HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(B) HOSPICE.

"HOSPICE" MEANS A FACILITY THAT:

(1)  IS SEPARATE FROM ANY OTHER FACILITY;

(2)  UNDER AN ORGANIZED, MEDICALLY DIRECTED,
MULTIPLE DISCIPLINE PROGRAM FOR MEETING THE SPECIAL
PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, SPIRITUAL, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC NEEDS
OF DYING INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES, PROVIDES PALLIATIVE
AND SUPPORTIVE CARE DURING THE ILLNESS AND BEREAVEMENT; AND

(3)  ADMITS AT LEAST 2 BUT NOT MORE THAN 8
INDIVIDUALS WHO:

(I)  ARE UNRELATED; AND

(II)  HAVE NO REASONABLE PROSPECT OF. A

CURE; AND

(III) ARE EXPECTED TO DIE WITHIN 6 MONTHS.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language derived
without substantive change from former Article
43, § 950(b).

The term "hospice" is substituted for
"freestanding hospice care facility" and
"facility" to provide a single, short defined
term for use throughout this subtitle.

In item (3)(i) of this subsection, the term
"unrelated" is substituted for "nonrelated", to
conform to similar terminology in § 19-301 of

this article. The Commission to Revise the
Annotated Code notes, for consideration by the
General Assembly, that, while "unrelated" is
defined in § 19-301 of this article, there is no
comparable definition in this section. The
Commission believes that "unrelated" refers to a
relationship of a patient to the proprietor of
the hospice and not to any relationship between
patients in the hospice.

The substantive requirement that "a licensed
physician" estimate the life expectancy, now
appears in § 19-913 of this subtitle.

(C) LICENSE.

"LICENSE" MEANS A LICENSE ISSUED BY THE SECRETARY TO
OPERATE A HOSPICE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language added