PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                             Ch. 513

(3)     "Initially providing or referring" means the first time a nursing staff
agency provides or refers a particular licensed practical nurse, registered nurse, or
geriatric nursing assistant to a health' care facility.

(4)     "Nursing personnel" means:

(i) Any individual licensed by the State Board of Nursing as a:

1.       Licensed practical nurse; or

2.       Registered nurse; or

(ii) A geriatric nursing assistant who complies with the provisions of §
19-308.1 of the Health - General Article for patient care personnel.

. (5) (i) "Nursing staff agency" means any person, firm, corporation,
partnership, or other business entity engaged in the business of providing or referring
nursing personnel to render temporary nursing services at a health care facility in the
State.

(ii) "Nursing staff agency" does not include:

1.       Any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or other business
entity engaged solely in the business of providing or referring nursing personnel to render
private duty nursing care at a health care facility;

2.       A nursing staff agency operated by a health care facility
solely for the purpose of procuring, furnishing, or referring temporary or permanent
nursing personnel for employment at that health care facility;

3.       A home health agency regulated under Subtitle 4 of the
Health - General Article; or

4.       Any nursing personnel procuring, furnishing, or referring
their own services to a health care facility without the direct or indirect assistance of a
nursing staff agency.

(6) "Responsible party" means the individual at a nursing staff agency who
controls the day to day operation of the nursing staff agency.

(b) All nursing staff agencies shall submit to the Board the nursing staff agency's:

(1)     Business name;

(2)     Business address;

(3)     Business telephone number; and

(4)     Responsible party.

(C) (1) A NURSING STAFF AGENCY REGISTRATION EXPIRES ON THE 28TH
DAY OF THE MONTH IN WHICH THE AGENCY WAS ORIGINALLY REGISTERED UNLESS
THE LICENSE IS RENEWED FOR A 1-YEAR TERM AS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION.

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