Section 19-214.3 – Violations of 19-214.1 or 19-214.2
(a) (1) (i) The Commission shall establish a process for a patient or a patient’s authorized representative to file with the Commission a complaint against a hospital for an alleged violation of § 19–214.1 or § 19–214.2 of this subtitle. (ii) The process established under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph shall: 1. Include the option for a patient or a […]
Section 19-215 – Uniform Accounting and Financial Reporting System
(a) (1) After public hearings and consultation with any appropriate advisory committee, the Commission shall adopt, by rule or regulation, a uniform accounting and financial reporting system that: (i) Includes any cost allocation method that the Commission determines; and (ii) Requires each facility to record its income, revenues, assets, expenses, outlays, liabilities, and units of service. (2) Each facility shall […]
Section 19-216 – Required Reports of Facilities
(a) At the end of the fiscal year for a facility, at least 120 days following a merger or a consolidation, and at any other interval that the Commission sets, the facility shall file: (1) A balance sheet that details its assets, liabilities, and net worth; (2) A statement of income and expenses; (3) The most recent Form 990 […]
Section 19-217 – Notification of Certain Financial Transactions, Contracts or Agreements Required
(a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a facility shall notify the Commission at least 30 days prior to executing any financial transaction, contract, or other agreement that would: (1) Pledge more than 50% of the operating assets of the facility as collateral for a loan or other obligation; (2) Result in more than 50% […]
Section 19-218 – Additional Information
(a) The Commission shall require each facility to give the Commission information that: (1) Concerns the total financial needs of the facility; (2) Concerns its current and expected resources to meet its total financial needs; (3) Includes the effect of any proposal made, under Subtitle 1 of this title, on comprehensive health planning; and (4) Includes physician information sufficient to […]
Section 19-219 – Review and Approval of Costs, Rates, Quality, and Efficiency; Investigations
(a) The Commission may review the costs, and rates, quality, and efficiency of facility services, and make any investigation that the Commission considers necessary to assure each purchaser of health care facility services that: (1) The total costs of all hospital services offered by or through a facility are reasonable; (2) The aggregate rates of the facility are […]
Section 19-220 – Rate Review and Approval Procedures
(a) (1) To have the statistical information needed for rate review and approval, the Commission shall compile all relevant financial and accounting information. (2) The information shall include: (i) Necessary operating expenses; (ii) Appropriate expenses that are incurred in providing services to patients who cannot or do not pay; (iii) Incurred interest charges; and (iv) Reasonable depreciation expenses that are based on […]
Section 19-221 – Accounting Principles for Rate Determinations
The Commission shall use any reasonable, relevant, or generally accepted accounting principles to determine reasonable rates for each facility.
Section 19-222 – Change of Rate Structures or Charges
(a) (1) A facility may not change any rate schedule or charge of any type or class defined under § 19-220(b) of this subtitle, unless the facility files with the Commission a written notice of the proposed change that is supported by any information that the facility considers appropriate. (2) Unless the Commission orders otherwise in conformity to […]
Section 19-223 – Fee for Closed or Delicensed Hospitals
The Commission shall assess a fee on all hospitals whose rates have been approved by the Commission to pay for: (1) To the extent provided for in Title 10, Subtitle 3, Part IV of the Economic Development Article, the amounts required by § 10–350 of the Economic Development Article with respect to public obligations or closure […]