ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 132

19-4A-01.

(e) (1) "Residential service agency" means any person that is engaged in a
nongovernmental business of employing or contracting with individuals to provide
home health- care for compensation to an unrelated sick or disabled individual in the
residence of that individual.

(2)     "Residential service agency" includes[:

(i) Any] ANY agency that employs or contracts with individuals
directly for hire as home health care providers[; or                                         

(ii) A nurse registry that is an employment agency 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].

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

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

(VIII) A NURSING REFERRAL SERVICE AGENCY THAT IS LICENSED
UNDER SUBTITLE 4B OF THIS TITLE;

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

[(ix)] (X) Residential rehabilitation services providers approved
under regulations adopted by the State Mental Health Authority.                     

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