Ch. 499

1995 LAWS OF MARYLAND

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

3.       The facility is located on the campus of the continuing care
facility;

(iii) Except for a facility to provide kidney transplant services or
programs, a kidney disease treatment facility, as defined by rule or regulation of the
United States Department of Health and Human Services;

(iv) Except for kidney transplant services or programs, the kidney
disease treatment stations and services provided by or on behalf of a hospital or related
institution; or

(v) [1.] The office of one or more private [physicians, podiatrists,
or] dentists, regardless of whether such office is eligible or receives reimbursement from
third party payors as an ambulatory surgical facility or center, if that office provides
services only within [a single medical or surgical subspecialty as determined by the
Health Resources Planning Commission in regulation, if the office is used only for the
physician's patients or patients of the group, and if the office includes not more than 4
surgical suites] GENERAL DENTISTRY OR A DENTAL SPECIALTY, AS DETERMINED BY
THE MARYLAND STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS BY REGULATION,
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 4 OF THE HEALTH OCCUPATIONS ARTICLE.
INDIVIDUALS LICENSED TO PRACTICE DENTISTRY UNDER TITLE 4 OF THE HEALTH
OCCUPATIONS ARTICLE, FOR THE PURPOSES OF PRACTICING DENTISTRY.

[2. For the purposes of this paragraph subspecialty includes
ophthalmology.]

(G) "HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER" MEANS A PERSON WHO IS LICENSED,
CERTIFIED, OR OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED UNDER THE HEALTH OCCUPATIONS
ARTICLE TO PROVIDE MEDICAL SERVICES IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF BUSINESS
OR PRACTICE OF A PROFESSION.

[(f)](H) "Health service area" means an area of this State that the Governor
designates as appropriate for planning and developing of health services.

[(g)](I) "Local health planning agency" means a body that the Commission
designates to perform health planning and development functions for a health service
area.

19-115.

(g) (1) A certificate of need is required before a health care facility is moved to
another site.

(2) This subsection does not apply if:

(i) The Commission adopts limits for relocations and the proposed
relocation does not exceed those limits; [or]

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