Ch. 5

LAWS OF MARYLAND

(iii) The proposed change would establish,
increase, or decrease a health care service and the change would
not result in the:

2. Establishment of an open heart
surgery, organ transplant surgery, OR burn or neonatal intensive
health care service;

(iv) 3. Within 45 days of receiving notice
under item 1. of this [paragraph] SUBPARAGRAPH, the Commission
shall notify the health care facility of its finding.

(j) (5) This subsection does not apply to:

(viii) A capital expenditure by a hospital as
defined in § 19-301 of this title, for a project in excess of
$1,250,000 for construction or renovation that:

2. Does not require, over the entire
period or schedule of debt service associated with the project, a
total cumulative increase in patient charges or hospital rates of
more than $1,500,000 for the capital costs associated with the
project as determined by the Commission, after consultation with
the Health Services Cost Review [Commission.] COMMISSION;

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: In § 19-115 of the Health - General Article,
stylistic error in subsection (g)(2)(ii), omitted
conjunction in subsection (i)(2)(iii)2, stylistic
error in subsection (i)(2)(iv)3, and erroneous
punctuation in subsection (j)(5)(viii)2.

Occurred: Ch. 767, Acts of 1988.

19-116.

(c) An application for a certificate of need by a health
maintenance organization or by a health care facility that either
controls directly or indirectly, or is controlled by, a health
maintenance organization shall be approved if the Commission
finds that the application:

(2) Is not inconsistent with those sections of the
State health plan or those sections of the institution-specific
plan that govern hospitals, as defined in § 19-301 of this title,
and ambulatory surgical facilities or centers, as defined in §
19-101(e) of this subtitle, or health care projects for which a
certificate of need is required under subsection [(b)(2)]
(B)(1)(II) of this section.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

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