PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                               Ch. 10

19-345.3.

(c) A resident, resident's agent, or resident's attorney, or the Attorney General
on behalf of the resident, who believes that an involuntary discharge or transfer that
violates the requirements of § 19-345, § 19-345.1, or § 19-345.2 of this subtitle is
imminent or has taken place may request injunctive relief from A circuit court.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Omitted article in § 19-345.3(c) of the Health - General Article.

Occurred: Ch. 547, Acts of 1995.

19-3B-01.

(c) (1) ["An ambulatory] "AMBULATORY surgical facility" means any center,
service, office facility, or other entity that:

(i) Operates primarily for the purpose of providing surgical services to
patients requiring a period of postoperative observation but not requiring overnight
hospitalization; and

(ii) Seeks reimbursement from payors as an ambulatory surgery center.

(2) ["An ambulatory] "AMBULATORY surgical facility" does not include:

(i) The office of one or more health care practitioners seeking only
professional reimbursement for the provisions of medical services, unless:

1.       The office operates under contract or other agreement with a
payor as an ambulatory surgical facility regardless of whether it is paid a technical or
facility fee; or

2.       The office is designated to receive ambulatory surgical
referrals in accordance with utilization review or other policies adopted by a payor;

(ii) Any facility or service owned or operated by a hospital and
regulated under Subtitle 2 of this title;

(iii) The office of a health care practitioner with not more than one
operating room if:

1.       The office does not receive a technical or facility fee; and

2.       The operating room is used exclusively by the health care
practitioner for patients of the health care practitioner;

(iv) The office of a group of health care practitioners with not more
than one operating room if:

1.       The office does not receive a technical or facility fee; and

2.       The operating room is used exclusively by members of the
group practice for patients of the group practice; or

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