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Maryland Senate Bill SB403

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1- WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 854
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4-Chapter 854
5-(Senate Bill 403)
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7-AN ACT concerning
3+EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW .
4+ [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5+ Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
6+ Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
7+amendment.
8+ *sb0403*
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9-Hospitals and Related Institutions – Residential Treatment Centers –
10-Accreditation
10+SENATE BILL 403
11+J3 4lr1816
12+ CF HB 1134
13+By: Senator Klausmeier
14+Introduced and read first time: January 18, 2024
15+Assigned to: Finance
16+Committee Report: Favorable
17+Senate action: Adopted
18+Read second time: February 17, 2024
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12-FOR the purpose of altering the definition of “accredited residential treatment center” for
13-certain provisions of law governing hospitals and related institutions to include
14-residential treatment centers accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of
15-Rehabilitation Facilities or the Council on Accreditation; and generally relating to
16-residential treatment centers.
20+CHAPTER ______
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18-BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
19- Article – Health – General
20-Section 19–301(a) and (b)
21- Annotated Code of Maryland
22- (2023 Replacement Volume)
22+AN ACT concerning 1
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24-BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
25- Article – Health – General
26-Section 19–301(c) and (j) and 19–360(a)
27- Annotated Code of Maryland
28- (2023 Replacement Volume)
24+Hospitals and Related Institutions – Residential Treatment Centers – 2
25+Accreditation 3
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30- SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
31-That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
27+FOR the purpose of altering the definition of “accredited residential treatment center” for 4
28+certain provisions of law governing hospitals and related institutions to include 5
29+residential treatment centers accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of 6
30+Rehabilitation Facilities or the Council on Accreditation; and generally relating to 7
31+residential treatment centers. 8
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33-Article – Health – General
33+BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 9
34+ Article – Health – General 10
35+Section 19–301(a) and (b) 11
36+ Annotated Code of Maryland 12
37+ (2023 Replacement Volume) 13
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35-19–301.
39+BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 14
40+ Article – Health – General 15
41+Section 19–301(c) and (j) and 19–360(a) 16
42+ Annotated Code of Maryland 17
43+ (2023 Replacement Volume) 18
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37- (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
45+ SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 19
46+That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 20
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39- (b) “Accredited hospital” means a hospital accredited by the Joint Commission on
40-Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
48+Article – Health – General 21 2 SENATE BILL 403
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42- (c) “Accredited residential treatment center” means a residential treatment
43-center that is accredited by [the]:
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45- (1) THE Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations;
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47- (2) THE COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF REHABILITATION
48-FACILITIES; OR Ch. 854 2024 LAWS OF MARYLAND
52+19–301. 1
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54+ (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 2
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52- (3) THE COUNCIL ON ACCREDITATION .
56+ (b) “Accredited hospital” means a hospital accredited by the Joint Commission on 3
57+Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. 4
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54- (j) “Nonaccredited residential treatment center” means a residential treatment
55-center that is not accredited by [the]:
59+ (c) “Accredited residential treatment center” means a residential treatment 5
60+center that is accredited by [the]: 6
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57- (1) THE Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations;
62+ (1) THE Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; 7
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59- (2) THE COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATI ON OF REHABILITATION
60-FACILITIES; OR
64+ (2) THE COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF REHABILITATION 8
65+FACILITIES; OR 9
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62- (3) THE COUNCIL ON ACCREDITATION .
67+ (3) THE COUNCIL ON ACCREDITATION . 10
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64-19–360.
69+ (j) “Nonaccredited residential treatment center” means a residential treatment 11
70+center that is not accredited by [the]: 12
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66- (a) This section applies to:
72+ (1) THE Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; 13
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68- (1) Nonaccredited hospitals found in violation of the standards adopted
69-under this subtitle;
74+ (2) THE COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF REHABILITATION 14
75+FACILITIES; OR 15
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71- (2) Accredited hospitals:
77+ (3) THE COUNCIL ON ACCREDITATION . 16
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73- (i) Found deficient as a result of the complaint review process; or
79+19–360. 17
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75- (ii) Subject to inspection by the Department under § 19–2302(e) of
76-this title as a result of a serious or life–threatening patient care deficiency identified by the
77-Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the Centers for Medicare
78-and Medicaid Services, or the Department;
81+ (a) This section applies to: 18
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80- (3) Accredited residential treatment centers subject to inspection by the
81-Department under § 19–2302(e) of this title as a result of a serious or life–threatening
82-patient care deficiency identified by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare
83-Organizations, THE COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF REHABILITATION
84-FACILITIES, THE COUNCIL ON ACCREDITATION , the Centers for Medicare and
85-Medicaid Services, or the Department; and
83+ (1) Nonaccredited hospitals found in violation of the standards adopted 19
84+under this subtitle; 20
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87- (4) Health care facilities that fail to achieve substantial compliance with
88-the standards of an approved accreditation organization under § 19–2302(c)(2) of this title.
86+ (2) Accredited hospitals: 21
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90- SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
91-October 1, 2024.
88+ (i) Found deficient as a result of the complaint review process; or 22
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93-Approved by the Governor, May 16, 2024.
90+ (ii) Subject to inspection by the Department under § 19–2302(e) of 23
91+this title as a result of a serious or life–threatening patient care deficiency identified by the 24
92+Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the Centers for Medicare 25
93+and Medicaid Services, or the Department; 26
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95+ (3) Accredited residential treatment centers subject to inspection by the 27
96+Department under § 19–2302(e) of this title as a result of a serious or life–threatening 28 SENATE BILL 403 3
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99+patient care deficiency identified by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare 1
100+Organizations, THE COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF REHABILITATION 2
101+FACILITIES, THE COUNCIL ON ACCREDITATION , the Centers for Medicare and 3
102+Medicaid Services, or the Department; and 4
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104+ (4) Health care facilities that fail to achieve substantial compliance with 5
105+the standards of an approved accreditation organization under § 19–2302(c)(2) of this title. 6
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107+ SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 7
108+October 1, 2024. 8
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112+Approved:
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114+ Governor.
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116+ President of the Senate.
117+________________________________________________________________________________
118+ Speaker of the House of Delegates.