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Ch. 217
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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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Health and Mental Hygiene to adopt certain regulations; requiring a nursing
home to give notice and establish certain procedures in the event of injury,
closure, or loss of funds under certain circumstances; and generally relating to
quality assurance in nursing homes.
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Health - General
Section 19-1401 through 19-1403 and 19-1405 through 19-1409 to be under
the amended subtitle "Subtitle 14. Nursing Homes"
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1996 Replacement Volume and 1999 Supplement)
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article - Health - General
Section 19-1404
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1996 Replacement Volume and 1999 Supplement)
BY adding to
Article - Health - General
Section 19-1410 through 19-1415
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1996 Replacement Volume and 1999 Supplement)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article - Health - General
Subtitle 14. Nursing Homes [ - Civil Money Penalties].
19-1401.
(a) In this subtitle, the following words have the meanings indicated.
(B) "ACTUAL HARM DEFICIENCY' MEANS A CONDITION EXISTING IN A
NURSING HOME OR AN ACTION OR INACTION BY THE NURSING HOME STAFF THAT
HAS CAUSED PHYSICAL OR EMOTIONAL INJURY OR IMPAIRMENT TO A RESIDENT.
(C) "CONCURRENT REVIEW" MEANS A DAILY REVIEW OF EACH RESIDENT BY A
LICENSED NURSE THAT EVALUATES INDICATORS AND DATA SUCH AS MEDICATION
ADMINISTRATION, LABORATORY VALUES, DEHYDRATION AND MALNUTRITION,
NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND WEIGHT LOSS OR GAIN, SKIN BREAKDOWN. ACCIDENTS
AND INJURIES, CHANGES IN MENTAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL STATUS, AND OVERALL
CARE OF THE RESIDENT.
(C) " CONCURRENT REVIEW" MEANS DAILY ROUNDS BY A LICENSED NURSE
WHICH INCLUDE:
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