Md. Code, Health - General § 19-3A-01
This is the official text of Md. Code, Health - General § 19-3A-01, part of Maryland’s Code, Health - General — covers public health regulation.
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§19–3A–01.
Official statutory text
In this subtitle, “freestanding medical facility” means a facility:
(1) In which medical and health services are provided;
(2) That, except for a freestanding medical facility established as a result of a conversion of a licensed general hospital under § 19–120(o)(3) of this title, is physically separate from a hospital or hospital grounds;
(3) That is an administrative part of a hospital, as defined in § 19–301 of this title; and
(4) That meets the requirements for provider–based status under the certification for an affiliated hospital as set forth by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in 42 C.F.R. § 413.65.
(1) In which medical and health services are provided;
(2) That, except for a freestanding medical facility established as a result of a conversion of a licensed general hospital under § 19–120(o)(3) of this title, is physically separate from a hospital or hospital grounds;
(3) That is an administrative part of a hospital, as defined in § 19–301 of this title; and
(4) That meets the requirements for provider–based status under the certification for an affiliated hospital as set forth by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in 42 C.F.R. § 413.65.
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