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§ 9-101. Definitions

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

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Health Occupations (Refs & Annos)
Title 9. Nursing Home Administrators and Assisted Living Managers (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 1. Definitions; General Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2022
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 9-101
§ 9-101. Definitions
In general
(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.
Assisted living manager
(b) “Assisted living manager” means an individual who oversees and is responsible for the day-to-day operation of an assisted living program.
Assisted living program
(c) “Assisted living program” has the meaning stated in § 19-1801 of the Health--General Article.
Board
(d) “Board” means the State Board of Long-Term Care Administrators.
Family member
(e) “Family member” means:
(1) A spouse;
(2) A child;
(3) A sibling;
(4) A parent;
(5) A grandparent;
(6) A niece or nephew; or
(7) An uncle or aunt.
License
(f) “License” means, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) A license issued by the Board to practice as a nursing home administrator under Subtitle 3 of this title; or
(2) A license issued by the Board to practice as an assisted living manager under Subtitle 3A of this title.
Licensed assisted living manager
(g) “Licensed assisted living manager” means, unless the context requires otherwise, an individual who is licensed by the Board to practice as an assisted living manager.
Licensed nursing home administrator
(h) “Licensed nursing home administrator” means, unless the context requires otherwise, an individual who is licensed by the Board to practice as a nursing home administrator.
Nursing home
(i) “Nursing home” means an institution or part of an institution that:
(1) Is a “skilled nursing facility” or an “intermediate care facility” as those terms are defined by federal law and participates in a program under Title XVIII or Title XIX of the Social Security Act;1 or
(2) If it is licensed only by this State, otherwise meets the federal requirements for a “skilled nursing facility” or an “intermediate care facility” as those terms are defined by federal law.
Nursing home administrator
(j) “Nursing home administrator” means an individual who administers, manages, or is in general administrative charge of a nursing home whether or not the individual:
(1) Has an ownership interest in the nursing home; or
(2) Shares duties and functions with other individuals.

Credits

Added as Health Occupations § 8-101 by Acts 1981, c. 8, § 2, eff. July 1, 1981. Renumbered as Health Occupations § 9-101 by Acts 1990, c. 6, § 11, eff. Feb. 16, 1990. Amended by Acts 2022, c. 689, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2022; Acts 2022, c. 690, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2022.
Formerly Art. 43, § 767.

Footnotes

Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620, codified at 42 U.S.C.A. § 301 et seq.
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 9-101, MD HEALTH OCCUP § 9-101
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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