S.B. 30.3                                                  VETOES

(1)     forfeits any right to compensation for the service that the
employment agency performed; and

(2)     shall return any compensation that the employment agency received
for the service.]

Subtitle [6.] 5. Short Title.

[9-601.] 9-501.

This title is the Maryland Employment Agency Act.

Article - Health - General

19-401.

(c) (1) "Home health care" means any of the following services that are
provided under the general direction of a licensed health professional practicing
within the scope of their practice act:

(i)     Audiology and speech pathology;

(ii)    Dietary and nutritional services;

(iii)   Drug services;

(iv)    Home health aid;

(v)     Laboratory;

(vi)    Medical social services;

(vii)   Nursing;

(viii) Occupational therapy;

(ix)    Physical therapy;

(x) Provision of medically necessary sickroom equipment and
supplies; OR

(XI) A NURSE REGISTRY THAT IS AN EMPLOYMENT AGENCY UNDER
THE PROVISIONS OF THE MARYLAND EMPLOYMENT AGENCY ACT.

(2)     However, the provisions of this subsection do not apply to[:

(i) A nurse registry that is licensed under the provisions of the
Maryland Employment Agency Act; or

(ii) A] A home-based hospice care program that is licensed as a
home-based hospice care program under the provisions of Subtitle 9 of this title.

(3)     A home health agency shall also be licensed as a hospice care
program if the home health agency operates a hospice care program that is distinct
from its other services.

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