Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Part 1
Subtitle 07 - HOSPITALS
Chapter 10.07.15 - Application for Hospitals and Related Institutions
Section 10.07.15.01 - Definitions
Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 10.07.15.01
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meaning indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Department" means the Department of
Health and Mental Hygiene.
(2)
"Health care facility within a correctional institution" means a specified area
within the correctional institution in which general and clinical health care
services are provided to inmates in the custody of the Division of
Corrections.
(3) "Intermediate care
facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities or persons with related
conditions (ICF/IID)" means a facility which provides residential care,
treatment, or custody for the intellectually disabled.
(4) "Person" means an individual, receiver,
trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, or representative of any
kind and any partnership, firm, association, corporation, or other
entity.
(5) Related Institution.
(a) "Related institution" means an organized
institution, environment, or home that:
(i)
Maintains conditions or facilities and equipment to provide domiciliary,
personal, or nursing care for two or more unrelated individuals who are
dependent on the administrator, operator, or proprietor for nursing care or the
subsistence of daily living in a safe, sanitary, and healthful environment;
and
(ii) Admits or retains the
individual for overnight care.
(b) "Related institution" does not include:
(i) An adult residential environment or home
that is certified by the Department of Human Resources;
(ii) A nursing facility or visiting nurse
service that is conducted only by or for adherents of a recognized church or
religious denomination, in accordance with tenets and practices that include
reliance on treatment by spiritual means alone for healing; or
(iii) Any sheltered housing for the elderly,
as defined in Article 70B, §1, Annotated Code of Maryland, that is
certified by the Department of Aging, unless the housing provides for more than
11 individuals in one building that does not have more than one apartment unit,
or if there are apartment units in the building, in one apartment
unit.
(6)
"Residential treatment center for emotionally disturbed children and
adolescents" means a facility which houses two or more non-related children or
adolescents referred for treatment upon the recommendation of a physician. The
overall program must be approved by the Department of Health and Mental
Hygiene, the Department of Human Resources, and the State Department of
Education.
(7) "Secretary" means
the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene.
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