- A. The Secretary may quarantine an individual in a health care facility due to a preexisting medical condition of the individual being quarantined or if a health care facility is more appropriate than the individual's home because of medical conditions of family members residing in the individual's home.
B. The administrator of a health care facility shall:
- (1) Follow the health care facility's procedures and protocol for quarantine; and
- (2) Consult with and receive approval from the Secretary before transferring the patient to another site or discharging the patient from the health care facility.
Authority: Health General Article, §§18-904—18-907, Annotated Code of Maryland;
Ch. 1, Section 4, Acts of 2002
Effective date: June 19, 2006 (33:12 Md. R. 998)