SUBTITLE 3. HOSPITALS AND RELATED INSTITUTIONS  


PART I. DEFINITIONS; GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 19-301. Definitions
§ 19-302. Scope of subtitle
§ 19-303. Nonprofit hospitals; community benefit
§ 19-304. Reporting unexpected occurrences or incidents; analysis.
§ 19-305. Notification of change in condition or adverse event by residential treatment centers.
§ 19-306. Duties
§ 19-307. Classifications of hospitals and related institutions
§ 19-307.1. Regulations for limited service hospitals
§ 19-307.2. Licensed bed capacity
§ 19-308. Standards and inspections
§ 19-308.1. Patient care personnel
§ 19-308.2. Transfer of patients between hospitals
§ 19-308.3. Applications or contracts for admission
§ 19-308.4. Personal identification tags for employees and certain others
§ 19-308.5. Universal newborn hearing screening program
§ 19-308.6. Uniform emergency security codes for hospitals
§ 19-308.7. Umbilical cord blood donation
§ 19-308.8. Discharge or transfer of patients.
§ 19-308.9. Palliative care pilot programs [Section subject to abrogation]
§ 19-308.9. Palliative care pilot programs.(Abrogation of section effective November 30, 2016.)
§ 19-309. Complaints
§ 19-310. Organ or tissue donations
§ 19-310.1. Quality assessment of nursing facilities; Medicare reimbursement
PART II. APPROVAL FOR CONSTRUCTION, CONVERSION, OR OTHER CHANGE
§ 19-311. Approval required
§ 19-312. Qualifications for approval
§ 19-313. Applications for approval
§ 19-314. Action on application
§ 19-315. Assistance for construction, financing, and refinancing
§ 19-316, 19-317.
PART III. LICENSING
§ 19-318. License required; special rehabilitation hospitals
§ 19-319. Qualifications for licenses
§ 19-319.1. In-service education program
§ 19-319.2. Policies and procedures regarding patients' rights
§ 19-320. Applications for licenses
§ 19-321. Issuance and contents of license
§ 19-322. Scope of license
§ 19-323. Term and renewal
§ 19-324. License not transferable
§ 19-325. Delicensure -- In general
§ 19-326. Delicensure -- Alternative building or site uses
§ 19-326.1. Delicensure -- Fees for training displaced workers
PART IV. DENIALS; ADMISSIONS RESTRICTIONS; REVOCATIONS
§ 19-327. Denials and revocations by Secretary
§ 19-328. Admissions restrictions by Secretary
§ 19-329. Revocations and admissions restrictions by Montgomery and Prince George's counties
§ 19-330. Administrative and judicial review
§ 19-331, 19-332.
PART V. RECEIVERSHIP OF NURSING HOMES AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
§ 19-333. Definitions
§ 19-334. Petitions for receivership
§ 19-335. Hearing requirements
§ 19-336. Appointment of receiver; continuation of receivership
§ 19-337. Powers and duties of receiver
§ 19-338. Funding; liens
§ 19-339. Termination of receivership
§ 19-340, 19-341.
PART VI. RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS
§ 19-342. Hospitals
§ 19-343. Related institutions
§ 19-344. Procedures for compliance
§ 19-345. Transfer or discharge of resident
§ 19-345.1. Notice of discharge or transfer
§ 19-345.2. Involuntary discharge
§ 19-345.3. Penalties
§ 19-346. Property of residents
§ 19-347. Abuse prohibited
§ 19-348. Examination for cervical cancer; mammography educational materials
§ 19-349. Notice of increase in charges
§ 19-349.1. Notice of outpatient status, billing implications, and impact of status
§ 19-350. Itemized financial statement
§ 19-350.1. Uniform claims forms
§ 19-351. Staff
§ 19-352. Interest penalties
§ 19-353. Statement of right to receive pain assessment, management, and treatment
PART VII. PROHIBITED ACTS; PENALTIES; LIABILITY
§ 19-354. Tort liability
§ 19-355. Discrimination prohibited
§ 19-356. Medical referral services
§ 19-357. Pharmaceutical suppliers
§ 19-358. Operating without license or registration permit
§ 19-359. Regulations on related institutions
§ 19-360. Correction of deficiencies
PART VIII. INTERMEDIATE SANCTION
§ 19-361. Definitions
§ 19-362. Intermediate sanctions; plan of correction
§ 19-363. Escrow account
§ 19-364. Appeals
§ 19-365. Release of escrowed funds
§ 19-366. Failure to establish escrow account or correct hazardous condition
§ 19-367. Appeal of decision of hearings office
§ 19-368, 19-369.
PART IX. PATIENT CARE ADVISORY COMMITTEES
§ 19-370. Definitions
§ 19-371. Establishment and manner of functioning
§ 19-372. Members; persons accompanying petitioner
§ 19-373. Additional duties and responsibilities of advisory committee
§ 19-374. Advice as to options for individuals with life-threatening conditions; notification of individual's rights; liability for advice given; confidentiality
§ 19-375, 19-376.
PART X. SAFE PATIENT LIFTING
§ 19-377. General consideration.