In this subtitle: (1) “Assisted living program” means a residential or facility–based program that provides housing and supportive services, supervision, personalized assistance, health–related services, or a combination thereof that meets the needs of individuals who are unable to perform or who need assistance in performing the activities of daily living or instrumental activities of daily living […]
The Department shall be the lead agency for supervising and monitoring a statewide interagency system for regulating the establishment and operation of assisted living programs.
(a) The Department shall encourage, but may not require, providers of assisted living program services to offer a continuum of care. (b) Providers of assisted living program services may provide services at a variety of levels and in a variety of settings.
The Department shall: (1) Serve as the point of entry for persons desiring information on assisted living programs; (2) Provide the Department of Aging and other State agencies that routinely receive inquiries from the public about assisted living with information that will enable the agencies to respond to the inquiries accurately and effectively; and (3) Delegate various aspects […]
(a) A person shall be licensed by the Department to conduct, operate, or maintain an assisted living program in the State. (b) (1) A person shall submit an application for licensure to conduct, operate, or maintain an assisted living program to the Secretary on a form developed by the Secretary. (2) (i) The Secretary shall develop the application for licensure […]
(a) The Department shall: (1) Define different levels of assisted living according to the level of care provided; (2) Require all assisted living programs to be licensed to operate according to the level of the program; (3) Develop a waiver process for authorizing an assisted living program to continue to care for an individual whose medical or functional condition […]
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Continuing care” has the meaning stated in § 10–401 of the Human Services Article. (3) “Continuing care agreement” has the meaning stated in § 10–401 of the Human Services Article. (b) This section applies to assisted living programs that offer assisted living program services as part of […]
(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: […]
(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 […]
(a) (1) A person may not knowingly and willfully operate, maintain, or own an assisted living program without a license. (2) A person who violates paragraph (1) of this subsection is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to: (i) For a first offense, a fine not exceeding $10,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or both; […]
(a) An assisted living program may request an appeal of a civil money penalty imposed under this subtitle. (b) A hearing on the appeal shall be held in accordance with: (1) The Administrative Procedure Act under Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article; and (2) Regulations adopted by the Secretary.
(a) (1) There is a Health Care Quality Account for Assisted Living Programs established in the Department. (2) The Account shall be funded by civil money penalties paid by assisted living programs 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. (4) The […]
(a) Except as provided in subsections (g) and (h) of this section, the Department shall require that each assisted living program facility that provides services to 50 or more individuals have an emergency electrical power generator on the premises. (b) The Department shall require that each facility provide emergency electrical power as provided in this section. (c) (1) The […]
(a) In this section, “assisted living referrer” means an individual or agency that: (1) Makes referrals to assisted living programs without cost to the person receiving the referral; and (2) Is compensated by an assisted living program or other third party for referring individuals to a licensed assisted living program. (b) Each assisted living referrer: (1) Shall register with the […]
The Office of Health Care Quality within the Department shall refer an allegation of an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice by an assisted living program to the Division of Consumer Protection of the Office of the Attorney General and to the Office of the Inspector General within the Department.
// EFFECTIVE UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2022 PER CHAPTERS 29 AND 31 OF 2021 SPECIAL SESSION // (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “COVID–19” means, interchangeably and collectively, the coronavirus known as COVID–19 or 2019–nCoV and the SARS–CoV–2 virus. (3) “COVID–19 test” means an in vitro diagnostic test for the detection of SARS–CoV–2 […]
