[19-1514.] 19-139.

If the Commission considers a further investigation necessary or desirable to
authenticate information in a report that a health care practitioner or office facility
files under this subtitle, the Commission may make necessary further examination of
the records or accounts of the health care practitioner or office facility, in accordance
with the regulations of the Commission.

19-140. RESERVED.

19-141. RESERVED.

Subtitle 2. Health Services Cost Review Commission.

PART I. DEFINITIONS; GENERAL PROVISIONS.

19-201.

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

(b) "Commission" means the State Health Services Cost Review Commission.

(c) "Facility" means, whether operated for a profit or not:

(1) Any hospital; or

(2) Any related institution:

(d) (1) "Hospital services" means:

(i) Inpatient hospital services as enumerated in Medicare
Regulation 42 C.F.R. § 409.10, as amended;

(ii) Emergency services;

(iii) Outpatient services provided at the hospital; and

(iv) Identified physician services for which a facility has
Commission-approved rates on June 30, 1985.

(2) "Hospital services" does not include outpatient renal dialysis

services.

(e) (1) "Related institution" means an institution that is licensed by the
Department as:

(i) A comprehensive care facility that is currently regulated by the

Commission; or

(ii) An intermediate care facility — mental retardation.

(2) "Related institution" includes any institution in paragraph (1) of this
subsection, as reclassified from time to time by law.