- A. A person may not operate or represent itself as operating a hospice care program in this State, without first obtaining a license from the Secretary.
- B. Section A of this regulation applies to 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 it is authorized to provide.
C. Types of Licenses. The Secretary shall require a hospice care program to be licensed as a:
- (1) General hospice care program if the hospice care program provides, directly or by contract, home-based or inpatient care involving medical, nursing, or other skilled health services; or
- (2) Limited hospice care program if the program provides, directly or by contract, nonskilled hospice services in a home-based setting.
- D. A limited hospice care program shall refer patients in need of skilled services to a general hospice care program, or arrange for this care to be provided by an authorized health care provider.
E. Duration of License. A license expires on the third anniversary of its effective date unless it is:
- (1) Renewed as provided in Regulation .04 of this chapter; or
- (2) Revoked as provided in Regulation .27 of this chapter.
- F. A license to operate a hospice care program is not transferable.
Authority: Health-General Article, §§19-903 and 19-907, Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date: October 2, 1989 (16:19 Md. R. 2104)
Regulations .01—.16 repealed and new Regulations .01—.28 adopted effective August 10, 1998 (25:16 Md. R. 1274)
Regulation .04B amended effective August 29, 2016 (43:17 Md. R. 953); March 13, 2017 (44:5 Md. R. 292)