Md. Code, Human Services § 10-499
This is the official text of Md. Code, Human Services § 10-499, part of Maryland’s Code, Human Services — governs state social service programs.
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§10–499.
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(a) The Department may use the receivership provisions of Part VIII of this subtitle to protect the interests of subscribers in:
(1) the substantial advance payments subscribers have made in the form of entrance fees and, when applicable, periodic fees, for future continuing care without necessarily having any ownership in or control of the provider or the facility;
(2) the insurance aspects of continuing care agreements, as applicable; and
(3) the continued delivery of services committed to under continuing care agreements.
(b) The Department may petition for the appointment of a receiver:
(1) if there is a threat of immediate closure of a facility;
(2) if the provider is not honoring its contracts with its subscribers;
(3) to prohibit the improper diversion of the provider’s assets and records from the facility or the State; or
(4) if the Department has made a determination of a significant risk of financial failure in accordance with §§ 10-467 and 10-469 of this subtitle.
(c) The Department may petition for the appointment of a receiver before the provider files a plan of correction.
(d) The receiver may rehabilitate, conserve, or liquidate as provided by the order of appointment and Part VIII of this subtitle.
(1) the substantial advance payments subscribers have made in the form of entrance fees and, when applicable, periodic fees, for future continuing care without necessarily having any ownership in or control of the provider or the facility;
(2) the insurance aspects of continuing care agreements, as applicable; and
(3) the continued delivery of services committed to under continuing care agreements.
(b) The Department may petition for the appointment of a receiver:
(1) if there is a threat of immediate closure of a facility;
(2) if the provider is not honoring its contracts with its subscribers;
(3) to prohibit the improper diversion of the provider’s assets and records from the facility or the State; or
(4) if the Department has made a determination of a significant risk of financial failure in accordance with §§ 10-467 and 10-469 of this subtitle.
(c) The Department may petition for the appointment of a receiver before the provider files a plan of correction.
(d) The receiver may rehabilitate, conserve, or liquidate as provided by the order of appointment and Part VIII of this subtitle.
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