Section 19-1807 – Training Requirements for Assisted Living Managers
(a) (1) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, by January 1, 2006, an assisted living manager who is employed by an assisted living program that is licensed for 5 or more beds shall have completed a manager training course that is approved by the Department and includes an examination. (2) The manager training course shall: […]
Section 19-1808 – Services Disclosure Statement
(a) The Department, in consultation with the Maryland Health Care Commission and stakeholders, including advocates, consumers, and providers of assisted living services, shall develop a standard assisted living program services disclosure statement. (b) The purpose of the assisted living program services disclosure statement is to inform potential consumers about the services provided by an assisted living program […]
Section 19-1407 – Health Care Quality Account
(a) (1) There is a Health Care Quality Account established in the Department. (2) The Health Care Quality Account shall be funded by civil money penalties paid by nursing homes and other penalties that the Office of Health Care Quality may assess. (3) The Department shall pay all penalties collected under this title to the Comptroller of the State. […]
Section 19-1408 – Site Visit and Full Survey
(a) (1) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, the Department shall make a site visit and conduct a full survey of each licensed nursing home at least once per calendar year. (2) Unless otherwise required by federal law, all surveys shall be unannounced. (b) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Department shall initiate an investigation of […]
Section 19-1408.1 – Graphic Data Dashboard
(a) The Department shall develop a clear and easy–to–understand graphic data dashboard that includes: (1) The number of staff hired by the agency in each unit in the fiscal year to date; (2) The number of surveyors employed by the agency in each unit in the fiscal year to date; and (3) The number of vacancies within the agency […]
Section 19-1409 – Oversight Committee on Quality of Care
(a) There is an Oversight Committee on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities. (b) The Oversight Committee shall consist of the following members: (1) One member of the Senate Finance Committee, appointed by the President of the Senate; (2) One member of the Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, appointed by the President of […]
Section 19-1410 – Quality Assurance Program
(a) Each nursing home shall develop and implement a quality assurance program. (b) (1) Each nursing home shall designate a qualified individual to coordinate and manage the nursing home’s quality assurance program. (2) Each nursing home shall establish a quality assurance committee and shall include at least the following members: (i) The nursing home administrator; (ii) The director of nursing; (iii) The […]
Section 19-1410.1 – Safe Patient Lifting
(a) On or before December 1, 2008, each nursing home shall establish a safe patient lifting workgroup with equal membership from management and employees. (b) (1) On or before July 1, 2009, the safe patient lifting workgroup shall develop a safe patient lifting policy for the nursing home. (2) The goal of the policy shall be to reduce employee […]
Section 19-1410.2 – Annual Assessment of Workplace Safety Issues
(a) In this section, “workplace safety” means the prevention of any physical assault or threatening behavior against an employee in a nursing home. (b) This section applies to nursing homes that are licensed for 45 beds or more. (c) Each nursing home shall assign to an appropriate committee the task of: (1) Conducting an annual assessment of workplace safety […]
Section 19-1410.3 – Guidelines on Nursing Home Visitation Restrictions During Covid-19 or Other Catastrophic Health Emergency
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Catastrophic health emergency” means a health emergency with regard to which the Governor issues a proclamation under § 14–3A–02 of the Public Safety Article. (3) “Compassionate care visitor” means a family member or legal guardian of a resident or any individual who is important to the […]