Md. Code, Health - General § 19-318

This is the official text of Md. Code, Health - General § 19-318, part of Maryland’s Code, Health - General — covers public health regulation.

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§19–318.

Official statutory text

(a) A person shall be licensed by the Secretary before the person may operate a hospital or related institution in this State.

(b) A hospital shall be classified as a special rehabilitation hospital before the hospital may provide or hold itself out as providing comprehensive physical rehabilitation services, as defined in § 19-1201 of this title.

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