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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 21

"certification", see revisor's note to § 19-904
of this subtitle and the General Revisor's Note
to this article.

Defined terms: "License" § 19-901
"Secretary" § 1-101

19-911. DENIALS AND REVOCATION BY SECRETARY.

(A)  DUTY.

THE SECRETARY SHALL DENY A LICENSE TO ANY APPLICANT OR
REVOKE A LICENSE IF THE APPLICANT OR LICENSEE HAS BEEN
CONVICTED OF A FELONY THAT RELATES TO MEDICAID OR TO A
NURSING HOME.

(B)  POWER.

THE SECRETARY MAY DENY A LICENSE TO AN APPLICANT OR
REVOKE A LICENSE IF THE APPLICANT OR LICENSEE DOES NOT MEET
THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBTITLE OR ANY RULE OR REGULATION
THAT THE SECRETARY ADOPTS UNDER THIS SUBTITLE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: Subsection (a) of this section is new
language derived without substantive change from
the second sentence of former Article 43, §
952(b).

Subsection (b) of this section is new language
added to state expressly that which only was
implied in the former law.

Throughout this section, the phrase "revoke a
license" is added to state expressly a power that
is only implied by the former reference to the
license being "provisional in nature pursuant to
rules and regulations" -- i.e., the power that
the Secretary may revoke a license for a ground
on which an applicant could be denied a license.

As to the substitution of the term "license" for
references to "certificate", see revisor's note
to § 19-904 of this subtitle and the General
Revisor's Note to this article.

The Commission to Revise the Annotated Code
notes, for consideration by the General Assembly,
that there are no hearings provided for action
taken under this section.

The Commission also notes, for consideration,
that the reference to "Medicaid" in subsection
(a) of this section, might not include the
Medicare Program. The General Assembly may wish
to consider inclusion of medicare or the broader