Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 1 › Subtitle 07 - HOSPITALS › Chapter 10.07.08 - Freestanding Medical Facilities › Section 10.07.08.01 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. In this chapter,
				  the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Accredited hospital" means a hospital
				  accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare
				  Organizations.
(2) "ACEP" means the
				  American College of Emergency Physicians.
(3) "Affiliated hospital" means a hospital
				  that operates and provides ancillary and support services to the freestanding
				  medical facility.
(4) "Certified
				  medical radiation technologist" means an individual who is certified by the
				  Board of Physicians to practice medical radiation technology in this
				  State.
(5) "Credentialing process"
				  means the process by which a hospital:
(a)
				  Verifies qualifications of a physician;
(b) Delineates clinical privileges of a
				  physician; and
(c) Monitors
				  performance of a physician.
(6) "Department" means the Department of
				  Health and Mental Hygiene.
(7)
				  "Emergency medical condition" means a medical condition manifesting itself by
				  acute symptoms of sufficient severity including severe pain, psychiatric
				  disturbances, and symptoms of substance abuse such that the absence of
				  immediate medical attention could result in:
(a) Placing the health of the individual in
				  serious jeopardy;
(b) Placing the
				  health of a pregnant woman or unborn child in serious jeopardy;
(c) Serious impairment to any bodily
				  function;
(d) Serious dysfunction
				  of any bodily organ or part; or
(e)
				  With respect to a pregnant woman who is having contractions:
(i) Inadequate time to effect a safe transfer
				  to another hospital before delivery; or
(ii) The transfer posing a threat to the
				  health or safety of the woman or the unborn child.
(8) "Freestanding medical
				  facility" means a facility:
(a) In which
				  medical and health services are provided;
(b) That is physically separated from a
				  hospital or hospital grounds; and
(c) That is an administrative part of a
				  hospital or related institution.
(9) "Hospital" means an institution that:
(a) Has a group of at least five physicians
				  who are organized as a medical staff for the institution;
(b) Maintains facilities to provide, under
				  the supervision of the medical staff, diagnostic and treatment services for two
				  or more unrelated individuals; and
(c) Admits or retains the individuals for
				  overnight care.
(10)
				  "Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations" means the
				  voluntary national healthcare accreditation service recognized for Medicare
				  certification purposes by Public Law 89-97.
(11) "License" means a document issued by the
				  Secretary to operate a freestanding emergency medical facility in this
				  State.
(12) "Licensed independent
				  practitioner" means any individual permitted by law and by the facility to
				  provide care and services without direction or supervision within the scope of
				  the individual's license and consistent with individually granted clinical
				  privileges.
(13) "Physician" means
				  an individual who is licensed by the Board of Physicians to practice medicine
				  in this State.
(14) "Registered
				  nurse" means an individual who is licensed by the Board of Nursing to practice
				  registered nursing in this State.
(15) "Related institution" means a facility
				  as defined under Health-General Article, §19-301(o), Annotated Code of
				  Maryland.
(16) "Secretary" means
				  the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene.