HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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subsistence of daily living in a safe, sanitary, and healthful
environment; and

(ii) Admits or retains the individuals for
overnight care.

(2) "Related institution" does not include:

(i) An adult residential environment or home
that is certified by the Department of Human Resources;

(ii) A nursing facility or visiting nurse

service that is conducted only by or for adherents of a bona fide
church or religious organization, in accordance with tenets and
practices that include reliance on treatment by spiritual means
alone for healing; [or]

(iii) Any sheltered housing for the elderly, as
defined in Article 70B, § 1 of the Code, that is certified by the
Office on Aging, unless the housing provides for more than 15
individuals:

1. In one building that does not have
more than one apartment unit; or

2. If there are apartment units in the
building, in one apartment unit; OR

19-101.

(e) (1) "Health Care Facility" means:

(i) A hospital, as defined in § 19-301 of this
title;

(ii) A related institution, as defined in §
19-301 of this title;

(iii) A kidney disease treatment facility, as
defined by rule or regulation of the United States Department of
Health and Human Services;

(iv) An ambulatory surgical facility that:

1. Provides surgical treatment to

individuals who do not need overnight hospitalization;

2. Is not part of a hospital; and

3. Is not part of the office of 1 or more
private physicians or dentists or part of any office of
physicians or dentists who are organized as a professional
association.