1. A. Chronic hospitals shall provide the following services:

   1. (1) Complex respiratory care services;
   2. (2) Complex wound care services;

   3. (3) Services for participants with multiple co-morbidities, including but not limited to services necessary to care for:

      1. (a) Ventilator-assisted individuals who have been ventilator dependent for less than 6 months and who need further medical stabilization or are candidates for weaning from ventilator assistance;
      2. (b) Tracheostomy participants who require suctioning more frequently than every 2 hours or are candidates for decannulation;
      3. (c) More than two extensive stage IV decubiti which require daily intensive treatment that is not available in a nursing facility; or
      4. (d) Extensive post-operative or post-traumatic care with multiple drains or extensive dressing change or therapies beyond the capabilities of a nursing facility;
   4. (4) For participants admitted for medically necessary rehabilitation services, physical therapy, occupational therapy, or speech therapy, directed by an interdisciplinary team; and
   5. (5) Ancillary services.

2. B. Treatment Plan.

   1. (1) Within 24 hours of a participant’s admission, a physician shall perform a documented face-to-face evaluation of the participant and begin developing an individualized treatment plan designed to meet the participant’s assessed needs.

   2. (2) By the 7th day of a participant’s admission, an interdisciplinary team shall establish a written, individualized treatment plan for the participant, which shall include, at a minimum:

      1. (a) Diagnoses;
      2. (b) Treatment goals;
      3. (c) Frequency of interventions for each type of service ordered;
      4. (d) Duration of treatment of each type of service ordered; and
      5. (e) Prognosis.
   3. (3) The physician-led interdisciplinary team shall update the individualized treatment plan weekly until discharge.

3. C. The Program covers outpatient hospital services provided by a chronic hospital when the services are:

   1. (1) Medically necessary; and
   2. (2) Provided to individuals who are eligible for Medical Assistance and who are not current inpatients at the chronic hospital, except when payment for certain outpatient services provided to a participant on the date of inpatient admission or within 3 calendar days before the date of an inpatient admission are bundled, in accordance with 42 CFR §412.2(c)(5).

4. D. The program covers the following brain injury community integration program services:

   1. (1) Neuro-behavioral management programming, which includes, but is not limited to:

      1. (a) Assessment of maladaptive behaviors using valid and reliable behavioral measurement tools;
      2. (b) Pharmacologic intervention provided to manage maladaptive behaviors related to brain injury;
      3. (c) Neuro-behavioral programming created, implemented, overseen, and revised as needed;
      4. (d) Incorporation of neuro-behavioral programming into therapy and care for participants in the community integration program; and
      5. (e) Referral to a neuro-psychiatrist, as needed, if a neuro-psychiatrist is not a member of the facility staff;

   2. (2) Cognitive skills adaptation and compensation programming, including:

      1. (a) Specific programming dedicated to cognitive skills adaptation and compensation; and
      2. (b) Incorporation of cognitive compensatory strategies into community integration program participant’s interdisciplinary team treatment;
   3. (3) Community re-entry programming, including specific programming dedicated to social or pragmatic skills, leisure skills, and life skills; and

   4. (4) According to the participant’s needs:

      1. (a) The services of a psychiatrist or psychiatric nurse;
      2. (b) Services and supports related to substance use disorders and other addictions;

      3. (c) Speech therapy, which includes but is not limited to:

         1. (i) Cognitive skills;
         2. (ii) Communication skills;
         3. (iii) Swallowing ability; and
         4. (iv) Linguistic programming that assists the patient to connect the meaning of words to their context;

      4. (d) Occupational therapy, which includes but is not limited to:

         1. (i) Instrumental activities of daily living; and
         2. (ii) Community re-entry activities;

      5. (e) Physical therapy, which includes but is not limited to:

         1. (i) Ambulation; and
         2. (ii) Motor planning and coordination;
      6. (f) Dietary services, which includes but is not limited to nutritional needs assessment and monitoring; and

      7. (g) Case management, which includes but is not limited to:

         1. (i) Treatment planning; and
         2. (ii) Discharge planning.
5. E. The Program covers administrative days approved by the Department or its designee according to the conditions set forth in Regulation .08C of this chapter.

Authority: Health-General Article, §§2-104(b), 15-102.8, 15-103, and 15-105, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: April 10, 2017 (44:7 Md. R. 354)

Regulation .01B amended effective May 20, 2019 (46:10 Md. R. 487)

Regulation .05A amended effective May 20, 2019 (46:10 Md. R. 487)

Regulation .07A amended effective May 20, 2019 (46:10 Md. R. 487)

Regulation .08A, B amended effective May 20, 2019 (46:10 Md. R. 487)