PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 346

13.

(a) In addition to such other provisions as may be considered proper to effectuate
the purpose of any continuing care agreement, each agreement executed between a
subscriber and a provider shall:

(1)     Show the total consideration paid by the subscriber for continuing care
including the value of all property transferred, donations, entrance fees, subscriptions,
monthly fees, and any other fees paid or payable by or on behalf of a subscriber;

(2)     Specify all services such as food, shelter, medical care, nursing care, or
other health services, which are to be provided by the provider to each subscriber,
including in detail all items which each subscriber will receive, whether the items will be
provided for a designated time period or for life;

(3)     Designate the classes of subscribers according to types of payment plans;

(4)     Describe the procedures to be followed by the provider when the
provider temporarily or permanently changes the subscriber's accommodation within the
facility or transfers the subscriber to another health [facility. A] FACILITY, BUT A
subscriber's accommodations shall be changed only for the protection of the health or
safety of the subscriber or the general and economic welfare of the residents;

(5)     Describe the policies that will be implemented in the event the
subscriber becomes unable to meet the monthly fees;

(6)     State the policy of the provider with regard to changes in
accommodations and the procedure to be followed to implement that policy in the event
of an increase or decrease in the number of persons occupying an individual unit;

(7)     Provide in clear and understandable language, AND IN ALL CAPITAL
LETTERS in [print no smaller than] the largest type used in the body of [said] THE
agreement, the terms governing the refund of any portion of the entrance fee in the event
of discharge by the provider or cancellation by the subscriber;

(8)     State the terms under which an agreement is canceled by the death of
the subscriber;

(9)     Provide in clear and understandable [language] LANGUAGE, AND IN
ALL CAPITAL LETTERS in [print no smaller than] the largest type used in [said] THE
agreement, whether or not monthly fees, if charged, will be subject to periodic increases;

(10)   Provide that charges for care paid in advance in 1 lump sum only shall
not be increased or changed during the duration of the agreed upon care;

(11)   State which funeral and burial services, if any, will be provided by the
provider;

(12)   Give a description of the living quarters;

(13)   State the conditions, if any, under which a unit may be assigned to the
use of another by the subscriber;

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