3550

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 752

to be provided by the provider to each subscriber, including in
detail all items which each subscriber will receive, whether the
items will be provided for a designated time period or for life.
The contract shall designate the classes of subscribers, if any.

(3)  Describe the procedures to be followed by the
provider when the provider temporarily or permanently changes the
subscriber's accommodation within the facility or transfers the
subscriber to another health facility. A subscriber's
accommodations shall be changed only for the protection of the
health or safety of the subscriber or the general and economic
welfare of the residents.

(4)  Describe the policies that will be implemented in
the event the subscriber becomes unable to meet the monthly fees.

(5)  State the policy of the provider with regard to
changes in accommodations and the procedure to be followed to
implement that policy in the event of an increase or decrease in
the number of persons occupying an individual unit.

(6)  Provide in clear and understandable language, in
print no smaller than the largest type used in the body of said
agreement, the terms governing the refund of any portion of the
entrance fee in the event of discharge by the provider or
cancellation by the subscriber.

(7)  State the terms under which an agreement is
canceled by the death of the subscriber.

(8)  Provide in clear and understandable language in
print no smaller than the largest type used in said agreement,
whether or not monthly fees, if charged, will be subject to
periodic increases.

(9)  Provide that charges for care paid in advance in
one lump sum only shall not be increased or changed during the
duration of the agreed upon care.

(10)  State funeral and burial services which will not
be provided by the provider.

(11)  Give a description of the living quarters.

(12)  State the conditions, if any, under which a unit
may be assigned to the use of another by the subscriber.

(13)  State the religious or charitable affiliations
of the provider and the extent, if any, to which the affiliate
organization will be responsible for the financial and contract
obligations of the provider.

(14)  State the subscriber's and provider's respective
rights and obligations as to use of the facility and as to real
and personal property of the subscriber placed in the custody of
the provider.