- A. Facilities that are providing services on or before February 12, 2007, but do not meet all requirements of this chapter, may request a waiver of specific requirements from the Department.
- B. All other freestanding medical facilities seeking a waiver from this chapter shall submit a request to the Department including the rationale for the waiver and alternatives to the requirement based on clinical and technical advances.
C. In its request, the facility shall demonstrate that a waiver of the requirement would:
- (1) Not pose a threat to patients or the provision of services; and
- (2) Be a financial hardship for the facility to comply with that requirement.
- D. The Department shall review the request for a waiver and notify the freestanding medical facility of its determination.
Authority: Health-General Article, §2-104 and Title 19, Subtitle 3A, Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date: February 12, 2007 (34:3 Md. R. 297)
Regulation .04B amended effective March 13, 2017 (44:5 Md. R. 292)
Regulation .05A amended effective March 13, 2017 (44:5 Md. R. 292)
Regulation .05C amended effective August 29, 2016 (43:17 Md. R. 953)