Md. Code, Health - General § 16-201
This is the official text of Md. Code, Health - General § 16-201, part of Maryland’s Code, Health - General — covers public health regulation.
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§16–201.
Official statutory text
(a) The Secretary shall adopt rules and regulations that set charges for services that the Department provides for the physically ill, aged, mentally disordered, intellectually disabled, and developmentally disabled and other recipients of services in or through State–operated:
(1) Clinics;
(2) Day care, day treatment, and day hospital care;
(3) Group homes and small residential homes;
(4) Inpatient care in regional and State hospitals and centers; and
(5) Inpatient and outpatient care of any other kind.
(b) (1) The Secretary shall require political subdivisions and grantees to set, subject to approval and modifications of the Secretary, charges for services that are provided by the political subdivisions or grantees and that are supported wholly or partly by State or federal funds administered by the Department.
(2) If a health officer for a political subdivision considers it to be in the best interest of public health, the health officer may waive a charge set under this subsection.
(c) Charges for services shall be set at least annually.
(d) If the Secretary considers it to be in the best interest of the public health, the Secretary may designate specific services for which a charge may not be made.
(1) Clinics;
(2) Day care, day treatment, and day hospital care;
(3) Group homes and small residential homes;
(4) Inpatient care in regional and State hospitals and centers; and
(5) Inpatient and outpatient care of any other kind.
(b) (1) The Secretary shall require political subdivisions and grantees to set, subject to approval and modifications of the Secretary, charges for services that are provided by the political subdivisions or grantees and that are supported wholly or partly by State or federal funds administered by the Department.
(2) If a health officer for a political subdivision considers it to be in the best interest of public health, the health officer may waive a charge set under this subsection.
(c) Charges for services shall be set at least annually.
(d) If the Secretary considers it to be in the best interest of the public health, the Secretary may designate specific services for which a charge may not be made.
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