Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 19-3A-01
Freestanding medical facility defined
Effective Jul 1, 2016Added by Acts 1985, c. 178, § 1, eff. July 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1988, c. 6, § 1, eff. Feb. 18, 1988; Acts 2005, c. 549, § 1, eff. June 1, 2005; Acts 2005, c. 550, § 1, eff. June 1, 2005; Acts 2007, c. 574, § 1, eff. May 17, 2007; Acts 2016, c. 420, § 1, eff. July 1, 2016.State of Maryland
- (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.
In this subtitle, “freestanding medical facility” means a facility:
Added by Acts 1985, c. 178, § 1, eff. July 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1988, c. 6, § 1, eff. Feb. 18, 1988; Acts 2005, c. 549, § 1, eff. June 1, 2005; Acts 2005, c. 550, § 1, eff. June 1, 2005; Acts 2007, c. 574, § 1, eff. May 17, 2007; Acts 2016, c. 420, § 1, eff. July 1, 2016.