Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Part 1
Subtitle 07 - HOSPITALS
Chapter 10.07.09 - Residents' Bill of Rights: Comprehensive Care Facilities and Extended Care Facilities
Section 10.07.09.06 - Admission Contract Required

A. Before or upon admission, a nursing facility and applicant or, when applicable, the applicant's agent, shall execute an admission contract which has been approved by the Department.

B. If the Department has approved a model contract, a nursing facility shall include within its contract, at a minimum, all of the provisions of the model contract.

C. The nursing facility shall carefully explain all clauses of the contract and answer all questions that the applicant, the applicant's agent, and any interested family member may have.

D. Except as required in §B of this regulation, the applicant and, when applicable, an agent, have the right to delete clauses or sections of the contract with which they do not agree, or to add clauses or sections, subject to the nursing facility's concurrence. Substantive changes require the Department's approval.

E. An admission contract shall include a statement regarding the nursing facility's policies if private funds are exhausted during the resident's stay, including, in clear and concise language, any restrictions with respect to the acceptance of third-party payments.

F. An admission contract used by a certified Medicaid provider shall clearly state that if private funds are exhausted during the resident's stay, and Medicaid payment is available, the nursing facility shall accept Medicaid payments on behalf of the resident.

G. An admission contract used by a certified Medicaid provider shall inform the applicant, through a form established by the Department, that medical eligibility is a requirement for Medical Assistance, and that the applicant should learn if the applicant meets the Medicaid eligibility requirement at the time of admission.