WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                            Ch. 183

(2)      "Residential service agency" includes any agency that employs or contracts
with individuals directly for hire as home health care providers.

(3)      "Residential service agency" does not include:

(i) A home health agency that is licensed under the provisions of Subtitle
4 of this title;

(ii) A person required to be licensed as a home health agency under the
provisions of Subtitle 4 of this title;

(iii) A home based hospice care program that is licensed under the
provisions of Subtitle 9 of this title;

(iv) A hospital that is licensed under the provisions of Subtitle 3 of this
title;

(v) A related institution that is licensed under the provisions of Subtitle 3
of this title;

(vi) A nurse registry that is licensed under the provisions of the Maryland
Employment Agency Act that:

1. Screens or refers individuals for a client's selection or rejection,
as its sole business operation; and

2. Does not itself provide any home health care service;

(vii) Personal care providers under the Medical Assistance Personal Care
Program;

(viii) Any person practicing a health occupation that the person is
authorized to practice under the Health Occupations Article;

(ix) A group of persons licensed under the same title of the Health
Occupations Article practicing as a business; or

(x) Residential rehabilitation services providers approved under
regulations adopted by the State Mental Health Authority.

19-1702.

THIS SUBTITLE DOES NOT:

(1) LIMIT THE RIGHT OF ANY PERSON TO PRACTICE A HEALTH
OCCUPATION THAT THE INDIVIDUAL IS AUTHORIZED TO PRACTICE UNDER THE
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS ARTICLE OF THE CODE;

            (2) LIMIT THE RIGHT OF ANY PERSON WHO HOLDS A LICENSE UNDER

THIS ARTICLE TO PERFORM ACTIVITIES AUTHORIZED BY THAT LICENSE; OR

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