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MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  16-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 16 - Reimbursements and Collections|Subtitle 3 - Special Provisions as to Mental Hygiene|Section 16-302 - Costs of Court Ordered Examinations

    (a)    (1)    Except as otherwise provided in this section, if any individual is examined under a court order by a representative of the Behavioral Health Administration, a reasonable cost of the examination shall be assumed by this State.        (2)    The Administration is subrogated to any right or right of action that the individual examined has under the terms of any insurance policy to recover the costs of these services.    (b)    If the examination is requested by the individual being examined:        (1)    The individual is responsible for payment of the appropriate fee; and        (2)    The Administration may ask and the court may require the individual to post a bond for payment of that fee.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  16-303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 16 - Reimbursements and Collections|Subtitle 3 - Special Provisions as to Mental Hygiene|Section 16-303 - Disposition of Property on Death or Escape of Individual

    (a)    This section does not apply to funds that are derived from benefits payable under laws administered by the Veterans’ Administration.    (b)    (1)    If any property of an individual admitted under the Maryland Mental Hygiene Law remains in the custody of a public facility for 1 year after the death or escape of the individual, the administrative head of the facility shall investigate to determine if any other person legally is entitled to that property.        (2)    If such a person is not found:            (i)    As much as possible of the account of the individual at the facility shall be paid from the property; and            (ii)    Any balance becomes the property of this State and shall be paid into the General Fund of this State.    (c)    (1)    An action may not be brought more than 3 years after the death or escape of an individual to recover property of the individual left at or in the custody of the facility.        (2)    This subsection does not waive any defense, including the defense of governmental immunity, available to any facility or other State agency in an action brought against it, even if the action is brought within 3 years after the death or escape of the individual.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  16-304 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 16 - Reimbursements and Collections|Subtitle 3 - Special Provisions as to Mental Hygiene|Section 16-304 - Funding

    State funding shall be as provided in the budget.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  16-401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 16 - Reimbursements and Collections|Subtitle 4 - Special Provisions as to Intellectual Disability|Section 16-401 - Applicability of Subtitle 2

    Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, Subtitle 2 of this title applies to a recipient of services under the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Law.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  16-402 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 16 - Reimbursements and Collections|Subtitle 4 - Special Provisions as to Intellectual Disability|Section 16-402 - Notice of Provisions of Title

    When an individual enters a facility for comprehensive evaluation and when an individual with an intellectual disability is admitted to a public facility, each proponent of the admission shall be advised in writing, in clear and simple terms, of those provisions of this title that apply to that individual.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  16-403 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 16 - Reimbursements and Collections|Subtitle 4 - Special Provisions as to Intellectual Disability|Section 16-403 - Liability of Chargeable Persons -- Applicability of Subtitle

    Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the amount to be charged to chargeable persons for services received by a recipient of services under the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Law shall be as provided in this subtitle.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  16-404 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 16 - Reimbursements and Collections|Subtitle 4 - Special Provisions as to Intellectual Disability|Section 16-404 - Liability of Chargeable Persons -- General Rule

    (a)    If there is any insurance, group health plan, or prepaid medical care coverage for part or all of the cost of the care provided, the Department shall seek to collect the proceeds of the insurance, plan, or coverage to the full extent required to pay for the charges for services set under § 16–201 of this title. The insured or policyholder may not withhold the payment and shall assign to the Department any benefits available under the policy for services rendered by the Department to any insured covered by the policy.    (b)    The liability of a chargeable person for services provided to an individual with an intellectual disability may not exceed the greater of:        (1)    The sum of any proceeds of insurance, group health plan, or prepaid medical care that the insurer or plan pays because of liability for the payment of or repayment for the cost of care provided to the individual; or        (2)    The lesser of:            (i)    The amount determined under § 16–405 of this subtitle; or            (ii)    The amount set by the Department under § 16–203(b) of this title.    (c)    The liability of responsible relatives for the cost of care of an individual with an intellectual disability in a residential, State facility ceases when the cost of care of the  individual with an intellectual disability has been charged for a period or periods that total 16 years.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  16-405 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 16 - Reimbursements and Collections|Subtitle 4 - Special Provisions as to Intellectual Disability|Section 16-405 - Liability of Chargeable Persons -- Schedules of Charges

    (a)    In this section, “taxable income” has the meaning that federal law gives to it for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code.    (b)    For purposes of § 16–404(b)(2) of this subtitle, the liability of a chargeable person for the cost of care of an individual with an intellectual disability shall be determined in accordance with either of the following schedules, at the option of the chargeable person.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  16-406 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 16 - Reimbursements and Collections|Subtitle 4 - Special Provisions as to Intellectual Disability|Section 16-406 - Costs of Court Ordered Examinations

    (a)    (1)    Except as otherwise provided in this section, if any individual is examined under a court order by a representative of the Developmental Disabilities Administration, the cost of the examination shall be assumed by this State.        (2)    The Administration is subrogated to any right or right of action that the individual examined has under the terms of any insurance policy to recover the costs of this service.    (b)    If the examination is requested by the individual being examined:        (1)    The individual is responsible for payment of the appropriate fee; and        (2)    The Developmental Disabilities Administration may ask and the court may require the individual to post a bond for payment of that fee.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  16-407 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 16 - Reimbursements and Collections|Subtitle 4 - Special Provisions as to Intellectual Disability|Section 16-407 - Disposition of Property on Death or Release of Intellectually Disabled Individual

    (a)    This section does not apply to funds that are derived from benefits payable under laws administered by the Veterans’ Administration.    (b)    (1)    If any property of an individual with an intellectual disability remains in the custody of a public facility for 1 year after the death or release of the individual with an intellectual disability, the Department shall investigate to locate the individual or to determine if any other person legally is entitled to that property.        (2)    If such a person is not found:            (i)    As much as possible of the account of the individual with an intellectual disability at the facility shall be paid from the property; and            (ii)    Any balance becomes the property of this State and shall be paid into the General Fund of this State.    (c)    (1)    An action may not be brought more than 3 years after the death or release of an individual with an intellectual disability to recover any of this property left at or in the custody of the facility.        (2)    This subsection does not waive any defense, including the defense of governmental immunity, available to any facility or other State agency in an action brought against it, even if the action is brought within 3 years after the death or release of the individual with an intellectual disability.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  17-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 17 - Laboratories|Subtitle 1 - Public Health and Clinical Laboratories|Section 17-101 - Public Laboratories Established

    The Secretary shall determine the number and location of public health laboratories and maintain those laboratories as needed to provide testing, consulting, and regulatory support of infectious disease, epidemiology, environmental, and regulatory public health programs.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  17-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 17 - Laboratories|Subtitle 1 - Public Health and Clinical Laboratories|Section 17-102 - Duties of Public Laboratories

    A public health and clinical laboratory shall provide services in connection with:         (1)    Any inquiry that the Department or any health officer or physician makes about a communicable disease;        (2)    Any inquiry that the Department makes about sewage;        (3)    Any inquiry that the Department makes about a trade waste;        (4)    Any inquiry the Department makes about a nuisance;        (5)    Any examination or analysis of a water supply;        (6)    Any examination or analysis of milk; and        (7)    Any inquiry about any other matter that the Secretary requires.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  17-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 17 - Laboratories|Subtitle 1 - Public Health and Clinical Laboratories|Section 17-103 - Establishment of Fees

    (a)    Except as otherwise provided, the Secretary may set a fee for any service of a public health and clinical laboratory in accordance with § 2–104 of this article.    (b)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the Secretary may not impose any fee for any service of a public health and clinical laboratory in connection with:        (1)    An examination or analysis of a water supply;        (2)    An examination or analysis of milk; or        (3)    An inquiry that any health officer or physician makes about a communicable disease.    (c)    Subsection (b)(2) of this section does not apply to the production of farmstead cheese.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  17-103.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 17 - Laboratories|Subtitle 1 - Public Health and Clinical Laboratories|Section 17-103.1 - Laboratory Testing Fund

    (a)    In this section, “Fund” means the Laboratory Testing Fund.    (b)    There is a Laboratory Testing Fund in the Department for the provision of laboratory services associated with the production of farmstead cheese.    (c)    The Department shall administer the Fund.    (d)    (1)    The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.        (2)    Any unspent portion of the Fund and any investment earnings of the Fund may not be transferred or revert to the General Fund of the State, but shall remain in the Fund.    (e)    The Fund consists of any laboratory testing fees collected by the Department for laboratory services associated with the production of farmstead cheese.    (f)    The Fund shall only be used to support the operations of the Laboratories Administration.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  17-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 17 - Laboratories|Subtitle 2 - Medical Laboratories|Section 17-201 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “License” means a permit, letter of exception, certificate, or other document issued by the Secretary granting approval or authority to:        (1)    Offer or perform medical laboratory tests or examinations in this State;        (2)    Offer or perform medical laboratory tests or examinations on specimens acquired from health care providers in this State at a medical laboratory located outside this State; or        (3)    Represent or service in this State a medical laboratory regardless of the laboratory’s location.    (c)    (1)    “Medical laboratory” means any facility, entity, or site that offers or performs tests or examinations in connection with the diagnosis and control of human diseases or the assessment of human health, nutritional, or medical conditions or in connection with job-related drug and alcohol testing.        (2)    “Medical laboratory” includes any laboratory owned or operated by the State or owned or operated by a county or municipal corporation in the State.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  17-202.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 17 - Laboratories|Subtitle 2 - Medical Laboratories|Section 17-202.1 - Release of Laboratory Examination Results

    (a)    On written request of an individual to a medical laboratory for a copy of the results of a laboratory examination of that individual, the medical laboratory shall send a copy of those results that are sought to that individual.    (b)    (1)    If the results of a laboratory examination are contained in or will be filed in a medical record, as defined in § 4-301 of this article, the request for a copy of the results shall be made to the facility pursuant to the provisions of § 4-302 of this article.        (2)    In all other cases, the medical laboratory may require the individual requesting a copy of the results to pay the prevailing cost of copying and transmitting the copy.    (c)    The medical laboratory shall notify the individual’s physician before sending the results to the individual.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  17-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 17 - Laboratories|Subtitle 2 - Medical Laboratories|Section 17-203 - Qualifications of Personnel

    (a)    The Secretary may adopt regulations that set qualifications for the following personnel of medical laboratories:        (1)    Directors;        (2)    Supervisory technologists;        (3)    Technologists;        (4)    Cytotechnologists; and        (5)    Supervisory cytotechnologists.    (b)    The director of a medical laboratory is not required to be a physician licensed under the Health Occupations Article.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  17-205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 17 - Laboratories|Subtitle 2 - Medical Laboratories|Section 17-205 - License Required; Exceptions

    (a)    A person shall hold a license issued by the Secretary before the person may:        (1)    Offer or perform medical laboratory tests or examinations in this State;        (2)    Offer or perform medical laboratory tests or examinations on specimens acquired from health care providers in this State at a medical laboratory located outside this State; or        (3)    Represent or service in this State a medical laboratory regardless of the laboratory’s location.    (b)    The Secretary shall issue a letter of exception to a laboratory that:        (1)    Performs only limited medical laboratory tests or examinations; and        (2)    Meets the exception requirements in regulations adopted by the Secretary pursuant to this subtitle.    (c)    For the purposes of this section, “limited medical laboratory tests or examinations” means medical laboratory procedures as defined in regulations adopted by the Secretary pursuant to this subtitle.    (d)    If preliminary screening procedures are performed by an operator who is trained under § 17–214(k) of this subtitle, an employer:        (1)    Is not required to obtain a permit or to obtain a letter of exception from the Secretary under this section to perform testing; but        (2)    Is required before performing preliminary screening procedures, as defined under § 17–214(a) of this subtitle, to register with the Secretary in accordance with requirements adopted in regulations by the Maryland Department of Health.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  17-206 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 17 - Laboratories|Subtitle 2 - Medical Laboratories|Section 17-206 - Qualifications for Licenses

    To qualify for a license, an applicant shall provide evidence to satisfy the Secretary that the medical laboratory and its personnel meet the standards and requirements of the subtitle and in regulations adopted by the Secretary pursuant to this subtitle.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  17-207 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 17 - Laboratories|Subtitle 2 - Medical Laboratories|Section 17-207 - Applications for Licenses

    (a)    An applicant for a license shall submit an application to the Secretary on the form that the Secretary requires.    (b)    An application for a license to operate a medical laboratory shall include:        (1)    The name of the owner;        (2)    The classes of services, complexity of testing, or the tests or examinations that the medical laboratory would provide; and        (3)    Any other information that the Secretary requires.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  17-208 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 17 - Laboratories|Subtitle 2 - Medical Laboratories|Section 17-208 - Issuance and Contents of License

    (a)    The Secretary shall issue a license to any applicant who meets the standards and requirements of this subtitle and in regulations adopted pursuant to this subtitle.    (b)    A medical laboratory license shall include the name of the:        (1)    Medical laboratory;        (2)    Laboratory director; and        (3)    Owner of the laboratory.    (c)    A medical laboratory license shall designate the:        (1)    Complexity of testing that the laboratory may offer or perform;        (2)    Classes of services that may be offered;        (3)    Tests or examinations that may be offered or performed by the laboratory; or        (4)    Any combination of items (1), (2), and (3) of this subsection.    (d)    A medical laboratory may not operate in any manner beyond what is designated by its license.    (e)    A medical laboratory license issued by the Secretary under this subtitle is not transferable.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  17-210 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 17 - Laboratories|Subtitle 2 - Medical Laboratories|Section 17-210 - Denials, Suspensions, Revocations, and Limitations

    (a)    The Secretary may deny a license to any applicant or suspend, revoke, or limit a license or the authority to offer or perform any class of service, complexity of testing, or tests that the license sets forth, if the medical laboratory or its director or other personnel fail to meet the standards and requirements under this subtitle and in regulations adopted pursuant to this subtitle.    (b)    (1)    If the Secretary finds that a laboratory issued a license under this subtitle no longer meets the standards and requirements under this subtitle and in regulations adopted pursuant to this subtitle, the Secretary may impose a directed plan of correction or limit the testing authorized by the license instead of suspending or revoking a license.        (2)    (i)    If the Secretary finds that a medical laboratory provided erroneous or questionable test results that pose a threat to the health and safety of patients, the Secretary may order the laboratory to:                1.    Notify the physicians or other individuals who ordered the tests of the erroneous or questionable test results; and                2.    Take any additional measures necessary to reduce or eliminate the threat to the health and safety of patients, including the notification of patients and the offering of retests.            (ii)    A medical laboratory that fails to comply with an order issued by the Secretary under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph is subject to a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for each day of noncompliance after the deadline for compliance stated in the Secretary’s order, not to exceed a maximum penalty of $50,000, instead of or in addition to any other sanction imposed under this section.    (c)    Except as otherwise provided in the Administrative Procedure Act, before the Secretary denies, suspends or revokes a license, or imposes a civil penalty under this section, the Secretary shall give the applicant or licensee notice and an opportunity for a hearing.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  17-211 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 17 - Laboratories|Subtitle 2 - Medical Laboratories|Section 17-211 - Proficiency Testing Program for Physicians

    (a)    A laboratory issued a license under this subtitle shall enroll in and continue to demonstrate satisfactory performance as defined by the Secretary by regulations in a proficiency testing program or programs approved by the Secretary.    (b)    The Secretary shall adopt regulations that:        (1)    Define satisfactory proficiency testing performance; and        (2)    Set the standards and requirements that a proficiency testing program must meet before it can be designated as an approved program.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  17-212 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 17 - Laboratories|Subtitle 2 - Medical Laboratories|Section 17-212 - Operating Without License

    Unless a person holds a license issued by the Secretary the person may not:         (1)    Offer or perform medical laboratory tests or examinations in this State;        (2)    Represent or service in this State a medical laboratory regardless of the laboratory’s location; or        (3)    Offer or perform medical laboratory tests or examinations on specimens acquired from health care providers in this State at a medical laboratory located outside this State.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  17-213 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 17 - Laboratories|Subtitle 2 - Medical Laboratories|Section 17-213 - Representing or Servicing Medical Laboratories

    Unless a medical laboratory has a valid license, no other person on the laboratory’s behalf may:         (1)    Offer or perform medical laboratory tests or examinations in this State;        (2)    Offer or perform medical laboratory tests or examinations on specimens acquired from health care providers in this State at the medical laboratory located outside this State; or        (3)    Represent or service in this State the medical laboratory regardless of the laboratory’s location.