§ 10-401. Definitions
West's Annotated Code of MarylandHuman ServicesEffective: March 27, 2019
Effective: March 27, 2019
MD Code, Human Services, § 10-401
§ 10-401. Definitions
(b) “Assisted living program” has the meaning stated in § 19-1801 of the Health--General Article.
(c) “Certified financial statement” means a complete audit prepared and certified by an independent certified public accountant.
(d) “Continuing care” means:
(e) “Continuing care agreement” means an agreement between a provider and a subscriber to provide continuing care.
(f)(1) “Continuing care at home” means providing medical, nursing, or other health related services directly or by contractual arrangement:
(g) “Continuing care in a retirement community” means providing shelter and providing either medical and nursing or other health related services or making the services readily accessible through the provider or an affiliate of the provider, whether or not the services are specifically offered in the written agreement for shelter:
(h)(1) “Contractual entrance fee refund” means a repayment of all or part of a subscriber's entrance fee to the subscriber or the subscriber's estate or designated beneficiary, as required by the terms of the continuing care agreement.
(i) “Conversion” means converting a physical plant that provides housing or shelter into a facility if:
(k)(1) “Entrance fee” means a sum of money or other consideration paid initially or in deferred payments, that:
(l)(1) “Expansion” means any single new capital addition to an existing facility that meets either of the following criteria:
(m) “Facility” means a physical plant in which continuing care in a retirement community is provided in accordance with this subtitle.
(n) “Financial difficulty” means current or impending financial conditions that impair or may impair the ability of a provider to meet existing or future obligations.
(o) “Governing body” means a board of directors, board of trustees, or similar group that ultimately directs the affairs of a provider, but whose members are not required to have an equity interest in the provider.
(p)(1) “Health related services” means services that are needed by a subscriber to maintain the subscriber's health.
(r) “Processing fee” means a fee imposed by a provider for determining the financial, mental, and physical eligibility of an applicant for entrance into a facility.
(s) “Provider” means a person who:
(t) “Records” means information maintained by a provider for the proper operation of a facility under this subtitle.
(u)(1) “Renovation” means any single capital improvement to, or replacement of, all or part of an existing facility that will not increase the number of independent or assisted living units and for which the total projected cost exceeds the sum of:
(w)(1) “Surcharge” means a separate and additional charge that:
Credits
Added by Acts 2007, c. 3, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2007. Amended by Acts 2007, c. 503, § 1; Acts 2019, c. 8, § 1, eff. March 27, 2019.
MD Code, Human Services, § 10-401, MD HUMAN SERV § 10-401
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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