ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                            S.B. 785

Annotated Code of Maryland
(2003 Replacement Volume)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 70B - Department of Aging

11C.

(a)     (1) The provider shall furnish without cost to all prospective subscribers,
before payment of any part of the entrance fee or, if earlier, the execution of a
continuing care agreement, and annually to all subscribers on request, a disclosure
statement for each facility of the provider holding a preliminary certificate of
registration or a certificate of registration.

(2) The provider shall submit its initial disclosure statement to the
Department for review at least 45 days before distributing the statement to any
prospective subscribers.

(b)     (1) The provider shall revise the disclosure statement annually and file
the disclosure statement with the Department within 120 days after the end of the
provider's fiscal year.

(2) The Department shall review the disclosure statement solely to
ensure compliance with this section.

(c)     The disclosure statement shall include:

(1)     The name, address, and description of the facility and the name and
address of any parent or subsidiary person;

(2)     The organizational structure and management of the provider,
including:

(i) If the provider is a corporation or limited liability company, the
name of the corporation or limited liability company, the state in which the
corporation is incorporated or the limited liability company is formed, and the name
of the chief executive officer;

(ii) If the provider is a partnership, the names of the general
partners, the state governing the formation of the partnership, and the name of the
primary individual responsible for managing the partnership;

(iii) If the provider is an unincorporated association, the names of
the members, the state governing the association's activities, and the name of the
primary individual responsible for managing the association;

(iv) If the provider is a partnership having a corporation or limited
liability company as one or more of its general partners, the name of the corporation
or limited liability company, the state in which the corporation is incorporated or the
limited liability company is formed, and the name of the chief executive officer;

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