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MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  10-343 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 10 - Statewide Development Resources and Revenue Authorities|Subtitle 3 - Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority|Part IV - Maryland Hospital Bond Program|Section 10-343 - Maryland Hospital Bond Program

    (a)    There is a Maryland Hospital Bond Program in the Authority.    (b)    For public obligations issued on behalf of a hospital before October 1, 2008, the Program shall provide for the payment and refinancing of public obligations of a hospital, if:        (1)    (i)    the closure of the hospital is in accordance with § 19–120(l) of the Health – General Article; or            (ii)    the delicensure of the hospital is in accordance with § 19–325 of the Health – General Article;        (2)    a public obligation issued on behalf of the hospital is outstanding; and        (3)    the hospital plan for closure or delicensure and the related financing plan is acceptable to:            (i)    the Secretary of Health, in consultation with the Maryland Health Care Commission; and            (ii)    the Authority.    (c)    For public obligations issued on behalf of a hospital on or after October 1, 2008, the Program shall provide for the payment and refinancing of public obligations of a hospital, if:        (1)    (i)    the closure of the hospital is in accordance with § 19–120(l) of the Health – General Article; or            (ii)    the delicensure of the hospital is in accordance with § 19–325 of the Health – General Article;        (2)    a public obligation issued on behalf of the hospital is outstanding;        (3)    the hospital plan for closure or delicensure and the related financing plan is acceptable to:            (i)    the Secretary of Health, in consultation with the Maryland Health Care Commission; and            (ii)    the Authority; and        (4)    the Health Services Cost Review Commission determines that implementation of the Program is in the public interest, taking into account the amount of system–wide savings to the health care system in the State that might be expected as a result of the closure.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  10-344 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 10 - Statewide Development Resources and Revenue Authorities|Subtitle 3 - Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority|Part IV - Maryland Hospital Bond Program|Section 10-344 - Notices of Closure and Delicensure

    (a)    (1)    The Maryland Health Care Commission shall notify in writing:            (i)    the Authority and the Health Services Cost Review Commission when a hospital files a written notice of intent to close under § 19–120(l) of the Health – General Article; and            (ii)    the Authority when a petition for delicensure of a hospital is filed with the Secretary of Health under § 19–325 of the Health – General Article.        (2)    The Commission shall give the notice required by this subsection within 5 days after the date of the filing.    (b)    The Secretary of Health shall notify the Authority and the Health Services Cost Review Commission in writing of each determination to delicense a hospital under § 19–325 of the Health – General Article at least 150 days before the scheduled date of delicensure.    (c)    The notifications under this section shall include the name and location of the hospital and the scheduled date of its closure or delicensure.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  10-345 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 10 - Statewide Development Resources and Revenue Authorities|Subtitle 3 - Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority|Part IV - Maryland Hospital Bond Program|Section 10-345 - Additional Required Information

    (a)    As to each hospital that files a notice of intent to close under § 10-344(a)(1)(i) of this subtitle, the Maryland Health Care Commission shall provide to the Authority and the Health Services Cost Review Commission notice that includes:        (1)    for a hospital that is located in a county with three or more hospitals, a statement that the hospital, in consultation with the Maryland Health Care Commission, held a public information hearing in the county where the hospital is located;        (2)    for a hospital that is located in a county with fewer than three hospitals, notification of its finding on whether the proposed closing is:            (i)    in the public interest; and            (ii)    not inconsistent with the State health plan or an institution-specific plan that the Maryland Health Care Commission developed; and        (3)    the name and location of the hospital and the scheduled date of the closure.    (b)    The Maryland Health Care Commission shall submit the notifications required under this section at least 150 days before the scheduled date of the closure.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  10-346 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 10 - Statewide Development Resources and Revenue Authorities|Subtitle 3 - Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority|Part IV - Maryland Hospital Bond Program|Section 10-346 - Statement of Outstanding Obligations; Closure Plan

    (a)    (1)    A hospital that intends to close or is scheduled to be delicensed shall provide the Authority and the Health Services Cost Review Commission with a written statement of any outstanding public obligations issued on its behalf.        (2)    The statement shall include:            (i)    the name of each issuer of the public obligation;            (ii)    the outstanding principal amount of each public obligation;            (iii)    the due dates for payment or any mandatory redemption or purchase of each public obligation;            (iv)    the due dates for the payment of interest on each public obligation and the interest rates; and            (v)    the documents and information about the public obligation that the Authority or the Health Services Cost Review Commission requests.    (b)    (1)    A hospital with public obligations issued on or after October 1, 2008, that intends to close or is scheduled to be delicensed, shall provide to the Secretary of Health a closure plan that is acceptable to the Secretary, in consultation with the Maryland Health Care Commission.        (2)    The closure plan required under this subsection shall include the plan of the hospital for the provision of care to its patients and to the population in its service area.    (c)    The hospital shall file the items required under subsections (a) and (b) of this section:        (1)    within 10 days after the date of filing the written notice of intent to close under § 19–120(l) of the Health – General Article with the Maryland Health Care Commission; or        (2)    at least 150 days before the scheduled date of delicensure under § 19–325 of the Health – General Article.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  10-347 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 10 - Statewide Development Resources and Revenue Authorities|Subtitle 3 - Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority|Part IV - Maryland Hospital Bond Program|Section 10-347 - Closure Costs -- Conditions for Payment

    (a)    The Health Services Cost Review Commission may determine to provide for the payment of all or part of the reasonable closure costs of a hospital having outstanding public obligations if the Health Services Cost Review Commission determines that the payment is necessary or appropriate to:        (1)    encourage and assist the hospital to close; or        (2)    implement the Program created by this part.    (b)    In making the determinations under subsection (a) of this section, the Health Services Cost Review Commission shall consider:        (1)    the system–wide savings to the State health care system expected to result from the closure or delicensure of the hospital during the longer of:            (i)    the period when the fee will be assessed to provide for the payment of the closure costs or any bond issued to finance the closure costs; or            (ii)    5 years after the date of closure or delicensure; and        (2)    the recommendations of the Maryland Health Care Commission and the Authority.    (c)    Within 60 days after receiving the notice of closure or delicensure required by § 10–344(a)(1)(i) or (b) of this subtitle, the Health Services Cost Review Commission shall:        (1)    determine whether to provide for the payment of all or a part of the closure costs of the hospital in accordance with this section; and        (2)    give written notification of its determination to the Maryland Health Care Commission and the Authority.    (d)    This section does not require the Health Services Cost Review Commission to provide for the payment of any closure costs of a closed or delicensed hospital.    (e)    In a proceeding involving the validity or enforceability of a bond issued to finance closure costs or any security for the bond, the determinations of the Health Services Cost Review Commission under this section are conclusive and binding.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  10-348 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 10 - Statewide Development Resources and Revenue Authorities|Subtitle 3 - Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority|Part IV - Maryland Hospital Bond Program|Section 10-348 - Payment Schedule; Plan

    (a)    Within 60 days after receiving the statement required by § 10-346 of this subtitle, the Authority shall prepare a schedule of payments necessary to meet the public obligations of the hospital.    (b)    (1)    As soon as practicable after receiving a notice of closure or delicensure, required by § 10-344(a)(1)(i) or (b) of this subtitle, and after consulting with the issuer of each public obligation and the Health Services Cost Review Commission, the Authority shall prepare a proposed plan to finance or otherwise provide for the payment of public obligations.        (2)    The proposed plan may include a tender, redemption, advance refunding, or other technique that the Authority considers appropriate.    (c)    As soon as practicable after receiving notification that the Health Services Cost Review Commission has determined to provide for the payment of closure costs of a hospital under § 10-347 of this subtitle, the Authority shall prepare a proposed plan to finance or provide for the payment of closure costs stated in the notice.    (d)    On request of the Health Services Cost Review Commission, the Authority may begin preparing the plan required by this section before the Authority receives notice under § 10-344(a)(1)(i) or (b) of this subtitle.    (e)    The Authority shall promptly submit the schedule of payments and the proposed plan required by this section to the Health Services Cost Review Commission.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  10-349 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 10 - Statewide Development Resources and Revenue Authorities|Subtitle 3 - Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority|Part IV - Maryland Hospital Bond Program|Section 10-349 - Bond Issuance

    (a)    The Authority may issue bonds to finance or otherwise provide for the payment of public obligations or closure costs of a hospital in accordance with a plan developed under § 10-348 of this subtitle.    (b)    The bonds issued under subsection (a) of this section shall:        (1)    be payable from the fees provided under § 10-350 of this subtitle or from other sources provided in the plan;        (2)    be authorized, sold, executed, and delivered in accordance with this subtitle; and        (3)    have terms consistent with constitutional and other legal requirements.    (c)    In connection with the issuance of any bond, the Authority may assign its rights under a loan, lease, or other financing agreement between the Authority or any other issuer of a public obligation and the closed or delicensed hospital to the State or a State unit in consideration for the payment of a public obligation as provided in this part.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  10-350 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 10 - Statewide Development Resources and Revenue Authorities|Subtitle 3 - Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority|Part IV - Maryland Hospital Bond Program|Section 10-350 - Fees

    (a)    On the date of closure or delicensure of a hospital for which a financing plan is developed under § 10–348 of this subtitle, the Health Services Cost Review Commission shall assess a fee on all hospitals, as provided in § 19–223 of the Health – General Article, sufficient to:        (1)    pay the principal and interest on any bonds that the Authority issues under § 10–349 of this subtitle to finance public obligations;        (2)    pay the closure costs or the principal and interest on bonds that the Authority issues under § 10–349 of this subtitle to finance any closure costs;        (3)    maintain a reserve required by the trust agreement;        (4)    pay any required financing fees or charges; and        (5)    maintain reserves that the Authority considers appropriate to provide the amounts described in paragraphs (1) through (4) of this subsection if a hospital defaults in paying the fees.    (b)    The fee assessed each hospital shall be:        (1)    the product of the total fees required to be assessed multiplied by the ratio of the actual gross patient revenue of the hospital to the total gross patient revenue of all hospitals; and        (2)    determined as of the date the Authority determines after consulting with the Health Services Cost Review Commission.    (c)    (1)    As the Authority directs, each hospital shall pay the fee:            (i)    directly to the Authority;            (ii)    directly to a trustee for the bondholders; or            (iii)    otherwise as the Authority directs.        (2)    The fee shall be assessed at any time necessary to meet the payment requirements of this section.    (d)    The fee assessed is not subject to supervision or regulation by a unit of the State.    (e)    (1)    A pledge of the fee to a bond issued under this part or to any other public obligation immediately subjects the fee to the lien of the pledge without a physical delivery or further act.        (2)    Whether or not the parties have notice, the lien of the pledge is valid and binding against all parties having claims in tort, contract, or otherwise against the Authority or a closed or delicensed hospital.    (f)    If the Health Services Cost Review Commission terminates by law, the Secretary of Health shall impose the fee under this section.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  10-351 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 10 - Statewide Development Resources and Revenue Authorities|Subtitle 3 - Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority|Part IV - Maryland Hospital Bond Program|Section 10-351 - Reduction in Amounts Qualifying for Payment Under Program

    (a)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, the amount of a public obligation that may be paid under the Program shall be reduced by the sum of:        (1)    any excess of the total fair market value of all property transferred by a closed or delicensed hospital to an affiliate or a person with an interest in the hospital after it is closed or delicensed over the total fair market value of the property transferred and services provided to the hospital by the affiliate or person; and        (2)    the total fair market value of the property retained by the hospital or affiliate after the closure or delicensure minus the property that is applied to paying closure costs approved by the Health Services Cost Review Commission.    (b)    (1)    By any method it considers appropriate, the Authority may determine the fair market value of any property or services, including by:            (i)    the appraisal of an independent professional appraiser; or            (ii)    the report of an independent consultant.        (2)    The closed or delicensed hospital shall pay the cost of the appraiser or consultant.    (c)    (1)    The Authority may act under this subsection if the Authority determines that the action is:            (i)    necessary to protect the interests of holders of public obligations; or            (ii)    consistent with the public purpose of encouraging and assisting the hospital to close or delicense.        (2)    The Authority may proceed against:            (i)    a closed or delicensed hospital; or            (ii)    a guaranty or collateral securing the payment of a public obligation of a closed or delicensed hospital if the guaranty or collateral was provided by an entity associated with the hospital.    (d)    In making the determination required under subsection (c) of this section, the Authority shall consider:        (1)    the circumstances under which the guaranty or other collateral was provided; and        (2)    the recommendations of the Health Services Cost Review Commission and the Maryland Health Care Commission.    (e)    (1)    Any money that the Authority or its assignee realizes from enforcing a claim against a closed or delicensed hospital, or a hospital with a plan under § 10-348 of this subtitle, shall be applied to offset the fee that the Health Services Cost Review Commission is required to assess under § 10-350 of this subtitle.        (2)    The costs and expenses of enforcing the claim, including the costs for maintaining the property before disposition, shall be deducted from the money described in paragraph (1) of this subsection.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  10-352 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 10 - Statewide Development Resources and Revenue Authorities|Subtitle 3 - Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority|Part IV - Maryland Hospital Bond Program|Section 10-352 - Determination by Authority Conclusive and Binding

    Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, in a proceeding involving the validity or enforceability of a bond or the security for a bond, the determination of the Authority under this part is conclusive and binding.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  10-353 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 10 - Statewide Development Resources and Revenue Authorities|Subtitle 3 - Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority|Part IV - Maryland Hospital Bond Program|Section 10-353 - Waiver of Notice

    The Health Services Cost Review Commission, the Maryland Health Care Commission, or the Authority may waive any notice required to be given to it under this part.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  10-356 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 10 - Statewide Development Resources and Revenue Authorities|Subtitle 3 - Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority|Part V - Short Title|Section 10-356 - Short Title

    This subtitle may be cited as the “Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority Act”.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  10-401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 10 - Statewide Development Resources and Revenue Authorities|Subtitle 4 - Maryland Technology Development Corporation|Part I - General Provisions|Section 10-401 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Corporation.    (c)    “Corporation” means the Maryland Technology Development Corporation.    (d)    “Improve” means to add, alter, construct, equip, expand, extend, improve, install, reconstruct, rehabilitate, remodel, or repair.    (e)    “Investment committee” means a committee appointed by the Board to advise on and approve investments as required under this subtitle.    (f)    “Principal business operations” means the headquarters from which the business’s officers direct, control, and coordinate the business’s activities.    (g)    “Qualified business” means a business that, at the time of the first investment in the business under a program of the Corporation, except as otherwise provided in this subtitle:        (1)    (i)    has its principal business operations located in the State, has over half its workforce working in the State, and intends to maintain its principal business operations in the State after receiving an investment under the program; or            (ii)    is a business or start–up business that is approved by the investment committee and will, as a result of the investment, have a substantial economic impact in the State through job creation, capital investment, and contribution to the State’s technology ecosystem;        (2)    has agreed to use the investment primarily to:            (i)    support business operations in the State; or            (ii)    in the case of a start–up company, establish and support business operations in the State;        (3)    has not more than 250 employees; and        (4)    is not primarily engaged in:            (i)    retail sales;            (ii)    real estate development;            (iii)    the business of insurance, banking, or lending; or            (iv)    the provision of professional services by accountants, attorneys, or physicians.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  10-402 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 10 - Statewide Development Resources and Revenue Authorities|Subtitle 4 - Maryland Technology Development Corporation|Part I - General Provisions|Section 10-402 - Established

    (a)    There is a Maryland Technology Development Corporation.    (b)    The Corporation is a body politic and corporate and is an instrumentality of the State.    (c)    The purposes of the Corporation are to:        (1)    assist in transferring to the private sector the results and products of scientific research and development conducted by colleges, universities, and federal research institutions in the State;        (2)    assist in commercializing those results and products;        (3)    assist in commercializing technology developed in the private sector;        (4)    foster the commercialization of research and development conducted by colleges, universities, and the private sector to create and sustain businesses throughout all regions of the State;        (5)    generally assist early–stage and start–up businesses in the State;        (6)    invest in Maryland–based technology companies and promote the commercialization and growth of technology companies and jobs in the State;        (7)    build a long–term entrepreneurial capacity and sustained venture capital presence in the State;        (8)    create pathways to follow–on financing in the State; and        (9)    foster inclusive and diverse entrepreneurship and innovation throughout the State, which may include initiatives to raise awareness of programs to assist small, minority, and women–owned businesses through marketing and other efforts.