§ 19-1406. Escrow accounts
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MD Code, Health - General, § 19-1406
§ 19-1406. Escrow accounts
(a) Within 15 days of the request for an appeal by a nursing home, the nursing home shall deposit the amount of the civil money penalty in an interest bearing escrow account, the nursing home shall bear any cost associated with establishing the escrow account, and the account shall be titled in the name of the nursing home and the Maryland Department of Health as joint owners.
(b) When the Secretary issues the final decision of the Department:
(2) If the decision upholds the imposition of a civil penalty, but reduces the amount of the civil penalty, the amount due the Department will be released to the Department with accrued interest within 15 days of the date of the decision and the balance will be released to the nursing home within 15 days of the date of the decision; or
(c)(1) A hearing on the appeal shall be held in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act,1 under Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article.
Credits
Added by Acts 2000, c. 219, § 1, eff. May 11, 2000; Acts 2000, c. 488, § 1, eff. May 11, 2000. Amended by Acts 2002, c. 47, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2002; Acts 2003, c. 21, § 1, eff. April 8, 2003; Acts 2017, c. 62, § 6.
Footnotes
State Government § 10-101 et seq.
MD Code, Health - General, § 19-1406, MD HEALTH GEN § 19-1406
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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