1. A. General requirements for participation in the Program are that a provider shall:

   1. (1) Meet all conditions for participation as set forth in COMAR 10.09.36.03; and
   2. (2) If rendering services via telehealth, comply with COMAR 10.09.49 and any sub regulatory guidance issued by the Department.

2. B. Specific requirements for participation in the Program as a community violence prevention service provider are that a provider shall:

   1. (1) Maintain documentation that an individual rendering community violence prevention services under this chapter meets the certification requirements as provided in Regulation .02 of this chapter and maintain documentation of certification;
   2. (2) Maintain an affiliation with at least one trauma Primary Adult Resource Center (PARC), level I, or level II licensed short-term general hospital or children’s hospital in Maryland through which the provider entity is authorized to provide community violence prevention services to beneficiaries in the hospital; and
   3. (3) Ensure that the certified violence prevention professional is providing community violence prevention services in compliance with any applicable standard of care, rule, regulation, and State or federal law.

Authority: Health-General Article, §§2-104(b), 15-103, and 15-105, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: November 13, 2023 (50:22 Md. R. 974)