1. A. Center Open for Inspection.

   1. (1) A licensed center and any premises proposed to be operated as a center shall be open at all reasonable times to announced or unannounced inspections by the Department and by any agency designated by the Department.
   2. (2) Any part of the center, and any surrounding accessory buildings, are considered part of the center and are subject to inspection.

2. B. Records and Reports.

   1. (1) A licensee shall maintain records and make reports as required by the Department.
   2. (2) The records and reports shall be open to inspection by the Department or any agency designated by the Department.
   3. (3) On request, a licensee shall immediately provide copies of records and reports, policies and procedures, including medical records of current participants, participants discharged within the last 6 months, personnel records of current staff, and those records and reports relating to quality assurance activities to the Department or any agency designated by the Department.
   4. (4) All other records and reports may be stored off-site, but shall be available to the Department within 24 hours of request.
   5. (5) If requested, the Department shall reimburse the licensee for the reasonable costs of copying the records and reports.

Authority: Health-General Article, §§2-104, 14-206, and 14-304; State Government Article, §10-226; Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: January 12, 1979 (6:1 Md. R. 17)

Regulations .01; .02B, E; .03A, C, D; .04A—E; .05A, G, H, L, M, N; .06A; .07A, C; .08B; .09C; and .11B, K amended effective July 11, 1980 (7:14 Md. R. 1350)

Regulation .04F repealed effective July 11, 1980 (7:14 Md. R. 1350)

Chapter recodified from COMAR 10.26.01 to COMAR 10.12.04 and Regulations .01, .02A, .04—.08, .09C, .10A, and .11A amended effective November 13, 1989 (16:22 Md. R. 2365)

Regulation .02E amended effective July 5, 1993 (20:13 Md. R. 1049)

Regulations .01—.12 repealed and new Regulations .01—.52 adopted effective November 23, 2006 (33:23 Md. R. 1795)

Regulation .02B amended effective January 20, 2014 (41:1 Md. R. 13)

Regulations .01—.52 repealed and new Regulations .01—.53 adopted effective December 13, 2014 (41:12 Md. R. 668)

Regulation .04A amended effective December 21, 2015 (42:25 Md. R. 1543); August 29, 2016 (43:17 Md. R. 953)

Regulation .04C amended effective August 29, 2016 (43:17 Md. R. 953)