Md. Code, Health - General § 15-115
This is the official text of Md. Code, Health - General § 15-115, part of Maryland’s Code, Health - General — covers public health regulation.
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§15–115.
Official statutory text
(a) The Department may not place a Program recipient in a skilled or intermediate nursing facility if, because of the condition of the Program recipient, the placement would cause undue risk to the Program recipient.
(b) To provide a basis for evaluating the placement of Program recipients who need skilled or intermediate nursing care in skilled or intermediate nursing facilities, a Program recipient may be placed only in a nursing facility that has a transfer agreement with a general hospital.
(b) To provide a basis for evaluating the placement of Program recipients who need skilled or intermediate nursing care in skilled or intermediate nursing facilities, a Program recipient may be placed only in a nursing facility that has a transfer agreement with a general hospital.
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