HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                       4071

(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 a 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.

[(v)] (IV) An inpatient facility that is
organized primarily to help in the rehabilitation of disabled
individuals, through an integrated program of medical and other
services provided under competent professional supervision;

[(vi)] (V) A home health agency, as defined in
§ 19-401 of this title;

[(vii)] (VI) A hospice, as defined in § 19-901
of this title; and

[(viii)] (VII) Any other health institution,
service, or program for which Part I of this subtitle requires a
certificate of need.

(2) "Health care facility" does not include:

(i) A hospital or related institution that is
operated, or is listed and certified, by the First Church of
Christ Scientist, Boston, Massachusetts; [or]

(ii) For the purpose of providing an exemption
from a certificate of need under § 19-115 of this subtitle, a
facility to provide domiciliary, personal, or nursing care
constructed by a provider of continuing care, as defined by
Article 70B of the Code, if:

1.  The facility is for the exclusive use
of the provider's subscribers;

2.  The number of comprehensive care
nursing beds in the facility does not exceed 20 percent of the
number of independent living units at the continuing care
community; and