HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                     1501

(A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANING
INDICATED.

(B) "LICENSE" MEANS A LICENSE ISSUED BY THE SECRETARY TO
OPERATE MAJOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT.

(C) "MAJOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT" MEANS MEDICAL EQUIPMENT THAT
IS USED TO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND FOR WHICH THE TOTAL
COST OF THE EQUIPMENT EXCEEDS $600,000 AFTER ADJUSTMENT FOR
INFLATION AS PROVIDED IN REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY THE SECRETARY.

(D) (1) "PROVISIONAL LICENSE" MEANS A LICENSE ISSUED BY THE
SECRETARY TO OPERATE MAJOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT FOR WHICH LICENSING
STANDARDS HAVE NOT YET BEEN ADOPTED.

(2) A PROVISIONAL LICENSE SHALL ONLY BE VALID UNTIL
REGULATIONS ESTABLISHING LICENSING STANDARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

19-1002.

(A) A PERSON, OTHER THAN A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION
AS DEFINED IN SECTION 19-701 OF THIS ARTICLE, MAY NOT LEASE,
OPERATE, ACQUIRE OR RECEIVE ANY MAJOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT UNLESS
THE EQUIPMENT IS LICENSED BY THE SECRETARY.

(B) WHILE IT IS EFFECTIVE, A LICENSE OR A PROVISIONAL
LICENSE AUTHORIZES THE USE OF MAJOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AS
SPECIFIED IN THE LICENSE OR THE PROVISIONAL LICENSE.

(C) A LICENSE OR A PROVISIONAL LICENSE ISSUED UNDER THIS
SUBTITLE IS NOT TRANSFERABLE.

(D) (1) A PROVISIONAL LICENSE EXPIRES AND IS NO LONGER
VALID WHEN REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE EQUIPMENT PROVISIONALLY
LICENSED BECOME EFFECTIVE.

(2) A HOLDER OF A PROVISIONAL LICENSE THAT EXPIRES
MUST APPLY FOR A LICENSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SUBTITLE.

19-1003.

(A) THE SECRETARY SHALL ADOPT REGULATIONS TO CARRY OUT THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBTITLE IN CONSULTATION WITH THE MEDICAL AND
CHIRURGICAL FACULTY OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND AND OTHER HEALTH
CARE PROVIDERS. THE REGULATIONS SHALL INCLUDE PROVISIONS THAT:

(1) PERTAIN TO THE LICENSING OF MAJOR MEDICAL
EQUIPMENT;

(2) GOVERN THE REASONABLE USE OF MAJOR MEDICAL
EQUIPMENT;

(3) PROVIDE ADEQUATE SAFETY STANDARDS FOR THE USE OF
MAJOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT; AND