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Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 44 - BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 10.44.35 - Limited Dental Drug Dispensing Permits › Section 10.44.35.02 - Definitions

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A. In this chapter
				  the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Administer" means the direct
				  introduction of a single dosage of a drug at a given time, whether by injection
				  or other means, and whether in liquid, tablet, capsule, or other
				  form.
(2) "Board" means the
				  Maryland State Board of Dental Examiners.
(3) "Dentist" means an individual who holds a
				  current license to practice dentistry in Maryland.
(4) "Limited dental drug dispensing permit"
				  means a drug dispensing permit for dentists who wish to dispense only
				  prescription strength:
(a) Home fluoride
				  products;
(b) Dentin/enamel
				  remineralizing products; or
(c)
				  Antimicrobial rinses.
(5) "Starter dosage" means an amount of a
				  drug sufficient to begin therapy:
(a) Of
				  short duration of 72 hours or less; or
(b) Before obtaining a large quantity of the
				  drug to complete the therapy.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 44 - BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 10.44.35 - Limited Dental Drug Dispensing Permits › Section 10.44.35.03 - Permit Required

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Subject to the exception contained in Regulation .05 of
					 this chapter, a dentist may not dispense home fluoride products,
					 dentin/remineralizing products or antimicrobial rinses unless the dentist holds
					 a limited drug dispensing permit issued by the Board.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 44 - BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 10.44.35 - Limited Dental Drug Dispensing Permits › Section 10.44.35.04 - Issuance and Renewal of Permit

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A.
				  A permit expires on October 1 of the 5th year following the effective date of
				  the permit.
B. To obtain a permit,
				  a dentist shall:
(1) Submit to the Board an
				  application on a form provided by the Board; and
(2) Pay the fee set by the Board in COMAR
				  10.44.20.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 44 - BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 10.44.35 - Limited Dental Drug Dispensing Permits › Section 10.44.35.05 - Exceptions

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A. Drug Samples. A
				  dentist is not required to have a limited dental drug dispensing permit to
				  dispense drug samples if:
(1) The sample
				  complies with the labeling requirements contained in Health Occupations
				  Article, §
											12-505, Annotated
				  Code of Maryland, except that the labeling requirements may not apply if the
				  dentist dispenses the drug:
(a) In an
				  emergency situation; or
(b) As a
				  sample dispensed in the regular course of the dentist's practice;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 44 - BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 10.44.35 - Limited Dental Drug Dispensing Permits › Section 10.44.35.06 - Violations

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A. After an
				  opportunity for a hearing, the Board may revoke or suspend a limited permit or
				  take disciplinary action under Health Occupations Article, §
										4-315(a)
				  or (b), Annotated Code of Maryland, if the Board finds that the holder of the
				  permit violates any provision of this chapter.
B. Failure to comply with the provisions of
				  this chapter constitutes unprofessional conduct and may constitute other
				  violations of law.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 44 - BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 10.44.35 - Limited Dental Drug Dispensing Permits › Section 10.44.35.07 - Summary Suspension of a Permit

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A. The Board may order the summary suspension
				  of a permit if the Board:
(1) Finds that the
				  public health, safety, or welfare imperatively requires emergency action;
				  and
(2) Promptly gives the
				  licensee:
(a) Written notice of the
				  suspension, the finding, and the reasons that support the finding;
				  and
(b) An opportunity to be
				  heard.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 45 - MARYLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 10.45.01 - Purpose and Definitions › Section 10.45.01.01 - Purpose

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A. The purpose of
				  the Commission is, through community health resources, to:
(1) Increase access to health care
				  services;
(2) Redirect nonemergency
				  emergency room use to community health resources;
(3) Develop coordinated, integrated systems
				  of community-based care; and
(4)
				  Assist patients in establishing a medical home with a community health
				  resource.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 45 - MARYLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 10.45.01 - Purpose and Definitions › Section 10.45.01.02 - Definitions

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A. In this
				  subtitle, the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Applicant" means a person that submits
				  to the Commission, within the time period specified by the Commission:
(a) A letter of intent to submit a grant
				  application under this subtitle; or
(b) A grant application under this
				  subtitle.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 45 - MARYLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 10.45.02 - Officers and Staff › Section 10.45.02.01 - Commission Chair

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A. The chair is
				  appointed by the Governor.
B.
				  Duties. The chair shall:
(1) Except as
				  provided in §B(6)(b) of this regulation, convene and preside over the
				  meetings of the Commission;
(2)
				  Call meetings of the Commission as necessary to accomplish the Commission's
				  purpose;
(3) Appoint the
				  Commission's vice chair;
(4)
				  Appoint the chairs of the Commission's standing and ad hoc
				  committees;
(5) Appoint the members
				  of the Commission's committees; and
(6) At meetings of the Commission, either:
(a) Serve as the presiding officer;
				  or
(b) Designate the vice chair or
				  other commissioner to preside over any Commission meeting the chair is unable
				  to attend.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 45 - MARYLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 10.45.02 - Officers and Staff › Section 10.45.02.02 - Commissioners

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The Commission consists of 11 members, appointed by the
					 Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, in accordance with
					 Health-General Article, §19-2103, Annotated Code of
					 Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 45 - MARYLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 10.45.02 - Officers and Staff › Section 10.45.02.03 - Executive Director and Staff

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A.
				  Executive Director. The Executive Director of the Commission:
(1) Is the chief administrative officer of
				  the Commission;
(2) Is appointed by
				  the Commission with the approval of the Governor;
(3) Serves at the pleasure of the Commission;
				  and
(4) Shall, under the direction
				  of the Commission, perform any duty or function that the Commission requires,
				  consistent with Health-General Article, §§19-2101 -2201, Annotated
				  Code of Maryland, and this subtitle.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 45 - MARYLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 10.45.03 - Committees › Section 10.45.03.01 - Standing Committees

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A. The
				  four standing committees of the Commission are:
(1) The Committee on Capital and Operational
				  Funding;
(2) The Committee on
				  Hospital and Community Health Resources Relations;
(3) The Committee on School-Based Community
				  Health Clinic Center Expansion; and
(4) The Committee on Data Information
				  Systems.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 45 - MARYLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 10.45.03 - Committees › Section 10.45.03.02 - Ad Hoc Committees

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A. The
				  Commission may establish one or more ad hoc committees to assist in performing
				  duties of the Commission.
B. An ad
				  hoc committee established pursuant to §A of this regulation shall:
(1) Limit its activities to the purpose for
				  which it was formed; and
(2) Be
				  dissolved when the purpose for which it was formed has been satisfied or
				  abandoned by the Commission.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 45 - MARYLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 10.45.04 - Meetings › Section 10.45.04.01 - Meetings; Procedure

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A.
				  Meetings of the Commission and meetings of the standing committees specified in
				  COMAR 10.45.03.01B
				  shall be governed in accordance with:
(1)
				  Maryland's Open Meetings Act; and
(2) Commonly accepted rules of parliamentary
				  procedure as determined by the chair.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 45 - MARYLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 10.45.04 - Meetings › Section 10.45.04.02 - Frequency of Meetings

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A. Subject
				  to §B of this regulation, public meetings of the Commission may be held
				  for any authorized purpose, at a time and location determined by the
				  Commission.
B. The Commission shall
				  meet at least six times per year.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 45 - MARYLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 10.45.05 - Community Health Resources › Section 10.45.05.01 - Qualification as Community Health Resource

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A. To qualify as a community health resource,
				  a person shall demonstrate that the person meets the criteria set forth in
				  Regulation .02, .03, or .04 of this chapter.
B. Regardless of the community health
				  resource category for which an applicant submits evidence of qualification, the
				  Commission may determine that the applicant meets the criteria to qualify as a
				  community health resource under either Regulation 02, .03, or .04 of this
				  chapter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 45 - MARYLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 10.45.05 - Community Health Resources › Section 10.45.05.02 - Qualification under Health-General Article, Section19-2101(c)(1), Annotated Code of Maryland - Primary Health Care Services

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A. Criteria. To qualify as a community health
				  resource pursuant to this regulation and Health-General Article,
				  §19-2101(c)(1), Annotated Code of Maryland, a person shall demonstrate
				  that the person:
(1) Is a nonprofit or
				  for-profit health care center or program;
(2) Provides primary health care services:
(a) In accordance with a sliding scale fee
				  schedule payment policy that is consistent with the guidelines set forth in
				  Regulation .05 of this chapter;
(b)
				  Without regard to an individual's ability to pay; and
(c) Primarily to Maryland residents from
				  service sites located within the State; and
(3) Provides medical care to address a
				  patient's general health needs, including:
(a) Promotion and maintenance of the
				  patient's health;
(b) Treatment of
				  illness;
(c) Prevention of
				  disease;
(d) Maintenance of the
				  patient's health records; and
(e)
				  Making referrals for medically necessary and appropriate specialty care
				  services.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 45 - MARYLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 10.45.05 - Community Health Resources › Section 10.45.05.03 - Qualification under Health-General Article, Section19-2101(c)(2), Annotated Code of Maryland - Access Services

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A.
				  To qualify as a community health resource pursuant to this regulation and
				  Health-General Article, §19-2101(c)(2), Annotated Code of Maryland, a
				  person shall demonstrate that the person:
(1)
				  Is a nonprofit or for-profit health care center or program;
(2) Offers access services that:
(a) Directly assist low-income, uninsured, or
				  underinsured individuals to gain access to reduced-price clinical health care
				  services; and
(b) May include, but
				  are not limited to:
(i) Coordination of
				  patients' health care;
(ii) Case
				  management services; and
(iii)
				  Transportation of patients to and from medical appointments; and
(3) Offers access
				  services, as described in §A(2) of this regulation:
(a) Without regard to an individual's ability
				  to pay;
(b) In accordance with a
				  sliding scale fee schedule that is consistent with the guidelines set forth in
				  Regulation .05 of this chapter; and
(c) Primarily to Maryland residents from
				  service sites located within the State.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 45 - MARYLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 10.45.05 - Community Health Resources › Section 10.45.05.04 - Qualification under Health-General Article, Section19-2101(c)(2), Annotated Code of Maryland - Designee Services

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A.
				  To qualify as a community health resource designated pursuant to this
				  regulation and Health-General Article, §19-2101(c)(2), Annotated Code of
				  Maryland, a person shall establish that the person meets the definition in
				  COMAR 10.45.01.02G of
				  a:
(1) Federally qualified health
				  center;
(2) Federally qualified
				  health center "look-alike";
(3)
				  Community health center;
(4)
				  Migrant health center;
(5) Health
				  care program for the homeless;
(6)
				  Primary care program for a public housing project;
(7) Local nonprofit and community-owned
				  health care program;
(8)
				  School-based health center;
(9)
				  Teaching clinic;
(10)
				  Wellmobile;
(11) Health-center
				  controlled operating network;
(12)
				  Historic Maryland primary care provider;
(13) Outpatient mental health
				  clinic;
(14) Local health
				  department;
(15) Substance abuse
				  treatment provider; or
(16) DDA
				  licensee for FY 2012 and FY 2013.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 45 - MARYLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 10.45.05 - Community Health Resources › Section 10.45.05.05 - Sliding Scale Fee Schedule Guidelines

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A. Applicability. The Commission shall apply
				  the sliding scale fee schedule criteria set forth in §B of this regulation
				  to determine whether:
(1) An applicant meets
				  the sliding scale fee schedule criterion to qualify as a community health
				  resource under Regulation .02A(2) or .03A(3) of this chapter; and
(2) An application submitted by a community
				  health resource addresses the selection criterion specified in COMAR
				  10.45.07.01I.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 45 - MARYLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 10.45.06 - Community Health Resources Grants › Section 10.45.06.01 - Call for Proposals

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Beginning in FY 2007, the Commission shall issue to the
					 public, at least once per year, and as budgeted resources permit, a call for
					 proposals, which may include:
A. An
				  explanation of the grants program;
B. A statement of the Commission's authority
				  to make grant awards pursuant to Health-General Article, §19-2201(e),
				  Annotated Code of Maryland;
C. An
				  indication of whether the object of the solicitation is to award:
(1) Operating grants to qualifying community
				  health resources; or
(2) Funding
				  for development, support, and monitoring of a unified data information system
				  among primary and specialty care providers, hospitals, and other providers of
				  services to community health resource members;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 45 - MARYLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 10.45.06 - Community Health Resources Grants › Section 10.45.06.02 - Letter of Intent

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A. The
				  Commission may require that, as a condition of submitting a grant application,
				  a person first respond to the Commission's call for proposals by submitting a
				  letter of intent to the address and by the date and time specified in the call
				  for proposals.
B. The Commission
				  may, in its sole discretion, require that a letter of intent include
				  information and documentation sufficient to establish a person's qualification
				  as a community health resource as specified in COMAR
				  10.45.05.02I,
				  .03, or .04.
C. If the Commission
				  requires a letter of intent pursuant to §A of this regulation, an
				  applicant shall include in the applicant's letter of intent, in addition to any
				  content that may be required by the Commission pursuant to §B of this
				  regulation:
(1) An identification of the type
				  of grant, of those specified in the call for proposals pursuant to Regulation
				  .01C of this chapter, for which the applicant intends to apply;
(2) A succinct description, no more than 250
				  words in length, of the proposed project;
(3) The estimated cost of the project and its
				  expected duration;
(4) The name and
				  location of the applicant;
(5) The
				  name, title, address, telephone number, and email address of the proposed
				  project director; and
(6) The name,
				  affiliation, and email address of the applicant's contact person or
				  persons.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 45 - MARYLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 10.45.06 - Community Health Resources Grants › Section 10.45.06.03 - Application

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A. An application
				  for a grant under this subtitle shall be submitted to the place and by the date
				  and time specified in the call for proposals.
B. As specified in the call for proposals, an
				  application for a grant under this subtitle may be required to include the
				  following elements:
(1) A transmittal letter:
(a) Specifying:
(i) The title of the proposal;
(ii) The name of the applicant;
(iii) The name of the project director;
				  and
(iv) A statement that the
				  applicant agrees that submission of a proposal constitutes the applicant's
				  acceptance of the terms of the grant program; and
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 45 - MARYLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 10.45.06 - Community Health Resources Grants › Section 10.45.06.04 - Proposal Guidelines

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An applicant for a grant under this subtitle shall prepare
					 and submit to the Commission a proposal that is consistent with the
					 instructions and requirements specified in the call for proposals, which may
					 include:
A. Information about the
				  applicant, including:
(1) The applicant's
				  mission, programs, and service area;
(2) The applicant's organizational strengths
				  and challenges;
(3) The applicant's
				  organizational structure, including:
(a) An
				  indication of the applicant's for-profit or nonprofit status; and
(b) If applicable, a copy of the applicant's
				  IRS determination letter indicating tax-exempt status under
				  26 U.S.C. §
													501(c)(3) and a statement
				  signed by an authorized official of the organization that this ruling remains
				  in full force and effect;
(4) An identification of the applicant's
				  provider type;
(5) The applicant's
				  governance structure, including a list of the applicant's officers and
				  governing body; and
(6) A
				  description of the applicant's staffing pattern and a copy of its
				  organizational chart;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 45 - MARYLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 10.45.07 - Selection Criteria and Funding Priorities › Section 10.45.07.01 - Selection Criteria

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The Commission's criteria for selecting community health
					 resources grant proposals for funding under this subtitle are as
					 follows:
A. Prospects for success of
				  the proposed project, based on:
(1) Clear,
				  feasible, and achievable goals and objectives;
(2) Reasonableness of work plan and budget;
				  and
(3) Adequacy of:
(a) The project team's skills, competencies,
				  commitment, and capacity to carry out the proposed work; and
(b) Organizational and community
				  support;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 45 - MARYLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 10.45.07 - Selection Criteria and Funding Priorities › Section 10.45.07.02 - Funding Priorities

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In selecting community health resources proposals to be
					 funded under this subtitle, the Commission shall:
A. Consider geographic balance; and
B. Give priority to community health
				  resources that:
(1) In addition to normal
				  business hours, operate during evening and weekend hours;
(2) Have partnered with a hospital to
				  establish a reverse referral program at the hospital;
(3) Reduce the use of the hospital emergency
				  department for nonemergency services;
(4) Assist patients in establishing a medical
				  home with a community health resource;
(5) Coordinate and integrate the delivery of
				  primary and specialty care services;
(6) Promote the integration of mental and
				  somatic health with federally qualified health centers or other somatic care
				  providers;
(7) Fund medication
				  management or therapy services for uninsured individuals:
(a) Whose income is up to 200 percent of the
				  federal poverty guidelines;
(b) Who
				  meet medical necessity criteria; and
(c) Who are ineligible for the public mental
				  health system;
(8)
				  Provide a clinical home for individuals who access hospital emergency
				  departments for mental health services, substance abuse services, or both;
				  and
(9) Support the implementation
				  of evidence-based clinical practices.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 45 - MARYLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 10.45.08 - Selection Process › Section 10.45.08.01 - Letters of Intent - Commission Review

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A. The Commission may direct staff to review
				  letters of intent and report to:
(1) The
				  Committee on Capital and Operational Funding;
(2) The Commission; or
(3) Both.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 45 - MARYLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 10.45.08 - Selection Process › Section 10.45.08.02 - Application Review and Selection of Grantees

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A. If a grant application is submitted after
				  the submission deadline specified in the call for proposals, the Commission
				  shall:
(1) Refuse delivery of the application;
				  or
(2) Return the application to
				  the sender without review.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 45 - MARYLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 10.45.08 - Selection Process › Section 10.45.08.03 - Negotiation and Award

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A. An
				  applicant approved by the Commission for a grant award pursuant to Regulation
				  .02 of this chapter shall, in collaboration with the Commission, develop grant
				  specifications concerning:
(1) Performance
				  milestones;
(2)
				  Deliverables;
(3) A grant
				  disbursement schedule;
(4)
				  Monitoring and evaluation requirements;
(5) Data requirements; and
(6) The project's final budget.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 45 - MARYLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 10.45.08 - Selection Process › Section 10.45.08.04 - Use of Grant Funds

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A. A
				  grantee under this subtitle may use grant funds for:
(1) Salaries and employment benefits for
				  project staff;
(2) Subcontracting
				  and consultant fees;
(3) Data
				  collection and analysis;
(4)
				  Project-related travel, conference calls, and meetings;
(5) Office supplies, expenses, and other
				  indirect costs as approved by the Commission; and
(6) A limited amount of essential equipment
				  and minor infrastructure improvements required by the project.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 45 - MARYLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 10.45.08 - Selection Process › Section 10.45.08.05 - Formula for Disbursing Grants

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A. The Commission shall disburse grant funds
				  to grantees in accordance with the following formula:
(1) Unless the Commission finds that special
				  circumstances apply and the grant award so specifies, the Commission shall make
				  an initial payment to a grantee of up to 20 percent of the total grant
				  award;
(2) The Commission shall
				  make progress payments to a grantee in accordance with a schedule of
				  milestones:
(a) To which the Commission and
				  the grantee have agreed; and
(b)
				  That provides that, by the time the grant period expires, the total
				  disbursement of grant funds shall equal 100 percent of the amount awarded under
				  this subtitle; and
(3)
				  Unless the Commission finds that special circumstances apply and the grant
				  award so specifies, a single progress payment may not exceed 50 percent of the
				  total funds awarded the grantee under this subtitle.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 45 - MARYLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 10.45.09 - Emergency Grant Funding › Section 10.45.09.01 - Purpose and Limitations

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A. In
				  addition to the Commission's statutory authority pursuant to Health-General
				  Article, §19-2201(e), Annotated Code of Maryland, to award operating
				  grants to qualifying community health resources, the Commission may award
				  temporary emergency grants to an applicant that meets the criteria set forth in
				  this chapter.
B. Temporary
				  emergency grants may be awarded by the Commission only if:
(1) The community health resource has
				  encountered an unforeseeable lapse or cessation in otherwise stable funding
				  that threatens an essential service or program serving low-income, uninsured,
				  or underinsured residents within the State; and
(2) A temporary emergency grant can provide
				  assistance sufficient to briefly sustain the service or program until stable
				  funding is restored or alternative funding is secured.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 45 - MARYLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 10.45.09 - Emergency Grant Funding › Section 10.45.09.02 - Letter of Request

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A. An applicant
				  for temporary emergency funding shall submit to the Commission a letter of
				  request outlining the need for temporary emergency funding.
B. A letter of request shall include the
				  following elements:
(1) Information and
				  documentation sufficient to establish the applicant's qualification as a
				  community health resource as specified in COMAR
				  10.45.05.02B,
				  .03, or .04;
(2) A brief
				  description of the applicant's mission, programs, and service area;
(3) The name, address, and location of the
				  applicant, including the:
(a) Name, title,
				  address, telephone number, and email address of the director; and
(b) Name and email address of the applicant's
				  contact person;
(4) The
				  signature of an individual responsible for conducting the affairs of the
				  applicant and legally authorized to execute contracts on the applicant's
				  behalf;
(5) A brief account of the
				  organizational and financial structure of the applicant, including the
				  applicant's:
(a) For-profit or not-for-profit
				  status; and
(b) Financial stability
				  over the 3-year period prior to the date of application; and
(6) The nature of the program or
				  service whose existence or funding is threatened, including:
(a) The significance of the program or
				  service to its target group and to the geographic area in which it
				  operates;
(b) The customary and
				  usual amount of funds needed to provide the service or operate the program on a
				  monthly, quarterly, or annual basis;
(c) The normal or usual funding source or
				  sources for the program or service;
(d) The number and area of residence of low
				  income, underinsured, or uninsured persons served by the program or service on
				  a monthly, quarterly, or annual basis;
(e) A concise explanation of why the
				  temporary emergency for which funding is sought could not have been
				  anticipated;
(f) A concise account
				  of any and all emergency funding requests by the applicant over the past 3
				  years and the results of those requests;
(g) The specific amount of funding requested
				  and the amount of time over which the funding will be expended;
(h) A list of all other potential sources of
				  funding, both internal and external, that have been approached by the applicant
				  for this temporary emergency and their responses;
(i) A clear explanation of how the requested
				  funds will enable the applicant to stabilize the threatened service or program;
				  and
(j) Any other information that
				  the Commission may require on the emergency grant application form.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 45 - MARYLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 10.45.09 - Emergency Grant Funding › Section 10.45.09.03 - Selection Process

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A. Letters of
				  Request-Commission Review. The Commission may direct staff to review a letter
				  of request and report to:
(1) The Committee on
				  Capital and Operational Funding (Committee);
(2) The Commission; or
(3) Both.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 45 - MARYLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 10.45.09 - Emergency Grant Funding › Section 10.45.09.04 - Selection Criteria for Temporary Emergency Funding

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The Commission's criteria for awarding an emergency grant
					 to a community health resource are as follows:
A. The nature of the temporary emergency
				  situation, including an evaluation of the applicant's inability to anticipate
				  the emergency situation;
B. The
				  essential nature of the threatened program or service to the population served
				  and as part of the provision of essential health care services to the relevant
				  low-income population;
C. The
				  reasonable likelihood of resolution of the temporary emergency situation as a
				  direct result of the requested emergency funds;
D. The reasonable likelihood of the
				  sustainability of the threatened program or service upon the cessation of
				  temporary emergency funding; and
E.
				  The number of emergencies, as that term is described in Regulation .01B of this
				  chapter, for which funding was sought by the applicant in the last 3 years, and
				  the number of instances in which funding was obtained.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 45 - MARYLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 10.45.09 - Emergency Grant Funding › Section 10.45.09.05 - Review by Committee on Capital and Operational Funding

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A. The Committee on Capital and Operational
				  Funding shall review letters of request in a timely manner to:
(1) Ensure that all information as to
				  community health resource status specified in COMAR 10.45.05 has been provided
				  and, if not, request that specific supplements be provided; and
(2) Ensure that all information required in
				  the letter of request under Regulation .02B of this chapter has been provided
				  and, if not, request that specific supplements be provided.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 45 - MARYLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 10.45.09 - Emergency Grant Funding › Section 10.45.09.06 - Review by the Commission

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A.
				  Upon receipt of a recommendation on a request for emergency funding from the
				  Committee on Capital and Operational Funding, or on its own initiative, the
				  Commission shall:
(1) Determine whether all
				  necessary information has been made available and, if not, request
				  supplementary information; and
(2)
				  Determine whether the applicant qualifies as a community health resource
				  pursuant to COMAR 10.45.05.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 45 - MARYLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 10.45.09 - Emergency Grant Funding › Section 10.45.09.07 - Negotiation and Award

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A. An
				  applicant approved by the Commission for a temporary emergency grant pursuant
				  to Regulation .06 of this chapter shall, in collaboration with the Commission,
				  develop grant specifications concerning:
(1) A
				  grant disbursement schedule;
(2)
				  Monitoring and evaluation requirements;
(3) Data requirements; and
(4) The budget that will be impacted by the
				  emergency grant funds.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 45 - MARYLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES COMMISSION › Chapter 10.45.09 - Emergency Grant Funding › Section 10.45.09.08 - Use of Grant Funds

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A. A
				  grantee under this chapter may use grant funds only for the purposes outlined
				  in the applicant's letter of request unless a change in those conditions has
				  been previously agreed to by the Commission and the applicant in
				  writing.
B. If a grantee fails to
				  abide by the terms of a grant agreement, the Commission may cancel the grant
				  and withhold any or all funds not yet disbursed.
C. The Commission may:
(1) By written agreement entered into with an
				  emergency grantee after the award of an emergency grant under this subtitle,
				  modify the terms of the grant agreement; and
(2) Conduct audits or otherwise inspect the
				  records, premises, and operations of the grantee to determine whether grant
				  funds are being administered:
(a) In a
				  financially responsible manner; and
(b) In accordance with the terms of the grant
				  award.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 46 - BOARD OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PRACTICE › Chapter 10.46.01 - General Regulations › Section 10.46.01.02 - Licensure

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A. Except as
				  otherwise provided in this chapter, an individual shall be licensed by the
				  Board before the individual may practice occupational therapy or limited
				  occupational therapy.
B. Term and
				  Renewal of License.
(1) An initial license is
				  issued after successfully completing the application process and is valid for
				  2-1/2 years or less.
(2) At least 30 days before the
				  expiration date of the license, the Board shall send a notice of renewal by
				  electronic means or first-class mail to the last known electronic or physical
				  address of each active licensee, and each licensee who is inactive by elective
				  nonrenewal, who is eligible for renewal.
(3) In order to renew a license, the licensee shall
				  submit to the Board a completed renewal application by the deadline for
				  renewal.
(4) The licensee shall submit an electronic payment,
				  money order, or check in the amount of the renewal fee established by the Board
				  in COMAR 10.46.05.01.
(5)
				  Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
(6) If a completed renewal application is
				  submitted after the deadline but before the expiration, the Board shall assess
				  a late fee as specified in COMAR
				  10.46.05.01B.
(7) A completed renewal
				  application received with an on-line licensure confirmation or postmark dated
				  after the expiration date of June 30 will not be accepted.
(8)
				  At the time of licensure renewal, a licensee who has completed the continuing
				  competency requirement shall attest to the:
(a) Maintenance of Current Certification with
				  the National Board of Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT);
				  or
(b) Completion of continuing
				  competency activities, as specified in COMAR 10.46.04.
(9) At the time of licensure renewal, a
				  licensee shall indicate a desire to:
(a)
				  Carry over contact hours from one continuing competency time frame to another;
				  or
(b) Utilize contact hours
				  carried over from the previous renewal period.
(10) A licensee who is audited regarding
				  continuing competency requirements, as specified in COMAR 10.46.04, shall
				  successfully complete the requirements of the audit to be eligible for renewal
				  of licensure.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 46 - BOARD OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PRACTICE › Chapter 10.46.01 - General Regulations › Section 10.46.01.03 - Standards of Practice

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A.
				  Occupational Therapist.
(1) An occupational
				  therapist shall exercise sound judgment and provide adequate care in the
				  performance of duties as provided in nationally recognized standards of
				  practice.
(2) An occupational
				  therapist shall document client information as follows:
(a) Evaluation;
(b) Treatment program;
(c) Progress reports;
(d) Reevaluations; and
(e) Discharge summaries, verbal orders, and
				  clarification orders in accordance with facility policies and
				  procedures.
(3) An
				  occupational therapist shall immediately discontinue any treatment procedure
				  that appears harmful to the client.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 46 - BOARD OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PRACTICE › Chapter 10.46.01 - General Regulations › Section 10.46.01.04 - Supervision Requirements

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A.
				  Occupational Therapist.
(1) A licensed
				  occupational therapist may supervise the clinical practice of the following:
(a) Occupational therapist;
(b) Occupational therapy assistant;
(c) Temporary occupational
				  therapist;
(d) Temporary
				  occupational therapy assistant;
(e)
				  Aide; and
(f) Occupational therapy
				  student or occupational therapy assistant student.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 46 - BOARD OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PRACTICE › Chapter 10.46.01 - General Regulations › Section 10.46.01.05 - Documentation Requirements for Supervision

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A. Occupational Therapy Assistant.
				  Documentation for supervision of an occupational therapy assistant shall
				  include, but is not limited to:
(1) Reports
				  or summaries documenting compliance with periodic supervision that are written
				  and signed with credentials by the occupational therapy assistant and cosigned
				  by the supervising occupational therapist;
(2) Documentation for planned discharges from
				  the occupational therapy treatment program that are written and signed with
				  credentials by the occupational therapy assistant and cosigned by the
				  supervising occupational therapist; and
(3) Documentation of demonstrated competency
				  in the use of specific procedures, activities, modalities, and
				  techniques.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 46 - BOARD OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PRACTICE › Chapter 10.46.01 - General Regulations › Section 10.46.01.06 - Authority to Practice

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It is unlawful for an individual who has a revoked,
					 suspended, electively nonrenewed, or expired license status for any reason
					 to:
A. Practice occupational therapy
				  in the State; or
B. Use licensing
				  credentials as specified in Regulation .07 of this chapter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 46 - BOARD OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PRACTICE › Chapter 10.46.01 - General Regulations › Section 10.46.01.07 - Licensure Status Representation

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Individuals authorized to practice occupational therapy by
					 the Board, and only those individuals, shall use the following credentials to
					 represent licensure status to the public:
A. Licensed occupational therapist
				  (OT/L);
B. Licensed occupational
				  therapy assistant (OTA/L);
C.
				  Temporary occupational therapy licensee (OT/LT); and
D. Temporary occupational therapy assistant
				  licensee (OTA/LT).
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 46 - BOARD OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PRACTICE › Chapter 10.46.01 - General Regulations › Section 10.46.01.08 - Disclosure for Compelling Public Purpose

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A. The Board may find that a compelling
				  public purpose warrants disclosure of information in a certification,
				  licensing, or investigative file, regardless of whether there has been a
				  request for the information, and may disclose the information under the
				  following circumstances:
(1) The information
				  concerns possible criminal activity and is disclosed to a federal, state, or
				  local law enforcement or prosecutorial official or authority;
(2) The information concerns a possible
				  violation of law and is disclosed to a federal, state, or local authority that
				  has jurisdiction over the individual whose conduct may be a violation and the
				  information disclosed is limited to information relevant to the possible
				  violation by that individual; or
(3) The information concerns conduct by an
				  individual which the Board reasonably believes may pose a risk to the public
				  health, safety, or welfare, and is disclosed to a law enforcement authority,
				  administrative official, or agency that regulates the individual, or to a
				  hospital or other health care facility where the individual has
				  privileges.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 46 - BOARD OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PRACTICE › Chapter 10.46.02 - Code of Ethics › Section 10.46.02.01 - General Conduct

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A. The licensee
				  shall:
(1) Provide appropriate services for
				  clients without regard to age, race, creed, ethnicity, gender, lifestyle
				  choices, impairment, disability, diagnosis, spirituality, or religious
				  affiliation;
(2) Provide the
				  highest quality services to the client;
(3) Show respect for the client's rights,
				  including the right to refuse treatment;
(4) Follow all applicable laws regarding the
				  client's privacy;
(5) Inform the
				  client if the licensee determines that additional occupational therapy services
				  would be beneficial;
(6) Recommend
				  termination of services as appropriate to client needs, goals, and
				  circumstances;
(7) Represent
				  accurately the licensee's skills;
(8) Seek a consultation with or refer the
				  client to an appropriate health care professional if the licensee determines
				  that the licensee cannot effectively manage the client's needs;
(9) Exercise sound professional judgment in
				  the use of evaluation and treatment procedures;
(10) Discontinue immediately a procedure
				  which appears to be harmful to the client;
(11) Function with discretion and integrity
				  in relations with other health professionals;
(12) Report to the Board a concern with the
				  quality of the service provided by other health professionals;
(13) Ascertain whether all occupational
				  therapy personnel within the facility are licensed if the licensee practices
				  within a facility;
(14) Report to
				  the Board a person whom the licensee believes to be performing or aiding and
				  abetting the illegal practice of occupational therapy;
(15) Comply with all applicable laws dealing
				  with occupational therapy practice;
(16) Accurately record and report all
				  information related to continuing competency requirements as specified in COMAR
				  10.46.04;
(17) Provide information
				  about fees upon request by a client;
(18) Notify the referring professional and
				  the client if the licensee declines to carry out evaluation and treatment that
				  has been ordered but that the licensee believes to be contraindicated or
				  unjustified; and
(19) Comply with a
				  lawful investigation conducted by the Board.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 46 - BOARD OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PRACTICE › Chapter 10.46.02 - Code of Ethics › Section 10.46.02.02 - Sexual Misconduct

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A. The
				  licensee shall avoid a relationship or an activity with the client that
				  interferes with professional judgment and objectivity.
B. The licensee may not:
(1) Exploit the client sexually, physically,
				  emotionally, socially, or in another manner; or
(2) Engage in sexual misconduct which
				  includes, but is not limited to, sexual behavior with the client or patient:
(a) Regardless of whether the behavior occurs
				  in the context of a professional evaluation, treatment, procedure, or other
				  service to the client or patient, or
(b) Under the pretense of diagnostic or
				  therapeutic intent or benefit.