Section 19-120.1 – Certificate of Conformance
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Certificate of conformance” means an approval issued by the Commission that allows an acute general hospital to establish emergency PCI services or elective PCI services without a certificate of need. (3) “Certificate of ongoing performance” means an approval issued by the Commission that the cardiac surgery […]
Section 19-114 – Definitions
(a) In this Part II of this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Ambulatory surgical facility” means any center, service, office, facility, or office of one or more health care practitioners or a group practice that: (1) Has three or more operating rooms; (2) Operates primarily for the purpose of providing surgical services to patients who […]
Section 19-115 – Duties of Commission in Health Planning and Development
(a) In addition to the duties set forth elsewhere in this subtitle, in this Part II of this subtitle, the Commission shall: (1) Act as the State agency to represent the State under Title VI of the federal Public Health Service Act; and (2) Periodically participate in or perform analyses and studies that relate to: (i) Adequacy of services […]
Section 19-116 – Studies of Systems Capacity in Health Services
(a) (1) The Secretary shall provide for a study of systems capacity in health services. (2) The study shall: (i) Determine for all health delivery facilities and settings where capacity should be increased or decreased to better meet the needs of the population; (ii) Examine and describe the implementation methods and tools by which capacity should be altered to better […]
Section 19-117 – Designation of Health Service Areas; Revision of Boundaries; Effective Date of State Health Plan
(a) In accordance with criteria that the Commission sets, the Governor shall designate health service areas in this State. (b) After a 1-year period, the Governor may review or revise the boundaries of a health service area or increase the number of health service areas, on the Governor’s initiative, at the request of the Commission, at the […]
Section 19-118 – State Health Plan
(a) (1) On or before October 1 each year, the Commission shall adopt a State health plan. (2) The plan shall: (i) Be consistent with the Maryland All Payer Model Contract; (ii) Include methodologies, standards, and criteria for certificate of need review; and (iii) Prioritize conversion of acute capacity to alternative uses where appropriate. (b) Annually or on petition by any person, […]
Section 19-119 – Institution-Specific Plan
(a) The Commission shall develop and adopt an institution-specific plan to guide possible capacity reduction. (b) The institution-specific plan shall address: (1) Accurate bed count data for licensed beds and staffed and operated beds; (2) Cost data associated with all hospital beds and associated services on a hospital-specific basis; (3) Migration patterns and current and future projected population data; (4) Accessibility […]
Section 19-120 – Certificate of Need — Health Care Facilities
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Consolidation” and “merger” include increases and decreases in bed capacity or services among the components of an organization that: (i) Operates more than one health care facility; or (ii) Operates one or more health care facilities and holds an outstanding certificate of need to construct a health […]