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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 248

(2) BY A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE HEALTH SERVICE OR
AGENCY WHICH IS LICENSED AS A HOME HEALTH AGENCY PURSUANT
TO [[THIS]] ARTICLE 43 TO PROVIDE COORDINATED HOME CARE.

(D)    FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING THE BENEFITS
FOR HOME CARE AVAILABLE TO A COVERED PERSON, EACH VISIT
BY A MEMBER OF A HOME CARE TEAM IS CONSIDERED AS ONE HOME
CARE VISIT. THE CONTRACT MAY CONTAIN A LIMITATION ON THE
NUMBER OF HOME CARE VISITS, BUT NOT LESS THAN 40 SUCH
VISITS IN ANY CALENDAR YEAR OR IN ANY CONTINUOUS PERIOD
OF 12 MONTHS FOR EACH PERSON COVERED UNDER THE CONTRACT.

UP TO FOUR HOURS OF HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICE SHALL BE

CONSIDERED AS ONE HOME CAPE VISIT.

(E)    NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION TO THE
CONTRARY, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION APPLY TO
POLICIES ISSUED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBTITLE AND
ALSO THOSE ISSUED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SUBTITLE 20 -
NONPROFIT HEALTH SERVICE PLANS AND SUBTITLE 26 - GROUP
AND BLANKET HEALTH INSURANCE.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1976.

Approved May 4, 1976.

CHAPTER 249

(Senate Bill 70)

AN ACT concerning

Home Health Agencies

FOR the purpose of requiring the Department of Health and
Mental Hygiene to develop and promulgate certain
regulations relating to and licensing home health
agencies; defining certain terms; requiring the
Department to make certain inspections; requiring
the regulations to include certain matters;
requiring the home health agency to provide certain
services under certain conditions; specifying the
purpose of coordinated home health care programs;
and generally relating to home health agencies.

BY adding to

Article 43 - Health

Section 871 through 876, inclusive, to be under

the new subtitle "Home Health Agencies"

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1971 Replacement Volume and 1975 Supplement)