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Regulation .04 Exempt Providers.

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A.
In accordance with Health-General Article, §7.5-401, Annotated Code of Maryland, the following providers are exempt from the requirements of, and are not required to be licensed under, this subtitle:
(1)
Except as provided in §B of this regulation:
(a)
A health professional, in either a solo practice or group practice, who is licensed under the Health Occupations Article; and
(b)
Is providing services in accordance with the requirements of the appropriate professional board;
(2)
Alcoholics Anonymous;
(3)
Narcotics Anonymous;
(4)
Recovery residences;
(5)
Peer support services;
(6)
Family-provided support services;
(7)
An employees’ assistance program of a business entity;
(8)
Outpatient behavioral health treatment and rehabilitation services provided in regulated space of a hospital, as defined in Health-General Article, §19-301, Annotated Code of Maryland, if the hospital is accredited by an approved accreditation organization under the accreditation organization’s behavioral health standards; and
(9)
A therapeutic group home authorized under:
(a)
Health-General Article, §§10-920 — 10-923, Annotated Code of Maryland;
(b)
COMAR 10.21.07; and
(c)
COMAR 14.31.05 — 14.31.07;
B.
Notwithstanding the provisions of §A of this regulation, a provider shall have a valid and current license under this subtitle in order to provide the following services:
(1)
DUI education programs as described in COMAR 10.63.05.05; and
(2)
Substance-related disorder programs as described in COMAR 10.63.03.11 — .14.
C.
The Department may exempt a program from the requirements of this subtitle:
(1)
If the program:
(a)
Is a pilot project;
(b)
Is a federal or State demonstration project; or
(c)
Does not fall within any of the program descriptions set out in:
(i)
COMAR 10.63.03;
(ii)
COMAR 10.63.04; or
(iii)
COMAR 10.63.05; and
(2)
If the program demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Department that it is subject to:
(a)
Contractual provisions;
(b)
Conditions of grant award; or
(c)
Other requirements that are comparable to the regulations in this subtitle.