A. When a home health agency fails to comply with these regulations, the Department may:
- (1) Deny any application for a license;
- (2) Suspend or revoke a license; or
- (3) Issue a provisional license.
- B. Revocation, suspension, denial, or issuance of a provisional license shall occur in accordance with State Government Article, Title 10, Subtitle 2, Annotated Code of Maryland.
C. The Department may issue a provisional license for a period of less than 1 year in instances where:
- (1) The home health agency is in existence in Maryland at the time of promulgation of these regulations, and, therefore, requires a reasonable time period during which it may come into compliance with these regulations;
- (2) The home health agency has failed to demonstrate substantial compliance with the regulations but has indicated, in writing, its willingness to take the necessary corrective action to achieve substantial compliance.
- D. The Department shall designate the conditions and the time period under which a provisional license is being issued.
- E. A provisional license may not be renewed unless the deficiencies have been substantially corrected or a satisfactory POC implemented. A provisional license may not be issued for more than 2 consecutive years.
Authority: Health-General Article, §19-404, Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date: June 2, 1978 (5:11 Md. R. 884)
Regulation .03B amended effective June 29, 1979 (6:13 Md. R. 1126); June 13, 1980 (7:12 Md. R. 1147); May 24, 1982 (9:10 Md. R. 1022)
Regulation .09E amended effective May 24, 1982 (9:10 Md. R. 1022)
Chapter revised effective December 14, 1987 (14:25 Md. R. 2660)
Regulation .02B amended effective April 11, 1994 (21:7 Md. R. 530)
Regulation .04 amended effective April 11, 1994 (21:7 Md. R. 530)
Regulation .04B amended effective May 1, 1989 (16:8 Md. R. 909); August 19, 1991 (18:16 Md. R. 1811)
Chapter revised effective June 6, 2016 (43:11 Md. R. 634)
Regulation .04B, C amended effective August 29, 2016 (43:17 Md. R. 953); March 13, 2017 (44:5 Md. R. 292)