recommendations and to take into account and examine certain issues; requiring
the Secretary of the Department of Aging to chair the Task Force; requiring the
Department of Aging to provide staff support for the Task Force; requiring the
Task Force to submit a certain report on or before a certain date; providing for the
termination of the Task Force; providing for the termination of certain provisions
of this Act; requiring the Health Care Access and Cost Commission, in
consultation with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the
Department of Aging, to develop a system to comparatively evaluate nursing
facility quality of care and performance on an objective basis and to annually
publish certain summary findings; establishing the purpose of the comparative
evaluation system; requiring the Commission to consider a certain factor in
developing the system; requiring the system to solicit certain information under
certain circumstances; authorizing the Commission to adopt certain regulations;
requiring a certain report on or before a certain date; and generally relating to
the reservation of beds for Program recipients and quality of care in nursing
facilities.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article—Health—General
Section 19-319(a)
Annotated Code of Maryland

(1996 Replacement Volume and 1998 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article—Health—General
Section 19-319.3
Annotated Code of Maryland

(1996 Replacement Volume and 1998 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Health - General
Section 15-117
Annotated Code of Maryland

(1994 Replacement Volume and 1998 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Health - General
Section 19-1501
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1996 Replacement Volume and 1998 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article - Health - General
Section 19-1508(d)
Annotated Code of Maryland