Section 19-1413 - Notice regarding closure, public funding, accidents, or significant changes. - Maryland Statutes

§ 19-1413. Notice regarding closure, public funding, accidents, or significant changes.
 

Each nursing home shall: 

(1) Establish a procedure to provide for the smooth and orderly transfer of residents in the event of closure; 

(2) Provide a 30-day notice to residents and their families or guardians prior to closure of the nursing home unless the Department waives the notice requirement; 

(3) Provide a 15-day notice to residents and their families or guardians prior to termination of public funding unless the Department waives the notice requirement; and 

(4) Immediately notify, if known, a resident's family or guardian of: 

(i) An accident involving the resident which results in injury and has the potential for requiring physician intervention; 

(ii) A significant change in the resident's physical, mental, or psychosocial status; or 

(iii) A need to alter the resident's treatment significantly. 
 

[2000, chs. 217, 218; 2002, ch. 47.]