Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. Before
a person may apply for a license to operate a general hospice care program, the
person shall obtain a certificate of need from the Maryland Health Resources
Planning Commission under Health-General Article, Title 19, Annotated Code of
Maryland.
B. The applicant shall
submit an application for an initial license or renewal of a license on a
written or electronic form provided by the Secretary.
C. The applicant shall provide the following
information with the application as applicable:
(1) If the applicant is an individual and is
sole owner of the hospice care program, the name and address of the
applicant;
(2) If the applicant
proposes to operate a facility providing inpatient hospice care services and
someone other than the applicant owns the building or real property, or both,
the name and address of the owner or owners;
(3) If the applicant is a partnership or
limited partnership:
(a) The legal name of the
partnership or limited partnership,
(b) Any trade name used by the partnership or
limited partnership, and
(c) The
name and address of each partner;
(4) If the applicant is a corporation:
(a) The name of the corporation,
(b) The date of incorporation,
(c) The state of incorporation,
(d) The name and address of each
director,
(e) If the corporation is
incorporated outside of the State, the name and address of the resident agent
of the corporation,
(f) The name
and address of each officer, and
(g) The name and address of any stockholder
owning more than 5 percent of the stock of a corporate applicant;
(5) A statement that the applicant
meets the requirements of Health-General Article, Title 19, Annotated Code of
Maryland, and this chapter;
(6) The
name of the individual who is to be the medical director of the hospice care
program;
(7) The location and
postal address of:
(a) The principal office of
the proposed hospice care program,
(b) Any other office of the proposed hospice
care program,
(c) Any facility
providing inpatient hospice services to be operated by the hospice care
program, and
(d) Any location where
home-based hospice services are being provided in a residence owned or operated
by the hospice; and
(8)
A copy of the certificate of need determination from the Maryland Health
Resources Planning Commission as required under §A of this
regulation.
D. The
Secretary:
(1) Shall deny or revoke a license
if the applicant or licensee has been convicted of a felony involving Medicaid
fraud or other activity involving a nursing home, or its residents;
or
(2) May deny or revoke a license
of the applicant or licensee who does not otherwise meet the requirements of
this chapter.
E. A
person aggrieved by the action of the Secretary under this regulation may
appeal the Secretary's action by filing a request for a hearing in accordance
with Regulation .28 of this chapter.
