§ 10-454. Regulations

   (a) Adoption. -- The Department shall adopt regulations that:

   (1) set standards for continuing care at home providers; and

   (2) provide for the certification of continuing care at home providers and the annual renewal of certificates of registration.

(b) Contents. -- In addition to the provisions required under subsection (a) of this section, the regulations adopted by the Department shall, at a minimum:

   (1) provide for and encourage the establishment of continuing care at home programs;

   (2) for an individual who is employed by or under contract with a continuing care at home provider and who will enter a subscriber's home to provide continuing care at home services:

      (i) set minimum requirements;

      (ii) require a criminal history records check, if the individual will have routine, direct access to a subscriber; and

      (iii) require the provider to screen and verify the individual's character references;

   (3) establish standards for the renewal of certificates of registration;

   (4) establish standards for entrance fees, deposits, and the number of executed agreements necessary to begin operations;

   (5) establish conditions for the release of deposits and entrance fees from escrow accounts;

   (6) establish standards for when and how a subscriber or provider may rescind a continuing care at home agreement before continuing care at home services are provided to the subscriber;

   (7) allow a subscriber to rescind a continuing care at home agreement at any time if the terms of the agreement violate this subtitle; and

   (8) establish that a provider may terminate an agreement or discharge a subscriber only for just cause and establish procedures to carry out the termination or discharge.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 70B, § 22A(b), (c); 2007, ch. 3, § 2.