Ch. 109                                           LAWS OF MARYLAND

Article - Health - General

Part V. Receivership of Nursing Homes and Community
[Residential] Programs

19-333.

(a)  In Part V of this subtitle the following words have the
meanings indicated.

(b)   "Affiliate" means:

(1)  Each partner of a partnership;

(2)  Each officer, director, and stockholder who has
direct or indirect ownership or control of 10 percent or more of
the stock of a corporation; or

(3)  Each individual who has direct or indirect
ownership of 10 percent or more of a nursing home or community
[residential] program.

(c)  "Community [residential] program" means:

(1)  A program which provides residential services and
is an alcohol abuse [facility as defined in § 8-411(a) of this
article] AND DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAM AS DEFINED IN §
8-403(A) OF THIS ARTICLE;

(2)  A program which provides residential services for
individuals with a developmental disability as defined in §
7-101(d) and (h) of this article;

[(3) A program which provides residential services
and is required to be certified by the Drug Abuse Administration
under § 9-403 of this article;]

[(4)] (3) A private group home required to be
licensed by the Mental Hygiene Administration under § 10-517 of
this article;

[(5)] (4) A private therapeutic group home for
children and adolescents as defined under § 10-920 of this
article;

[(6)] (5) A private residential treatment center for
children and adolescents licensed under § 19-307 of this
subtitle; [or]

[(7)] (6) A private facility operating living units
that house less than 4 persons per unit under § 10-902 of this
article; OR

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