Ch. 3

1995 LAWS OF MARYLAND

physician performing the postmortem examination shall notify the first responder and the
first responder's employer or the employer's designee of the first responder's possible
contact exposure to the contagious disease or virus.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Omitted comma in § 18-213.2(b) of the Health - General Article.

Occurred: Ch. 534, Acts of 1994.

19-115.

(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:

3.       At least 45 days before the proposed expenditure is made,
[a] THE hospital [shall notify] NOTIFIES the Commission and within 45 days of receipt
of the relevant financial information, the Commission [shall make] MAKES the financial
determination required under item [2.] 2 of this subparagraph; and

4.       The relevant financial information to be submitted by [a]
THE hospital [shall be] IS defined in regulations promulgated by the Commission, after
consultation with the Health Services Cost Review Commission; or

(ix) A plant donated to a hospital as defined in § 19-301 of this title,
which does not require a cumulative increase in patient charges or hospital rates of more
than $1,500,000 for capital costs associated with the donated plant as determined by the
Commission, after consultation with the Health Services Cost Review Commission[.]
THAT:

1.       At least 45 days before the proposed donation is made, [a]
THE hospital [shall notify] NOTIFIES the Commission and within 45 days of receipt of
the relevant financial information, the Commission [shall make] MAKES the financial
determination required under this subparagraph[.]; AND

2.       The relevant financial information to be submitted by [a]
THE hospital [shall be] IS defined in regulations promulgated by the Commission after
consultation with the Health Services Cost Review Commission.

(1) A certificate of need is not required to close any hospital or part of a hospital
as defined in§ 19-301 of this title if:

          (3) Within 45 days of receiving notice the Commission [shall notify]

NOTIFIES the health care facility of its findings.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Stylistic errors in § 19-115(j)(5)(viii)3 and 4 and (ix) and (1)(3) of the
Health - General Article.

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