HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(2) AS A NURSING HOME IF THE RELATED
INSTITUTION:

(I)  PROVIDES NURSING CARE FOR CHRONICALLY
ILL OR CONVALESCENT PATIENTS; OR

(II)  OFFERS TO PROVIDE 24-HOUR A DAY
NURSING CARE OF PATIENTS IN A HOME-TYPE FACILITY SUCH AS:

1.  A CONVALESCENT HOME;

2.  A NURSING UNIT OF A HOME FOR THE
AGED;

3.  A PSYCHIATRIC NURSING HOME;

4.  A NURSING FACILITY FOR THE
HANDICAPPED;

5.  A HOME FOR ALCOHOLICS; OR

6.  A HALFWAY HOUSE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from former Article
43, § 556(c) and (e) and the first clause of the
first sentence of § 562(a).

Defined terms: "Domiciliary care" § 19-301
"Hospital" § 19-301 "Related institution" § 19-301
"Nursing care" § 19-301 "Secretary" § 1-101
"Personal care" § 19-301

19-308. STANDARDS AND INSPECTIONS.

(A) STANDARDS.

(1)  THE SECRETARY SHALL ADOPT REASONABLE RULES
AND REGULATIONS THAT SET STANDARDS OF SERVICES FOR THE CARE
AND MEDICAL SUPERVISION OF RESIDENTS IN RELATED
INSTITUTIONS.

(2)  THE SECRETARY MAY ADOPT RULES AND
REGULATIONS THAT SET STANDARDS FOR SAFETY AND SANITATION IN
THE PHYSICAL PLANT AND IN THE DIAGNOSTIC, THERAPEUTIC, AND
LABORATORY FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT OF HOSPITALS AND RELATED

INSTITUTIONS.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language derived
without substantive change from the first
sentence, except as that sentence related to
classifications of hospitals, and the entire
second sentence of former Article 43, § 562(a).

The fourth sentence of former Article 43, §