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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" citation="COMAR 10.59.01.05" title_num="10" subtitle_num="59" chapter_num="01" heading="Quarantine in a Health Care Facility.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>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.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The administrator of a health care facility shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Follow the health care facility's procedures and protocol for quarantine; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Consult with and receive approval from the Secretary before transferring the patient to another site or discharging the patient from the health care facility.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>