Md. Code, Health - General § 19-905

This is the official text of Md. Code, Health - General § 19-905, part of Maryland’s Code, Health - General — covers public health regulation.

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§19–905.

Official statutory text

(a) A person shall be licensed by the Secretary before a person may operate a hospice care program.

(b) A home health agency, hospital, related institution, or other licensed facility that operates a hospice care program that is distinct from the other services that the home health agency or facility offers shall be licensed by the Secretary as a hospice care program before the home health agency or facility may operate that hospice care program.

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