of services and associated charges; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Maintaining an annual program budget reflecting anticipated expenditures and sources of income;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Implement personnel policies and procedures that include:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Personnel policies and procedures that promote the objectives of the program;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Personnel policies that include:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>The qualifications required for each position;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>An employee assistance policy and procedure;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>A policy to prevent discrimination prohibited by Article 49B, Annotated Code of Maryland, and federal law;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>A policy designed to prevent sexual harassment of staff and patients and appropriately manage complaints of sexual harassment;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(v)">
          <text>A staff grievance procedure;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(vi)">
          <text>A mechanism for assuring annual employee tuberculosis testing;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(vii)">
          <text>Before employment, applying for national and State criminal history records checks;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(viii)">
          <text>As part of the employment or volunteer application process, requiring the applicant to complete and sign a sworn statement or written affirmation disclosing the existence of a criminal conviction, probation before judgment disposition, not criminally responsible disposition, or pending charges without a final disposition;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ix)">
          <text>Requiring the employee to comply with §A(3)(b)(viii) of this regulation annually; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(x)">
          <text>Providing information to the employee so the employee may determine whether he or she needs testing or vaccination or both for hepatitis;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Maintaining a personnel file, in accordance with State and federal confidentiality requirements, for each employee, contractual staff, intern, or volunteer, that includes the individual’s:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Written application or resume including, name, home address, current telephone number, educational and training background, and employment history;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Emergency contact information;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Copies of required credentials;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>Current job title and description;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(v)">
          <text>Current wage and salary information;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(vi)">
          <text>Annual performance evaluation;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(vii)">
          <text>Contracts, if applicable;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(viii)">
          <text>Results of a criminal background check;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ix)">
          <text>Results of tuberculosis tests; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(x)">
          <text>Documentation of attendance at continuing education courses or other training; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Not permitting any individual with a documented history of physical, mental, or sexual abuse or neglect of adolescents or children to work with children and adolescents;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Manage the program by:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Implementing a policy and procedure manual that contains:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>An all hazards emergency protocol plan, approved by the Administration and updated at the time of recertification, that includes the name of the contact person for access to medical and clinical records, the written agreement or agreements with another facility to provide services in case of an emergency, notification procedures for the State Methadone Authority, program staff, and patients, a policy regarding patient access to emergency mental health services necessitated by a hazardous event, and a policy assuring that correctional levels of care comply with the institution’s all hazards emergency plan;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>The program's mission and goals;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>A description of the organizational structure of the program;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>Identification of the duties of the administrator and, if applicable, the medical director or clinical director;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(v)">
          <text>Admission, transition, discharge, and termination procedures;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(vi)">
          <text>Procedures governing patient rights and grievances;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(vii)">
          <text>If applicable, a procedure for storing, handling, prescribing, dispensing, administering, and disposing of medications;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(viii)">
          <text>Procedures for assisting program enrollees with access to entitlements, insurance benefits, and reimbursements for which the individual is eligible, if the program provides case management services; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ix)">
          <text>Procedures for staff orientation, supervision, training, and education that include, but are not limited to, ethics and State and federal laws regarding confidentiality including, but not limited to, Health-General Article, Title 4, Subtitle 3, Annotated Code of Maryland, 42 CFR Part 2, The Health Insurance Portability Assurance and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and 45 CFR Parts 160 and 164; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Implementing a program service plan, approved by the Administration, that is based on the levels of treatment to be provided as defined in COMAR 10.47.02.03 — .11 and describes how the program shall comply with the regulatory requirements, is updated annually, and includes:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>A description of medical staff, if required by the level of treatment;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>A description of the program's scope that includes target populations and other program characteristics;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Staff positions, their job descriptions, and educational and clinical training requirements, including an organizational chart detailing lines of authority and responsibility;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>A list of services to be delivered, including the types of medication and controlled dangerous substances to be prescribed, the types of group sessions, including education, the types of individual sessions and a complete family services plan;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(v)">
          <text>Names of clinical supervisors and the number of alcohol and drug counselors supervised;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(vi)">
          <text>Types of services that are available by referral; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(vii)">
          <text>Planning protocol for transfer or discharge of patients;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Implement a continuous quality review process that includes:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Designated teams responsible for implementation;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>An ongoing procedure for utilization review;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>A plan to identify problems and initiate actions to correct deviations from the program’s established standards, which includes:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Data collection;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Current information regarding efficient and effective service delivery;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Indicators relevant to the needs of the population served; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>Ongoing internal review of the program, including monitoring for effectiveness of changes incorporated; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>An opportunity for all staff to participate on the teams described in §E of this regulation; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Report critical incidents to the Administration within 5 business days of the incident;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Limit an individual’s role on the governing body to being a nonvoting member if the individual has an immediate family member who:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Is employed by the program;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Consults on behalf of the program;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Owns the program; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Sits on an advisory committee for the program; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Refuse to allow an individual to serve on the program’s governing body if the individual receives any monetary benefit from the program.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The program may not allow:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>An immediate family member of an employee of an organization to serve as a voting member of the governing body, board of directors, or advisory committee; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>An individual who is compensated for providing goods or services to the program to serve on the governing body, board of directors, or advisory committee.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>