(2) "Health care facility" does not include:

(i) A hospital or related institution that is operated, or is listed and
certified, by the First Church of Christ Scientist. Boston. Massachusetts;

(ii) For the purpose of providing an exemption from a certificate of
need under § 19-115 of this subtitle, a facility to provide comprehensive care
constructed by a provider of continuing care, as defined by Article 70B of the Code, if:

1. The facility is for the exclusive use of the provider's
subscribers who have executed continuing care agreements for the purpose of
utilizing independent living units or domiciliary care within the continuing care
facility;

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) The office of one or more individuals licensed to practice
dentistry under Title 4 of the Health Occupations Article, for the purposes of
practicing dentistry.

19-115.

(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

(2) "CRITICAL ACCESS LIMITED SERVICE HOSPITAL" MEANS A HEALTH
CARE FACILITY THAT:

(I) IS LICENSED AS A HOSPITAL ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 1999;

(II) CHANGES THE TYPE OR SCOPE OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES
OFFERED BY ELIMINATING THE FACILITY'S CAPABILITY TO ADMIT OR RETAIN
PATIENTS FOR OVERNIGHT ACUTE CARE HOSPITALIZATION:

(III) RETAINS AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OR URGENT CARE

CENTER; AND

(IV) COMPLIES WITH THE OPERATING STANDARDS PROVIDED IN
REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY THE SECRETARY UNDER § 19-307.1 OF THIS TITLE.

[(2)] (3) (I) "Health care service" means any [clinically-related]
CLINICALLY RELATED patient service [including].