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§ 19-901. Definitions

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth--GeneralEffective: March 27, 2019

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Health--General
Title 19. Health Care Facilities (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 9. Hospice Care Facilities (Refs & Annos)
Effective: March 27, 2019
MD Code, Health - General, § 19-901
§ 19-901. Definitions
Currentness
In general
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
General hospice care program
(b) “General hospice care program” means a coordinated, interdisciplinary program of hospice care services for meeting the special physical, psychological, spiritual, and social needs of dying individuals and their families, by providing palliative and supportive medical, nursing, and other health services through home or inpatient care during the illness and bereavement:
(1) To individuals who have no reasonable prospect of cure as estimated by a physician; and
(2) To the families of those individuals.
General license
(c) “General license” means a license issued by the Secretary to operate a general hospice care program.
Home-based hospice care program
(d) “Home-based hospice care program” means a program that directly or through a contractual arrangement provides a hospice care program in the residence of the patient.
Hospice facility
(e) “Hospice facility” means a facility that:
(1) Provides a hospice care program;
(2) Is separate from any other facility; and
(3) Admits at least 2 individuals who:
(i) Are unrelated; and
(ii) Have no reasonable prospect of a cure.
Limited hospice care program
(f) “Limited hospice care program” means a coordinated, interdisciplinary program of hospice care services for meeting the special physical, psychological, spiritual, and social needs of dying individuals and their families, by providing palliative and supportive nonskilled services through a home-based hospice care program during illness and bereavement:
(1) To individuals who have no reasonable prospect of cure as estimated by a physician; and
(2) To the families of those individuals.
Limited license
(g) “Limited license” means a license issued by the Secretary to operate a limited hospice care program.

Credits

Added by Acts 1982, c. 21, § 2, eff. July 1, 1982. Amended by Acts 1982, c. 499, § 2, eff. July 1, 1982; Acts 1983, c. 583, § 2, eff. July 1, 1983; Acts 1987, c. 670, § 1, eff. July 1, 1987; Acts 1988, c. 6, § 1, eff. July 1, 1988; Acts 2019, c. 8, § 5.
Formerly Art. 43, § 950.
MD Code, Health - General, § 19-901, MD HEALTH GEN § 19-901
Current through legislation effective through April 25, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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