Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Part 2
Subtitle 09 - MEDICAL CARE PROGRAMS
Chapter 10.09.59 - Specialty Mental Health Services
Section 10.09.59.03 - General Conditions for Provider Participation
Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 10.09.59.03
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
To participate in the Program, a provider shall:
A. Meet the conditions for provider participation in the Medical Assistance Program as set forth in COMAR 10.09.36.03;
B. Meet the conditions for licensure and practice as set forth in COMAR 10.63.01, 10.63.02, and 10.63.06;
C. Have clearly defined and written patient care policies; and
D. Maintain, either manually or electronically, adequate documentation of each contact with a participant as part of the medical record, which, at a minimum, meets the following requirements:
(1) Includes the date
of service with service start and end times;
(2) Includes the participant's primary
behavioral health complaint or reason for the visit;
(3) Includes a brief description of the
service provided, including progress notes;
(4) Includes an official e-Signature, or a
legible signature, along with the printed or typed name of the individual
providing care, with the appropriate title;
(5) Is made available to the following as
requested:
(a) The Department;
(b) The ASO;
(c) The Core Service Agency;
(d) The Office of Inspector General;
and
(e) The Office of the Attorney
General Medicaid Fraud Control Unit; and
(6) Is consistent with the medical records
confidentiality and disclosure requirements of:
(a) Maryland Confidentiality of Medical
Records Act, Health-General Article, Title 4, Subtitle 3, Annotated Code of
Maryland; and
(b) Relevant federal
statutes and regulations, including the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act, 42
U.S.C. § 1320D et seq., and implementing
regulations at 45 CFR Parts 160 and 164.
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