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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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Ch. 238
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Section 19-114(e)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1996 Replacement Volume and 1999 Supplement)
BY adding to
Article - Health - General
Section 19-125.2
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
19-114.
(e) (1) "Health care facility" means:
(i) A hospital, as defined in § 19-301(g) of this title;
(ii) A limited service hospital, as defined in § 19-301(e) of this title;
(iii) A related institution, as defined in § 19-301 of this title;
(iv) An ambulatory surgical facility;
(v) An inpatient facility that is organized primarily to help in the
rehabilitation of disabled individuals, through an integrated program of medical and
other services provided under competent professional supervision;
(vi) A home health agency, as defined in § 19-401 of this title;
(vii) A hospice, as defined in § 19-901 of this title; and
(viii) Any other health institution, service, or program for which this
Part II of this subtitle requires a certificate of need.
(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 § 19-123 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. Except as provided under § 19-125.1 of this subtitle, 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
assisted living units within] AND PAID ALL ENTRANCE FEES THAT ARE AT LEAST
EQUAL TO THE LOWEST ENTRANCE FEE CHARGED FOR AN INDEPENDENT LIVING
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