Section 19-501 – Definitions
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Board” means a citizens’ advisory board for a center. (c) “Center” means a chronic disease center.
Section 19-502 – Purpose and Location
(a) There are chronic disease centers in the State for individuals who: (1) Need constant medical and nursing care by reason of chronic illness or infirmity; or (2) Have a chronic disability amenable to rehabilitation. (b) One center shall be located in each of the following places: (1) The Eastern Shore. (2) The western part of this State. (c) The Secretary also […]
Section 19-503 – Rules and Regulations
The Secretary shall adopt rules and regulations that set: (1) The services to be provided by centers; and (2) The qualifications and standards for admission to and discharge from the centers.
Section 19-504 – Programs
Each center may: (1) Establish any outpatient clinic for preadmission evaluation, aftercare, or other home health care service; (2) Further medical knowledge by having a facility to explore new ways of treating problems peculiar to chronically ill and disabled individuals; (3) Conduct any educational and training program to improve the knowledge and skills of physicians and ancillary professional, […]
Section 19-505 – Admissions
(a) Admission of an individual to a center shall be based on: (1) The statement of a physician who, after an examination of the individual, finds that the individual needs care at a center; and (2) The review and approval of an application for admission of the individual by the center. (b) If an individual cannot be placed in […]
Section 19-506 – Discharges
(a) If the medical staff of a center determines that an individual cannot receive any further benefit at the center, the individual shall be discharged on the written order of a medical staff member. (b) If, after a competent authority directs a discharged individual to leave the center, the individual fails to do so, the administrative head […]
Section 19-507 – Transfers
(a) If this State is paying any of the costs of an individual at a center, the individual may be transferred to another facility that is approved under a federal program. (b) If the individual refuses to apply for assistance from any applicable State, federal, or local program, the administrative head of the center or the designee […]
Section 19-508 – Citizens’ Advisory Boards Established
There is a citizens’ advisory board for each center.
Section 19-509 – Boards — Membership
(a) (1) Each board consists of 7 members appointed by the Governor. (2) The Governor shall appoint the members from a list of qualified individuals submitted to the Governor by the Secretary. (b) Each member of the board for a center: (1) Shall be a citizen of this State; (2) Shall be a resident of a county that the center serves; […]
Section 19-510 – Boards — Officers
(a) From among its members, each board shall elect a chairman and other officers that the board considers necessary. (b) The manner of election of officers and their terms of office shall be as the board determines.
Section 19-511 – Boards — Meetings; Compensation
(a) Each board shall meet at least 4 times a year, at the times and places that the board determines. (b) A member of a board may not receive compensation.
Section 19-512 – Boards — Powers and Duties
(a) Each board may adopt rules and regulations for the conduct of its meetings. (b) (1) Each board serves in an advisory capacity. (2) Each board shall: (i) Submit to the Secretary an annual report on: 1. The needs of chronically ill individuals; and 2. The extent to which its center meets these needs; (ii) Advise the administrative head of the center on […]
Section 19-513 – Prohibited Acts
(a) Except with the approval of the administrative head of a center, a person other than an employee of the center may not bring any alcoholic beverage into any area of the center that is used by individuals under treatment in the center. (b) An employee of the center may not: (1) Drink any alcoholic beverage while on […]