# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 59 — Catastrophic Health Emergencies

### Chapter 01 — Care of Individuals Isolated or Quarantined Due to a Deadly Agent

#### Regulation .05 Quarantine in a Health Care Facility.

*COMAR 10.59.01.05*

A. The Secretary may quarantine an individual in a health care facility due to a preexisting medical condition of the individual being quarantined or if a health care facility is more appropriate than the individual's home because of medical conditions of family members residing in the individual's home.

B. The administrator of a health care facility shall:

  (1) Follow the health care facility's procedures and protocol for quarantine; and

  (2) Consult with and receive approval from the Secretary before transferring the patient to another site or discharging the patient from the health care facility.