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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor H.B. 1015
with or acquisition of an existing general hospice, the purchaser of the general
hospice may only acquire the authority to provide home-based hospice services in
jurisdictions in which the seller of the general hospice is licensed to provide
home-based hospice services;
(iii) Acquisition of business or office equipment that is not directly
related to patient care;
(iv) Capital expenditures to the extent that they are directly related
to the acquisition and installation of major medical equipment;
(v) A capital expenditure made as part of a consolidation or merger
of 2 or more health care facilities, or conversion of a health care facility or part of a
facility to a nonhealth-related use if:
1. At least 45 days before an expenditure is made, written
notice of intent is filed with the Commission;
2. Within 45 days of receiving notice, the Commission in its
sole discretion finds that the proposed consolidation, merger, or conversion:
A. Is not inconsistent with the State health plan or the
institution-specific plan developed by the Commission as appropriate;
B. Will result in the delivery of more efficient and effective
health care services; and
C. Is in the public interest; and
3. Within 45 days of receiving notice, the Commission shall
notify the health care facility of its finding;
(vi) A capital expenditure by a nursing home for equipment,
construction, or renovation that:
1. Is not directly related to patient care; and
2. Is not directly related to any change in patient charges or
other rates;
(vii) A capital expenditure by a hospital, as defined in § 19-301 of
this title, for equipment, construction, or renovation that:
1. Is not directly related to patient care; and
2. Does not increase patient charges or hospital rates;
(viii) A capital expenditure by a hospital as defined in § 19-301 of
this title, for a project in excess of [$1,250,000] $10,000,000 for construction or
renovation that:
1. May be related to patient care;
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