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§ 19-1C-01. Safety and Community Relations Plans

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth--GeneralEffective: October 1, 2022

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Health--General
Title 19. Health Care Facilities (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 1c. Safety and Community Relations Plans (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2022
MD Code, Health - General, § 19-1C-01
§ 19-1C-01. Safety and Community Relations Plans
Currentness
In general
(a) Before the Department approves the operation of a facility under this title, including by granting a license to the facility, the Department shall require the facility to establish and implement:
(1) A safety plan for the safety of the individuals served by the facility; and
(2) A community relations plan, if the facility is:
(i) Accredited by an accreditation organization, as defined in § 19-2301 of this title; and
(ii) Required by the accreditation organization to establish and implement a community relations plan.
Other means to satisfy requirement
(b) The Department may authorize a facility to satisfy the requirement under:
(1) Subsection (a)(1) of this section by implementing a safety plan established for the facility for another purpose, including an emergency plan; and
(2) Subsection (a)(2) of this section by implementing the community relations plan required by the accreditation organization.
Submission of plans
(c) A facility in operation on or before September 30, 2021, shall submit a safety plan on or before October 1, 2023, in accordance with this section.
Revision of safety plans
(d) Each facility shall revise its safety plan not less than every 5 years.
Plans for another purpose
(e) A facility may satisfy the requirement under subsection (c) of this section by implementing a safety or emergency plan established for the facility for another purpose.

Credits

Added by Acts 2021, c. 801, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2021. Amended by Acts 2022, c. 513, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022.
MD Code, Health - General, § 19-1C-01, MD HEALTH GEN § 19-1C-01
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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