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Ch. 57 2002 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 2002.
Approved April 9, 2002.
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CHAPTER 57
(House Bill 321)
AN ACT concerning
Continuing Care Communities - Direct Admissions Into Comprehensive
Care Nursing Bed - Repeal of Abrogation Provision
FOR the purpose of repealing the abrogation provision relating to definitions for
health planning and development that apply to certain health care facilities;
repealing the abrogation provision relating to provisions that allow certain
continuing care communities to admit subscribers directly to a comprehensive
care nursing bed; and generally relating to direct admissions into
comprehensive care nursing beds in continuing care communities.
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article - Health - General
Section 19-114 and 19-124
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2000 Replacement Volume and 2001 Supplement)
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Chapter 238 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2000
Section 2
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article - Health - General
19-114.
(a) In this Part II of this subtitle the following words have the meanings
indicated.
(b) (1) "Ambulatory surgical facility" means any center, service, office,
facility, or office of one or more health care practitioners or a group practice, as
defined in § 1-301 of the Health Occupations Article, that:
(i) Has two or more operating rooms;
(ii) Operates primarily for the purpose of providing surgical
services to patients who do not require overnight hospitalization; and
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