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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor Ch. 549
Article - Health - General
19-120.
(P) A SEPARATE SATELLITE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LOCATION OF AN
ACUTE CARE GENERAL HOSPITAL MAY BE ESTABLISHED WITHOUT A CERTIFICATE
OF NEED IF;
(1) THE SATELLITE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LOCATION IS
ESTABLISHED BY, AND WILL OPERATE ADMINISTRATIVELY AS PART OF, AN ACUTE
CARE GENERAL HOSPITAL;
(2) THE ACUTE CARE GENERAL HOSPITAL IS PART OF A MERGED ASSET
SYSTEM WITH ALL OF ITS EXISTING MARYLAND ACUTE CARE GENERAL HOSPITALS
LOCATED IN A SINGLE JURISDICTION;
(3) THE SATELLITE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LOCATION WILL
OPERATE IN THE SAME JURISDICTION;
(4) ONE OR MORE OF THE EXISTING ACUTE CARE GENERAL HOSPITALS
IN THE MERGED ASSET SYSTEM HAS AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VOLUME OF
75,000 OR MORE VISITS FOR THE 12 MONTHS ENDING JUNE 30, 2004;
(5) THERE ARE NOT MORE THAN 5 ACUTE CARE GENERAL HOSPITALS IN
THE JURISDICTION; AND
(6) THE CAPITAL EXPENDITURE TO IMPLEMENT THE SATELLITE
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LOCATION OTHERWISE MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF
SUBSECTION (K)(5)(VIII) OF THIS SECTION.
19-201.
(d) (1) "Hospital services" means:
(i) Inpatient hospital services as enumerated in Medicare
Regulation 42 C.F.R. § 409.10, as amended;
(ii) Emergency services, INCLUDING EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
SERVICES PROVIDED AT A SATELLITE LOCATION ESTABLISHED BY AN ACUTE CARE
GENERAL HOSPITAL UNDER § 19-120(P) OF THIS TITLE, WHICH FOR RATE SETTING
PURPOSES SHALL BE CONSIDERED PART OF THAT HOSPITAL;
(iii) Outpatient services provided at the hospital; and
(iv) Identified physician services for which a facility has
Commission approved rates on June 30, 1985.
19-301.
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(g) (1) "Hospital" means an institution that:
[(1)] (I) Has a group of at least 5 physicians who are organized as a
medical staff for the institution;
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