HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(iii) Any other appropriate matter; and

(6) On or before October 1 of each year, submit
to the Governor, the Secretary, and [each member of],
SUBJECT TO ARTICLE 40, § 51 OF THE CODE, TO the General
Assembly an annual report on the operations and activities
of the Commission during the preceding fiscal year,
including:

(i) A copy of each summary, compilation,
and supplementary report required by this subtitle; and

(ii) Any other fact, suggestion, or policy
recommendation that the Commission considers necessary.

19-308.

(b) (1) To assure compliance with the standards
adopted under this subtitle, the Secretary shall have an
inspection made:

(i) Of each hospital or related
institution for which a license is sought; and

(ii) Periodically of each hospital and
related institution for which a license has been issued.

(2)  At least 2 inspections a year of each
hospital and related institution shall be unannounced.

(3)  The part of a building that contains part of
a hospital or related institution and any outbuilding are
considered part of the facility and are subject to
inspection to determine occupancy status for licensing
purposes.

(4)  SUBJECT TO ARTICLE 40, § 51 OF THE CODE,
[During] DURING each regular session of the General
Assembly, the Department shall submit to the General
Assembly a report on the inspections.

(5)  (i) An employee of the Department may not
inform a hospital or related institution of any proposed
inspection activity, unless the chief of the employee's
division directs the employee to do so.

(ii) An employee who violates any
provision of this paragraph is guilty of a misdemeanor and
on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or
imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.

SECTION 8 13. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the
passage of Section 6 of this Act is contingent upon the
passage of S.B. ___ (21r___) (Health ___Environmental