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    Maryland Department of Health
    Regulations

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    MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

     

    ACUPUNCTURE, BOARD OF

     

    Contact:  P​enny Heisler   Phone:  (410) 764-4766   Email:  penny.heisler@maryland.gov

     
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    26ACUPUNCTURE BOARD10.26.01Fee Schedule
    10.26.04Rules of Procedure for Board Hearings
    10.26.02General Regulations
    10.26.05Compelling Purpose Disclosure
    10.26.03Code of Ethics
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    ANATOMY BOARD

     

    Contact:  Ronn Wade Phone:  (410) 706-3313    Email:  rwade@som.umaryland.edu

     
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    49STATE ANATOMY BOARD10.49.01Fees
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    ATTORNEY GENERAL, OFFICE OF

     

    Contact:  Kathleen Ellis   Phone:  (410) 767-1867   Email:  kathleen.ellis@maryland.gov

     
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    10.01.03Procedures for Hearings Before the Maryland Secretary of Health
    10.01.14Open Meetings - Attendance and Recording, Photographing, and Broadcasting of Sessions
    01PROCEDURES10.01.02Procedures for Public Hearings
    10.01.12Declaratory Ruling
    10.01.13Procedures for Interagency Coordination for Licensing Residential Child Care Facilities
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                                        AUDIOLOGISTS, HEARING AID DISPENSERS AND 

    SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS, BOARD OF (AUD/HAD/S-LP)

     

    Contact:  Oluremi Dean  Phone:  (410) 764-4723   Email:  Oluremi.Dean@maryland.gov

     
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    10.41.06Telehealth Communication
    10.41.03Licensure and Continuing Education
    10.41.02Code of Ethics
    10.41.07Cerumen Management
    10.41.10Compelling Purpose Disclosure
    10.41.05Masters Degree Equivalency - Repealed
    10.41.04Rules and Procedure for Board Hearings
    10.41.08Hearing Aid Dispensers
    10.41.09Civil Penalities
    10.41.11Speech-Language Pathology Assistants
    10.41.12Supervision of Students
    41BOARD OF AUD/HAD/S-LP10.41.01Collection of Fees
    10.41.13Sanctioning Guidelines
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    BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (BHA)

     

    Contact:  Lisa Fassett   Phone:  (410) 402-8449   Email:  lisa.fassett1@maryland.gov

     
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    01PROCEDURES10.01.10Payment for Off-Grounds Medical Services
    10.01.18Sexual Abuse Awareness and Prevention Training
    21MENTAL HYGIENE REGULATIONS10.21.01Involuntary Admission to Inpatient Mental Health Facilities
    10.21.02Psychiatric Day Treatment Services
    10.21.03Requirements for Individual Treatment Plans
    10.21.04Community Mental Health Programs—Group Homes for Adults with Mental Illness
    10.21.05Aftercare Plans
    10.21.06Admission to Regional Institutes for Children and Adolescents
    10.21.07Therapeutic Group Homes
    10.21.08Services for Mentally Ill Hearing Impaired Patients in Facilities
    10.21.09Patients’ Rights to Visitors
    10.21.10Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF) Demonstration Waiver Providers
    10.21.11Purchase of Residential Therapeutic Care for Children
    10.21.12Use of Quiet Room and Use of Restraint
    10.21.13Use of Quiet Room and Use of Seclusion
    10.21.14Resident Grievance System
    10.21.15Petition for Emergency Evaluation — Payment for Services
    10.21.16Community Mental Health Programs — Application, Approval, and Disciplinary Processes
    10.21.17Community Mental Health Programs— Definitions and Administrative Requirements
    10.21.18Community Mental Health Programs — Therapeutic Nursery Programs
    10.21.19Community Mental Health Programs — Mobile Treatment Services
    10.21.20Community Mental Health Programs — Outpatient Mental Health Centers
    10.21.21Community Mental Health Programs — Psychiatric Rehabilitation Programs for Adults
    10.21.22Community Mental Health Program — Residential Rehabilitation Programs
    10.21.23Community-Based Fund
    10.21.24Interagency Discharge Planning for Hospitalized Children and Adolescents
    10.21.25Fee Schedule — Mental Health Services — Community-Based Programs and Individual Practitioners
    10.21.26Community Mental Health Programs — Residential Crisis Services
    10.21.27Community Mental Health Programs — Respite Care Services
    10.21.28Community Mental Health Programs — Mental Health Vocational Programs (MHVP)
    10.21.29Community Mental Health Programs — Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services for Minors
    10.21.30Telemental Health Services
    47ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE ADMINISTRATION 10.47.01Requirements
    10.47.02Specific Program Requirements
    10.47.03Specific Program Requirements for Correctional Levels of Care
    10.47.04Certification Requirements
    10.47.05Education Programs
    10.47.06Substance Abuse Treatment Outcomes Partnerships — (S.T.O.P.) Fund 
    10.47.07Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
    10.47.08Overdose Response Program
    63COMMUNITY-BASED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAMS AND SERVICES10.63.01Requirements for All Licensed Programs
    10.63.02Programs Required to be Accredited in Order to be Licensed to Provide Community-Based Behavioral Health
    10.63.03Descriptions and Criteria for Programs and Services Required to Have an Accreditation-Based License
    10.63.04Additional Requirements for Accreditation-Based Licenses for Specific Residential Community-Based Behavioral Health Services
    10.63.05Descriptions and Criteria for Programs Requiring a Non-Accreditation-Based License
    10.63.06Application and Licensure Process 
    10.63.07Outpatient Civil Commitment (OCC) Pilot Program
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    BOARD OF REVIEW - REPEALED

     

    Contact:  Carlita Lindsey   Phone:  (410) 767-6504   Email:  carlita.lindsey@maryland.gov

     
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    01PROCEDURES10.01.05Board of Review Procedures-Repealed
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    BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS (GENERAL)

     

    Contact:  Lillian Reese   Phone:  (410) 764-5978   Email:  Lillian.reese@maryland.gov 

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    10.31.02Tax Compliance Regulations
    31HEALTH OCCUPATION BOARDS10.31.01Code of Conduct for Board Members and Investigators
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    CAPITAL PLANNING, BUDGETING AND ENGINEERING SERVICES, OFFICE OF

     

    Contact:  Atif Chaudhry   Phone:  (410) 767-6821   Email:  atif.chaudhry@maryland.gov

     
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    10.08.02Construction Funds For Public and Nonprofit Community Mental Health, Addiction, and Developmental Disabilities Facilities
    10.08.05Construction Funds for Federally Qualified Health Centers
    10.08.03Construction Funds for Public and Nonprofit Adult Day Care Centers
    10.08.04Construction Funds for Public and Nonprofit Assisted Living Facilities
    08HEALTH FACILITIES GRANTS10.08.01Construction Funds For Public and Nonprofit Nursing Homes
    10.08.06Construction Funds for Conversion of Nursing Facilities
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    CENTRAL SERVICES DIVISION

     

    Contact:  Walter Zerrlaut   Phone:  (410) 767-3598   Email:  walter.zerrlaut@maryland.gov

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    Chapter Name
      
    01PROCEDURES10.01.08Procedures for Access to Records
    10.01.11Correction or Amendment of Public Records
    10.01.16Retention and Disposal of Medical Records and Protected Health Information
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    CERTIFICATION OF RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE PROGRAM ADMINISTRATORS, BOARD OF

    Contact:  Darlene Ham   Phone:  (410) 764-5996   Email:  Darlene.ham1@maryland.gov

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    57RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE PROGRAM10.57.01Definitions
    10.57.02Certification — Residential Child Care Program Administrators
    10.57.03Certification — Residential Child and Youth Care Practitioners
    10.57.04Continuing Education
    10.57.05Code of Ethics
    10.57.06Hearing Procedures
    10.57.07Fees
    10.57.08Compelling Purpose Disclosure
    10.57.09Tax Compliance Regulations
    10.57.10Disciplinary Sanctions and Monetary Penalties
     
     

    CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER, OFFICE OF THE

    Contact:  Pamela E. Southall, M.D.   Phone:  (410) 333-1167   Email:  southallp@ocmemd.org

     

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    10.35.02Testing Blood and Breath for Alcohol
    35POSTMORTEM EXAMINERS COMMISSION10.35.01Medical Examiners Cases

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    CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS, BOARD OF

    Contact:  Sharon J. Oliver   Phone:  (410) 764-5985   Email:  Sharon.oliver@maryland.gov 

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    43BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS10.43.01General Regulations
    10.43.02Rules and Procedure for Board Hearings
    10.43.03Advertising
    10.43.04Licensure by Credentials for Chiropractors
    10.43.05Chiropractic Externship Program
    10.43.06Fees
    10.43.07Chiropractic Assistants
    10.43.08Licensure and Registration Examination ― Special Needs Applicants
    10.43.09Monetary Penalties
    10.43.10Continuing Education Requirements
    10.43.11Licensure Examination
    10.43.12Procedures for Clinical Demonstrations in Public Places
    10.43.13Code of Ethics
    10.43.14Record Keeping
    10.43.15Sanctioning Guidelines
    10.43.16Dry Needling

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    CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE OF  

    Contact:  Sandra Yankosky   Phone:  (410) 764-5916   Email:  sandra.yankosky@maryland.gov

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    19DANGEROUS DEVICES AND SUBSTANCES10.19.03Controlled Dangerous Substances
    13DRUGS10.13.12Impoundment and Disposal of Drugs and Prescription Records

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    DENTAL EXAMINERS, BOARD OF

    Contact:  Murray Sherman   Phone:  (410) 402-8530   Email:  murray.sherman@maryland.gov

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    44BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS10.44.01Dental Assistants
    10.44.02Licensure of Graduates of Foreign Dental Schools
    10.44.03The Conduct of Experimental Programs in Dental Schools of Colleges in the State, Which Use Dental Assistants, Dental Hygienists, or Both, in the Training of Students Enrolled in the Dental School or College
    10.44.04Practice of Dental Hygiene
    10.44.05Licensure for Dentists Licensed in Another State
    10.44.06Advertising
    10.44.07Rules of Procedure for the Disciplinary Process
    10.44.08Civil Penalties
    10.44.09Licensure for Dental Hygienists Licensed in Another State
    10.44.10Renewal and Reinstatement of Licenses
    10.44.11Inactive Licenses
    10.44.12Anesthesia and Sedation
    10.44.13Radiographic Protection
    10.44.14Approved Specialty Fields and Qualifications for Identification as a Specialist
    10.44.15Dentists and Dental Hygienists — Licensure by Examination
    10.44.16Petition for Declaratory Ruling
    10.44.17Temporary License to Practice Dental Hygiene
    10.44.18Parenteral Sedation ― Repealed
    10.44.19Dental Radiation Technologist
    10.44.20Fees
    10.44.21Practice of Dental Hygiene Under General Supervision in a Facility or Long-term Care Facility
    10.44.22Continuing Education
    10.44.23Unprofessional Conduct
    10.44.24Retired Volunteer Licenses
    10.44.25Compelling Public Purpose
    10.44.26Volunteer Licenses
    10.44.27Dental Hygiene Practice - General Supervision - Private Office
    10.44.28Teachers' Licenses for Graduates of United States or Canadian Dental Schools and Schools of Dental Hygiene
    10.44.29Nominations and Balloting for Appointments to Board of Dental Examiners
    10.44.30Record Keeping
    10.44.31Sanctioning Guidelines
    10.44.32General Competency Requirements
    10.44.33Temporary Licenses for Volunteer Dentists and Dental Hygienists and Temporary Dental Clinic Permits
    10.44.34Vacant
    10.44.35Limited Dental Drug Dispensing Permits

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    DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ADMINISTRATION 

    Contact:  Renae Long   Phone:  (410) 234-8246   Email:  renae.long@maryland.gov

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    COMAR
      
    Chapter Name
      
    04FISCAL10.04.05Community Residential Services - Repealed
    22DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES10.22.01Definitions
    10.22.02Administrative Requirements for Licenses
    10.22.03 Procedures for License Denials and Disciplinary Sanctions
    10.22.04Values, Outcomes, and Fundamental Rights
    10.22.05The Individual Plan
    10.22.06Family and Individual Support Services (FISS) Program Service Plan
    10.22.07Vocational and Day Services Program Service Plan
    10.22.08Community Residential Services Program Service Plan
    10.22.09 Resource Coordination Program Service Plan
    10.22.10Behavioral Support Services Program Service Plan
    10.22.11Respite Services in the State Residential Center (SRC)
    10.22.12 Eligibility for and Access to Community Services for Individuals with Developmental Disability
    10.22.13 Admission of Individuals to State Residential Facilities Under the Jurisdiction of the Developmental Disabilities Administration
    10.22.14Low Intensity Support Services (LISS) Program
    10.22.15Waiting List Equity Fund
    10.22.16Informal Hearings Under the Maryland Developmental Disabilities  Law
    10.22.17Fee Payment System for Licensed Residential and Day Programs
    10.22.18Community Supported Living Arrangements Payment System
    10.22.19Special Programs
    10.22.20 Organized Health Care Delivery Systems

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    DIETETIC PRACTICE, BOARD OF

    Contact:  Marie Savage   Phone:  (410) 764-4741   Email:  marie.savage@maryland.gov

     

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    10.56.08Tax Compliance Regulations
    10.56.09Disciplinary Sanctions and Monetary Penalties
    10.56.06Compelling Purpose Disclosure
    10.56.04Hearing Procedures
    10.56.02Fees
    10.56.03Code for Ethical Practices
    10.56.07Advertising
    10.56.05Continuing Education
    56BOARD OF DIETETIC PRACTICE10.56.01Licensure
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    ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS, BOARD OF

    Contact:  James Merrow   Phone:  (410) 764-4722   Email:  james.merrow@maryland.gov

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    60BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS10.60.01General Regulations
    10.60.03Continuing Education
    10.60.06Fee Schedule
    10.60.05Code of Ethics
    10.60.07Compelling Public Purpose Disclosure
    10.60.04Rules of Procedure for Board Hearings
    10.60.02Licensing Procedures

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    FISCAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

    Contact:  Irma Bevans   Phone:  (410) 767-5821   Email:  irma.bevans@maryland.gov

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    04FISCAL10.04.04Human Services Agreement Manual
    10.04.06Late Payments — Repealed

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    HEALTH CARE QUALITY, OFFICE OF

    Contact:  Matthew Weiss   Phone:  (410) 402-8140   Email:  matthewe.weiss@maryland.gov

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    01PROCEDURES10.01.21Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (MOLST) Form — Procedures and Requirements
    05FREESTANDING AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES10.05.01General Requirements
    10.05.02Freestanding Birthing Centers
    10.05.03Freestanding Major Medical Equipment Facilities
    10.05.04Freestanding Kidney Dialysis Centers
    10.05.05Freestanding Ambulatory Surgical Facilities
    07HOSPITALS10.07.01Acute General Hospitals and Special Hospitals
    10.07.02Nursing Homes
    10.07.03Health Care Staff Agencies
    10.07.04Residential Treatment Centers for Emotionally Disturbed Children and Adolescents
    10.07.05Residential Service Agencies
    10.07.06Hospital Patient Safety Program
    10.07.07Nursing Referral Service Agencies
    10.07.08Freestanding Medical Facilities
    10.07.09Residents' Bill of Rights: Comprehensive Care Facilities and Extended Care Facilities
    10.07.10Home Health Agencies
    10.07.11Health Maintenance Organizations
    10.07.12Health Care Facilities Within Correctional Institutions
    10.07.13Forensic Residential Centers (FRCs)
    10.07.14Assisted Living Programs
    10.07.15Application for Hospitals and Related Institutions
    10.07.16Limited Private Inpatient Facilities
    10.07.17Limited Service Hospital
    10.07.18Comprehensive Rehabilitation Facilities
    10.07.19Private Review Agents — Transferred to COMAR 31.10.21
    10.07.20Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities or Persons with Related Conditions (ICF/IID)
    10.07.21Hospice Care Programs
    10.07.22Hospice Care Programs: Hospice House Requirements
    10LABORATORIES10.10.10Job-Related Alcohol and Controlled Dangerous Substances Testing
    12ADULT HEALTH10.12.01Surgical Abortion Facilities
    10.12.03Cosmetic Surgical Facilities
    10.12.04Day Care for the Elderly and Adults with a Medical Disability
    23ADVANCED DIRECTIVE REGISTRY10.23.01Advance Directve Registry
    50TISSUE BANKS10.50.01Tissue Banks
    51FORENSIC LABORATORIES10.51.01General
    10.51.02Responsibilities, Accreditations, and Audits
    10.51.03Licenses
    10.51.04Proficiency Testing
    10.51.05Quality Assurance
    10.51.06Employees
    10.51.07Sanctions

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    HEALTH SERVICES COST REVIEW COMMISSION

    Contact:  Diana Kemp  Phone:  (410) 764-2576   Email:  diana.kemp@maryland.gov

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    Chapter Name
      
    37HEALTH SERVICES COST REVIEW COMMISSION10.37.01Uniform Accounting and Reporting System for Hospitals and Related Institutions
    10.37.02Standards of Rate Review
    10.37.03Types and Classes of Charges Which Cannot Be Changed Without Prior Commission Approval
    10.37.04Submission of Hospital Outpatient Data Set to the Commission
    10.37.05The Accounting and Budget Manual for Fiscal and Operating Management ― Repealed
    10.37.06Submission of Hospital Discharge Data Set to the Commission
    10.37.07Health Information Exchange Data
    10.37.08Conduct of Public Meetings
    10.37.09Fee Assessment for Financing Hospital Uncompensated Care
    10.37.10Rate Application and Approval Procedures
    10.37.11Rules of Procedures: Related Institutions
    10.37.12Cross-Subsidization

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    INSPECTOR GENERAL, OFFICE OF

    Contact:  Susan Steinberg   Phone:  (410) 767- 6039        Email: susan.steinberg@maryland.gov

     

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    04FISCAL10.04.03Standards for Audits of Grants and Contracts with Providers and Local Health Departments
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    KIDNEY DISEASE, MARYLAND COMMISSION ON

    Contact:  Eva Schwartz   Phone:  (410) 764-4784   Email:  eva.schwartz@maryland.gov

     

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    COMAR
      
    Chapter Name
      
    30MARYLAND COMMISSION ON KIDNEY DISEASE10.30.01General Regulations
    10.30.02Physical and Medical Standards
    10.30.03Transmissable Diseases
    10.30.04Dialyzer Reuse and Water Standards
    10.30.05Fee Schedule
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    LABORATORIES ADMINISTRATION

    Labs Contact:  Renee Scurry   Phone:  (443) 681-3805   Email:  renee.scurry@maryland.gov

    OHCQ Contact:  Matthew Weiss   Phone:  (410) 402-8140   Email:  matthewe.weiss@maryland.gov

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    10LABORATORIES (*denotes enforcement by OHCQ)*10.10.01General
    *10.10.02Medical Laboratories-General
    *10.10.03Medical Laboratories-Licenses
    *10.10.04Medical Laboratories
    *10.10.05Medical Laboratories-Proficiency Testing
    *10.10.06Medical Laboratories-Quality Assurance
    *10.10.07Medical Laboratories-Personnel
    *10.10.08Medical Laboratories-Sanctions
    *10.10.12Medical Laboratories-Public Health HIV Testing Programs
    10.10.09Law Enforcement Laboratories - Personnel Certification and Approval of Laboratory Procedures
    10.10.11Biological Agents Registry Program
    10.10.13Medical Laboratories—Testing for Hereditary and Congenital Disorders in Newborn Infants
    13DRUGS10.13.11Sale of Drugs by Vending Machine

    MARYLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES COMMISSION 

    Contact:  Mark Luckner   Phone:  (410) 260-7046   Email:  mark.luckner@maryland.gov

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    45MARYLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES COMMISSION10.45.01Purpose and Definitions
    10.45.02Officers and Staff
    10.45.03Committees
    10.45.04Meetings
    10.45.05Community Health Resources
    10.45.06Community Health Resources Grants
    10.45.07Selection Criteria and Funding Priorities
    10.45.08Selection Process
    10.45.09Emergency Grant Funding

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    MARYLAND HEALTH CARE COMMISSION (MHCC)

    Contact:  Megan Renfrew   Phone:  (410) 764-3483   Email:  megan.renfrew@maryland.gov

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    24MHCC10.24.01Certificate of Need for Health Care Facilities
    10.24.02Data Reporting by Hospitals
    10.24.03Maryland Long-Term Care Survey
    10.24.04Freestanding Ambulatory Surgical Facilities Survey
    10.24.05Continuation of Authority to Provide Non-Primary PCI Through Participation in the Follow-On C-PORT E Registry
    10.24.06Data Reporting by Freestanding Medical Facilities
    10.24.07State Health Plan for Facilities and Services: Residential Treatment Centers
    10.24.08State Health Plan for Facilities and Services: Special Hospital — Chronic Services
    10.24.09State Health Plan for Facilities and Services: Specialized Health Care Services - Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Services
    10.24.10State Health Plan For Facilities and Services: Acute Care Hospital Services
    10.24.11State Health Plan for Facilities and Services: General Surgical Services
    10.24.12State Health Plan for Facilities and Services: Acute Hospital Inpatient Obstetric Services
    10.24.13State Health Plan for Facilities and Services: Hospice Services
    10.24.14State Health Plan for Facilities and Services: Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Intermediate Care Facility Treatment Services
    10.24.15State Health Plan for Facilities and Services: Specialized Health Care Services - Organ Transplant Services
    10.24.16State Health Plan for Facilities and Services: Home Health Agency Services
    10.24.17State Health Plan for Facilities and Services: Specialized Health Care Services—Cardiac Surgery & Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Services
    10.24.18State Health Plan for Facilities and Services: Specialized Health Care Services - Neonatal Intensive Care Services
    10.24.19State Health Plan for Facilities and Services: Freestanding Medical Facilities
    10.24.20State Health Plan for Facilities and Services: Comprehensive Care Facility Services
    10.24.21State Health Plan for Facilities and Services: Acute Psychiatric Services
    25MHCC10.25.01Small Employer Health Benefit Plan Premium Subsidy Program
    10.25.02User Fee Assessment on Health Care Practitioners
    10.25.03User Fee Assessment on Payers, Hospitals, and Nursing Homes
    10.25.04Hospital Quality and Performance Evaluation System
    10.25.05Small Group Market Data Collection
    10.25.06Maryland Medical Care Data Base and Data Collection
    10.25.07Certification of Electronic Health Networks and Medical Care Electronic Claims Clearinghouses
    10.25.08Evaluation of Quality and Performance of Health Benefit Plans
    10.25.09Requirements for Payers to Designate Electronic Health Networks
    10.25.10Maryland Trauma Physician Services Fund
    10.25.11Institutional Review Board
    10.25.12Imposition of Fines
    10.25.13Health Information Technology Funding Applications
    10.25.14Health Care Data Collection from Maryland Health Care Practitioners
    10.25.15Management Service Organization State Designation
    10.25.16Electronic Health Record Incentives
    10.25.17Benchmarks for Preauthorization of Health Care Services
    10.25.18Health Information Exchanges: Privacy and Security of Protected Health Information
    10.25.19State Recognition of an Electronic Advance Directive Service

    MASSAGE THERAPY EXAMINERS, BOARD OF 

    Contact:  Sharon J. Oliver   Phone:  (410) 764-5985   Email:  Sharon.oliver@maryland.gov

     

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    10.65.07Fees
    65BOARD OF MASSAGE THERAPY EXAMINERS10.65.01General Regulations
    10.65.08Licensure and Registration Examination - Special Needs Applicants
    10.65.05Continuing Education Requirements
    10.65.06Record Keeping
    10.65.04Advertising
    10.65.03Code of Ethics
    10.65.02Rules of Procedures for Board Hearings
    10.65.09Sanctioning Guidelines

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    MEDICAL CANNABIS COMMISSION, NATALIE  LAPRADE

     ​Contact: William Tilburg  Phone: (410) 487-8090   Email: william.tilburg@maryland.gov
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    62NATALIE LAPRADE MEDICAL CANNABIS COMMISSION10.62.01Definitions
    10.62.02General Regulations
    10.62.03Certifying Physicians
    10.62.04Patient and Caregiver Registry
    10.62.05Written Certifications
    10.62.06Patient and Caregiver Identification Cards
    10.62.07New Condition Approval Process
    10.62.08Medical Cannabis Grower License
    10.62.09Medical Cannabis Grower Agent
    10.62.10Medical Cannabis Grower Premises
    10.62.11Medical Cannabis Growing Controls
    10.62.12Inventory Control by Grower
    10.62.13Medical Cannabis Shipment Packaging
    10.62.14Licensed Grower Dispensary
    10.62.15Medical Cannabis Grower Quality Control
    10.62.16Independent Testing Laboratory Registration
    10.62.17Complaints, Adverse Events, and Recall
    10.62.18Shipment of Products Between Licensees
    10.62.19Medical Cannabis Processor License
    10.62.20Medical Cannabis Processor Agent
    10.62.21Medical Cannabis Processor Premises
    10.62.22Medical Cannabis Processor Operations
    10.62.23Medical Cannabis Concentrates and Medical Cannabis-Infused Products
    10.62.24Medical Cannabis Finished Products Packaging
    10.62.25Medical Cannabis Dispensary License
    10.62.26Registered Dispensary Agent
    10.62.27Licensed Dispensary Premises
    10.62.28Licensed Dispensary Operations
    10.62.29Licensed Dispensary Packaging and Labeling for Distribution
    10.62.30Dispensing Medical Cannabis
    10.62.31Licensed Dispensary Clinical Director
    10.62.32Records
    10.62.33Inspection
    10.62.34Discipline and Enforcement
    10.62.35Fee Schedule
    10.62.36Academic Research
    10.62.37Edible Cannabis Products
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    MEDICAL CARE PROGRAMS

     

    Contact:  Alison Donley   Phone:  (410) 767-6541   Email:  alison.donley@maryland.gov

     
     
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    01PROCEDURES10.01.04Fair Hearing Appeals Under the Maryland State Medical Assistance Program
    10.01.09Procedures for Hearing Before the Hospital Appeal Board and Nursing Home Appeal Board
    10.01.20Nursing Facility Quality Assessment
    09MEDICAL CARE PROGRAMS10.09.01Advanced Practice Nurse Services
    10.09.02Physicians' Services
    10.09.03Pharmacy Services
    10.09.04Home Health Services
    10.09.05Dental Services
    10.09.06Adult Residential Substance Use Disorder Services
    10.09.07Medical Day Care Services
    10.09.08Freestanding Clinics
    10.09.09Medical Laboratories
    10.09.10Nursing Facility Services
    10.09.11Maryland Children's Health Program
    10.09.12Disposable Medical Supplies and Durable Medical Equipment
    10.09.13Ambulance and Wheelchair Van Services
    10.09.14Vision Care Services
    10.09.15Podiatry Services
    10.09.16Establishment, Operation, and Authority for Health Maintenance Organizations - Medical Assistance-Repealed
    10.09.17Physical Therapy Services
    10.09.18Oxygen and Related Respiratory Equipment Services
    10.09.19Transportation Grants
    10.09.20Community Personal Assistance Services
    10.09.21Pharmacists
    10.09.22Free-Standing Dialysis Facility Services
    10.09.23Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) Services
    10.09.24Medical Assistance Eligibility
    10.09.25Transportation Services Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
    10.09.26Community Based Services for Developmentally Disabled Individuals Pursuant to a 1915(c) Waiver
    10.09.27Home Care for Disabled Children Under a Model Waiver
    10.09.28Applied Behavior Analysis Services
    10.09.29Residential Treatment Center Services
    10.09.30Statewide Evaluation and Planning Services
    10.09.31Emergency Service Transporters
    10.09.32Targeted Case Management for HIV-Infected Individuals
    10.09.33Health Homes
    10.09.34Therapeutic Behavioral Services
    10.09.35Hospice Care
    10.09.36General Medical Assistance Provider Participation Criteria
    10.09.37Family Planning Program Eligibility
    10.09.38Healthy Start Program
    10.09.39Nurse Anesthetist Services - Repealed
    10.09.40Early Intervention Services Case Management
    10.09.41Employed Individuals with Disabilities
    10.09.42Free-Standing Medicare-Certified Ambulatory Surgical Centers
    10.09.43Maryland Children's Health Program (MCHP) Premium
    10.09.44Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)
    10.09.45Mental Health Case Management: Care Coordination for Adults
    10.09.46Home and Community-Based Services Waiver for Individuals with Brain Injury
    10.09.47Disproportionate Share Hospitals
    10.09.48Targeted Case Management for People with Developmental Disabilities
    10.09.49Telehealth Services
    10.09.50EPSDT School Health-Related Services or Health-Related Early Intervention Services
    10.09.51Audiology Services
    10.09.52Service Coordination for Children with Disabilities
    10.09.53Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment: Nursing Services for Individuals Younger than 21 Years Old
    10.09.54Home and Community-Based Options Waiver
    10.09.55Physician Assistants
    10.09.56Home and Community-Based Services Waiver for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
    10.09.57Partially Capitated Programs
    10.09.58Family Planning Program
    10.09.59Speciality Mental Health Services
    10.09.60Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program 
    10.09.61Medical Day Care Services Waiver
    10.09.62Maryland Medicaid Managed Care Program (MMMCP): Definitions — Transferred to 10.67.01
    10.09.63Maryland Medicaid Managed Care Program (MMMCP): Eligibility and Enrollment — Transferred to 10.67.02
    10.09.64Maryland Medicaid Managed Care Program (MMMCP): MCO Application — Transferred to 10.67.03
    10.09.65Maryland Medicaid Managed Care Program (MMMCP): Managed Care Organizations — Transferred to 10.67.04
    10.09.66Maryland Medicaid Managed Care Program (MMMCP): Access — Transferred to 10.67.05
    10.09.67Maryland Medicaid Managed Care Program (MMMCP): Benefits  — Transferred to 10.67.06
    10.09.68Maryland Medicaid Managed Care Program (MMMCP): Program Integrity — Transferred to 10.67.07
    10.09.69Maryland Medicaid Managed Care Program (MMMCP): Rare and Expensive Case Management
    10.09.70Maryland Medicaid Managed Care Program (MMMCP): Non-Capitated Covered Services — Transferred to 10.67.08
    10.09.71Maryland Medicaid Managed Care Program (MMMCP): MCO Dispute Resolution Procedures — Transferred to 10.67.09
    10.09.72Maryland Medicaid Managed Care Program (MMMCP): Departmental Dispute Resolution Procedures -Repealed
    10.09.73Maryland Medicaid Managed Care Program (MMMCP): Sanctions — Transferred to 10.67.10
    10.09.74Maryland Medicaid Managed Care Program (MMMCP): Contribution to Graduate Medical Education Costs — Transferred to 10.67.11
    10.09.75Maryland Medicaid Managed Care Program (MMMCP): Corrective Managed Care — Transferred to 10.67.12
    10.09.76School-Based Health Centers
    10.09.77Urgent Care Centers
    10.09.78Establishment, Operation, and Authority for Making Capitated Payments for Dual Eligibles Enrolled in Medicare Advantage Plans - Repealed
    10.09.79Presumptive Eligibility for Correctional Facilities
    10.09.80Community-Based Substance Use Disorder Services
    10.09.81Increased Community Services (ICS) Program
    10.09.82Provider-Based Outpatient Oncology Facilities
    10.09.83Third Party Liability
    10.09.84Community First Choice
    10.09.85Free-Standing Birth Centers
    10.09.86Maryland Medicaid Managed Care Program: Independent Review Organization (IRO) — Transferred to 10.67.13
    10.09.87Free-Standing Independent Diagnostic Testing Facilities
    10.09.88Portable X-ray Providers
    10.09.891915(i) Intensive Behavioral Health Services for Children, Youth, and Families
    10.09.90Mental Health Case Management: Care Coordination for Children and Youth
    10.09.91Hospital Presumptive Eligibility
    10.09.92Acute Hospitals
    10.09.93Chronic Hospitals
    10.09.94Special Pediatric Hospitals
    10.09.95Special Psychiatric Hospitals
    10.09.96Remote Patient Monitoring
    20KIDNEY DISEASE PROGRAM10.20.01General Regulations
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    MORTICIANS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS, BOARD OF

     

    Contact:  Christy Collins​   Phone:  (410) 764-4792   Email:  christy.collins@maryland.gov ​

     
     
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    29BOARD OF MORTICIANS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS10.29.01Hearing Procedures
    10.29.02Examination
    10.29.03Inspection of Funeral Establishments and Funeral Service Businesses
    10.29.04Fee Schedule
    10.29.05 Continuing Education
    10.29.06Preneed Contract
    10.29.07Surviving Spouse
    10.29.08Courtesy Card
    10.29.09Requirements for Apprenticeship
    10.29.10Monetary Penalties
    10.29.11Complaint Procedures
    10.29.12Advertising
    10.29.13Rehabilitation Committee
    10.29.14Compelling Purpose Disclosure
    10.29.15Family Security Trust Fund
    10.29.16Crematories — Definitions
    10.29.17Crematories — Permit, Licensing, and Fees
    10.29.18Crematories—Inspections, Complaints, Investigations, Grounds for Discipline, and Penalties
    10.29.19Crematories — Cremation Procedures
    10.29.20Crematories — Code of Ethics
    10.29.21Mortuary Transport Services
    10.29.22General Regulations
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    NURSING, MARYLAND BOARD OF  

    Contact:  Karen E. B. Evans​  Phone:  (410) 585-1900   Email:  karene.evans@maryland.gov

     
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    27BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF NURSES10.27.01Examination and Licensure
    10.27.02Hearing Procedures
    10.27.03Nursing Education Programs
    10.27.04Methadone Dispensing
    10.27.05Practice of Nurse Midwifery
    10.27.06Practice of Nurse Anesthetist
    10.27.07Practice of the Nurse Practitioner
    10.27.08Petition for Declaratory Ruling
    10.27.09Standards of Practice for Registered Nurses
    10.27.10Standards of Practice for Licensed Practical Nurses
    10.27.11Delegation of Nursing Functions
    10.27.12Nurse Psychotherapist in Independent Practice (Clinical Nurse Specialist)
    10.27.13Rehabilitation Committee
    10.27.14Transferred to COMAR 10.07.03
    10.27.15Open Meetings - Attendance and Recording, Photographing, and Broadcasting of Sessions
    10.27.16Registered Nurse - Worker's Compensation Medical Case Manager
    10.27.17Teletherapy
    10.27.18Monetary Penalties
    10.27.19Code of Ethics
    10.27.20Management of Infusion Therapy by the Registered Nurse and the Licensed Practical Nurse
    10.27.21Registered Nurse-Forensic Nurse Examiner
    10.27.22Multistate Licensure Compact Regulations
    10.27.23Code of Conduct of Board Members and Investigators
    10.27.24Compelling Purpose Disclosure
    10.27.25Cosmetic Procedures
    10.27.26Sanctioning Guidelines
    10.27.27Practice of Clinical Nurse Specialist
    39CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANTS10.39.01Certification of Nursing Assistants
    10.39.02Nursing Assistant Training Programs
    10.39.03Certified Medicine Aides
    10.39.04Medication Technicians
    10.39.05Standards of Practice for Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)
    10.39.06Vacant
    10.39.07Certified Nursing Assistants / Certified Medication Technicians (CNA/CMT) - Code of Ethics
    53BOARD OF NURSING - ELECTROLOGY PRACTICE COMMITTEE10.53.01Definitions
    10.53.02Licensure
    10.53.03Electrology Examination
    10.53.04Continuing Education
    10.53.05Standards of Practice and Conduct
    10.53.06Electrology Programs
    10.53.07Electrologist's Office
    10.53.08Instruments and Procedures
    10.53.09Sterilization Procedures
    10.53.10Advertising
    10.53.11Rehabilitation Committee
    10.53.12Fees
    10.53.13Examination for Special Needs Applicants — Repealed
    10.53.14Monetary Penalties — Repealed
    64BOARD OF NURSING - LICENSED DIRECT-ENTRY MIDWIVES10.64.01Practice of Licensed Direct-Entry Midwives
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    NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS, BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF

     Contact:  Ciara J. Lee​​​   Phone:  (410) 764-4750   Email:  ​​CiaraJ.lee1@maryland.gov
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    33BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS10.33.01Nursing Home Administrators
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    OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PRACTICE, BOARD OF

    Contact:  Lauren Murray​​   Phone:  (410) 402-8556   Email:  ​lauren.murray​@maryland.gov
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    10.46.02Code of Ethics
    10.46.03Procedure for Board Hearings
    10.46.04Continuing Competency Requirement
    46BOARD OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PRACTICE10.46.01General Regulations
    10.46.05Collection of Fees
    10.46.07Sanctioning Guidelines
    10.46.06Competency Requirements for Physical Agent Modalities

    OPTOMETRY, BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN

    Contact:  Patricia Bennett   Phone:  (410) 764-5994   Email:  patricia.bennett@maryland.gov

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    28BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTOMETRY10.28.01Board Procedures — Repealed
    10.28.02Continuing Education Requirements
    10.28.03Examination and Licensing of Optometrists
    10.28.04Rules of Procedure for Board Hearings
    10.28.05Inactive Status and Reinstatement of Expired Licenses
    10.28.06Examination of Patients by Optometrists, Maintenance of Records, and Keeping of Certain Instrumentation and Equipment
    10.28.07Fee Schedule
    10.28.08 Partial Waiver of Examination
    10.28.09Advertising
    10.28.10Optometrist Accountability
    10.28.11Use of Diagnostic Pharmaceutical Agents
    10.28.12Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agents
    10.28.13Civil Penalties
    10.28.14Code of Conduct
    10.28.15Compelling Purpose Disclosure
    10.28.16Selling and Dispensing of Contact Lenses
    10.28.17Disciplinary Sanctions and Monetary Penalties
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    PHARMACY, BOARD OF

    Contact:  Deena Speights-Napata  ​phone:  (410) 764-4755​  Email: deena.speights-napata​@maryland.gov

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    13DRUGS10.13.08Sale of Needles and Syringes or Other Paraphernalia
    34BOARD OF PHARMACY10.34.01Disciplinary Proceedings
    10.34.02Examination for Licensure and Professional Experience Programs
    10.34.03Institutional Pharmacy
    10.34.04Transfer and Outsourcing of Prescriptions and Prescription Orders
    10.34.05Pharmacy Security
    10.34.06 Reporting Pharmacist's, Pharmacy Intern's, and Pharmacy Technician's Mailing Address and Location of Employment
    10.34.07Pharmacy Equipment
    10.34.08Information Required on Prescriptions or Patient Drug Profiles
    10.34.09Fees
    10.34.10Pharmacist, Pharmacy Intern, and Pharmacy Technician Code of  Conduct
    10.34.11Disciplinary Sanctions, Monetary Penalties and Civil Fines
    10.34.12Removal of Expired Medications
    10.34.13Reinstatement of Expired Licenses of Pharmacists
    10.34.14Opening and Closing of Pharmacies
    10.34.15Licensure by Reciprocity
    10.34.16Portable Drug Kits for Licensed Home Health Agencies, Hospices, and  Home Infusion Providers Licensed as Residential Services Agencies
    10.34.17Waiver of Full Service Requirements for Recognized Pharmaceutical Specialties
    10.34.18Continuing Education for Pharmacists
    10.34.19Sterile Pharmaceutical Compounding
    10.34.20Format of Prescription Transmission
    10.34.21Standard of Practice for Unlicensed Personnel
    10.34.22Licensing of Wholesale Prescription Drug or Device Distributors
    10.34.23Pharmaceutical Services to Patients in Comprehensive Care Facilities
    10.34.24Record of Drug Inventory Acquisition
    10.34.25Delivery of Prescriptions
    10.34.26Patient Safety Improvement
    10.34.27Compelling Purpose Disclosure
    10.34.28Automated Medication Systems
    10.34.29Drug Therapy Management
    10.34.30Change to Permit - Pharmacy or Wholesale Distribution Permit Holder
    10.34.31Dispensing or Distributing at a Setting That Does Not Possess a Pharmacy Permit
    10.34.32Pharmacist Administration of Vaccinations
    10.34.33Prescription Drug Repository Program
    10.34.34Pharmacy Technicians
    10.34.35Infusion Pharmacy Services in an Alternate Site Care Environment
    10.34.36Pharmaceutical Services to Residents in Assisted Living Programs and Group Homes
    10.34.37Pharmacy Permit Holder – Wholesale Distribution and Nonresident Pharmacy Operations
    10.34.38Pharmacy Interns
    10.34.39Pharmacist Administration of Self-Administered Drugs
    10.34.40Pharmacists Prescribing Contraceptives
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    PHYSICAL THERAPY EXAMINERS, BOARD OF

    Contact:  Laurie Kendall​-Ellis   Phone:  (410) 764-4751​   Email:  Laurie.Kendall-Ellis​@maryland.gov

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    38BOARD OF PHYSICAL THERAPY EXAMINERS10.38.01General Regulations
    10.38.02Code of Ethics
    10.38.03Standards of Practice
    10.38.04Physical Therapy Aide
    10.38.05Rules of Procedure for Board Hearings
    10.38.06Foreign-Educated Licensure Requirements
    10.38.07Fee Schedule
    10.38.08Continuing Education Requirements
    10.38.09Speech-Impaired Applicants
    10.38.10Disciplinary Sanctions, Monetary Penalities, and Civil Fines
    10.38.11Compelling Purpose Disclosure
    10.38.12Dry Needling
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    PHYSICIANS, BOARD OF

    Contact:  Christine Farrelly Phone:  (410) 764-4771  Email:  christine.farrelly@maryland.gov

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    01PROCEDURES10.01.15Exemption from Self-Referral Laws
    32BOARD OF PHYSICIANS10.32.01General Licensure Regulations
    10.32.02Hearings Before the Board of Physicians
    10.32.03Delegation of Duties by a Licensed Physician - Physician Assistant
    10.32.04Delegation of Duties by a Licensed Physician - Psychiatrist to a Psychiatrist's Assistant
    10.32.05Telehealth
    10.32.06Licensure of Polysomnographic Technologists
    10.32.07Unlicensed Medical Practitioners-Repealed
    10.32.08Licensure of Athletic Trainers
    10.32.09Delegation and Assignment of Performance of Cosmetic Medical Procedures and Use of Cosmetic Medical Devices
    10.32.10Licensure of Radiation Therapists, Radiographers, Nuclear Medicine Technologists, and Radiation Therapists
    10.32.11Licensing of Respiratory Care Practitioners
    10.32.12Delegation of Acts by a Licensed Physician to an Assistant Not Otherwise Authorized under Health Occupations Article or the Education Article
    10.32.13Physician License by Conceded Eminence
    10.32.14Unlicensed X-Ray Assistant
    10.32.15Registration of Physicians to Perform Acupuncture
    10.32.16Petition for Declaratory Ruling
    10.32.17Sexual Misconduct
    10.32.18Compelling Purpose Disclosure
    10.32.19Disclosure of Records to State Health Agencies
    10.32.20Licensure of Perfusionists
    10.32.21Licensure, Regulation, and Discipline of Naturopathic Doctors
    10.32.22Mandated Reporting to the Board
    10.32.23Permits for the Dispensing of Prescription Drugs
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    PODIATRIC MEDICAL EXAMINERS, BOARD OF

    Contact:  Eva Schwartz   Phone:  (410) 764-4784   Email:  eva.schwartz@maryland.gov

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    40BOARD OF PODIATRIC MEDICAL EXAMINERS10.40.01Examination and Post Graduate Training
    10.40.02Licensing and Continuing Education Requirements
    10.40.03Collection of Fees
    10.40.04Code of Ethics
    10.40.05Hearing Procedures
    10.40.06Advertising
    10.40.07Civil Penalities
    10.40.08Interpretation of Terms in the Maryland Podiatry Act
    10.40.09Compelling Purpose Disclosure
    10.40.10General Provisions
    10.40.11Sanctioning Guidelines
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    POPULATION HEALTH IMPROVEMENT, OFFICE OF (OPHI)

    Contact: Kim Hiner Phone: (410) 767-2301​ Email: ​kimberly.hiner@maryland.gov 

     

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    01PROCEDURES10.01.01Income Tax Credits for Preceptors in Areas with Health Care Workforce Shortages
    04FISCAL10.04.01Local Health Services Funding
    68COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS10.68.01Certification of Community Health Workers
    10.68.02Community Health Worker Certification Training Programs

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    PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE, OFFICE OF (OPR)

    Jointly with Prevention and Health Promotion Administration (PHPA)

    OPR Contact:  Al Romanosky  Phone: (410)767-6631  Email: al.romanosky@maryland.gov

    PHPA Contact: Dr.David Blythe  Phone: (410) 767-6685  Email: david.blythe@maryland.gov

    PHPA Contact: Ruth Thompson  Phone: (410) 767-6699  Email: ruth.thompson@maryland.gov

     

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    13DRUGS10.13.02Purchase and Distribution of Prescription Drugs and Devices
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    PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION ADMINISTRATION (PHPA)

    Contact:  Jody Sheely   Phone:  (410) 767-5047   Email:  jody.sheely@maryland.gov

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    01PROCEDURES10.01.06Fair Hearing Appeals under the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
    10.01.17Fees for Food Protection, Public Pools, Public Spas, Public Spray  Grounds and Youth Camp Programs
    03STATISTICS10.03.02Release of Confidential Information in the Maternal and Child Health Bureau
    06DISEASES10.06.01Communicable Diseases and Related Conditions of Public Health Importance
    10.06.02Communicable Diseases - Rabies
    10.06.03ImmuNet
    10.06.04School Health Services and Required Immunizations Before Entry Into School
    10.06.05Meningococcal Vaccination Requirements for Students in Institutions of Higher Education
    10.06.06Communicable Disease Prevention - Handling, Treatment, and Disposal of Special Waste
    10.06.07Sexually Transmitted Infections – Expedited Partner Therapy for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Trichomoniasis
    11MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH10.11.01Identification of Infants
    10.11.02Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program
    10.11.03Children’s Medical Services Program
    10.11.04Lead Poisoning Screening Program
    10.11.05Child Death Review Case Reporting System
    10.11.06Morbidity, Mortality, and Quality Review Committee — Pregnancy and Childhood
    10.11.07Prohibition of Sale of Baby Bumper Pads
    12ADULT HEALTH10.12.02Rape and Sexual Offenses — Physician and Hospital Charges
    10.12.05Breast Implantation
    13DRUGS10.13.05AIDS Education Program for Persons Convicted of Drugs/Sex-Related Crimes-Repealed
    14CANCER CONTROL10.14.01Cancer Registry
    10.14.02Reimbursement for Breast and Cervical Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
    10.14.03Breast Cancer Treatment Methods
    10.14.04Breast Cancer Program
    10.14.05Maryland Cancer Fund
    10.14.06Cigarette Restitution Fund Program
    10.14.07Cord Blood Transplant Center Support Fund
    15FOOD10.15.01Low Acid and Acidified Food Canning
    10.15.02Crab Meat
    10.15.03Food Service Facilities
    10.15.04Food and Drink Processing and Transportation
    10.15.05 Manufacture and Sale of Frozen Dairy Foods and Ices Manufactured for Sale in Maryland
    10.15.06Production, Processing, Transportation, Storage, and Distribution of Grade A Milk
    10.15.07Shellfish Sanitation
    10.15.08Farmstead Cheese Program
    10.15.09Production,Processing,Transportation,Storage and Distribution of Manufactured Grade Milk
    10.15.10Procedures for the Safe Handling and Processing of Seafood
    10.15.11Bottled Water
    10.15.12Procedures for the Safe Handling and Processing of Juice
    16HOUSING10.16.01Migratory Labor Camps-Repealed
    10.16.02Construction, Equipment, Sanitation, Operation, and Maintenance of Mobile Home Parks
    10.16.03Camps
    10.16.04Transparent Glass Doors in Mercantile Establishments and in Public, Commercial, and Residential Buildings and Structures
    10.16.05Health Permits for Outdoor Musical Festivals
    10.16.06Certification of Youth Camps
    10.16.07Health and Medication Requirements for Youth Camps
    17SWIMMING POOLS AND SPAS10.17.01Public Swimming Pools and Spas
    10.17.02Automated External Defibrillators for Swimming Pools
    18HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV) INFECTION AND ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS)10.18.01Maryland AIDS Drug Assistance Program: Temporary Assistance Program
    10.18.02 HIV and CD4 + Investigations and Case Reporting
    10.18.03AIDS Investigations and Case Reporting - Repealed
    10.18.04Disease Control-Repealed
    10.18.05Maryland AIDS Drug Assistance Program: Eligibility
    10.18.06Maryland AIDS Drug Assistance Program: Pharmacy Services
    10.18.07Maryland AIDS Drug Assistance Program: Health Insurance (MADAP- Plus)
    10.18.08HIV Testing Procedures
    10.18.09HIV Testing for Pregnant Women Receiving Prenatal Care - Repealed
    10.18.10Urgent Maryland AIDS Drug Assistance Program
    19DANGEROUS DEVICES AND SUBSTANCES10.19.01Prohibition of Bisphenol-A in Child Care Articles
    10.19.02 Hazardous Substances
    10.19.04Prohibition of Smoking in Indoor Areas Open to the Public
    10.19.05Flammable Articles
    10.19.06Poison Prevention Packaging
    10.19.07Prohibition of Child Care Products Containing TCEP or TDCPP
    48CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT MEDICAL REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM10.48.01Services
    52PREVENTIVE MEDICINE10.52.01Opioid-Associated Disease Prevention and Outreach Programs
    10.52.02High Blood Pressure Control Services
    10.52.03Health Education—General Regulations
    10.52.04Condom Vending Machines
    10.52.05Pertussis and Pertussis Vaccine
    10.52.06Use of Tanning Devices by Minors
    10.52.07State Advisory Council on Health and Wellness
    10.52.08Maryland HIV Prevention Case Management Program
    10.52.09HIV/CD4+ Lymphocyte Count Reporting by Unique Patient Identifying Number — Repealed
    10.52.10HIV and Hepatitis C Testing of Persons Accused or Convicted, or Both, of Certain Crimes
    10.52.11Universal Infection Control Precautions
    10.52.12Newborn Screening
    10.52.13Screening for Sickle-Cell Disease, Thalassemia, and Related Conditions — Repealed
    10.52.14Screening for Neural Tube Defects in the Fetus — Repealed
    10.52.15Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD) in Newborns
    10.52.16Insect Sting Emergency Treatment Program - Repealed
    10.52.17Maryland Asthma Control Program
    54SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WIC10.54.01Eligibility, Participation, and Benefits
    10.54.02Local Agency
    10.54.03Retail Food and Pharmacy Vendors
    55SPINAL CORD INJURY RESEARCH, STATE BOARD OF10.55.01Administration of Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund-Repealed
    59CATASTROPHIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES10.59.01Care of Individuals Isolated or Quarantined Due to a Deadly Agent
    61HEALTH ENTERPRISE ZONE INITIATIVE10.61.01Health Enterprise Zone Tax Credits
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    PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS, BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF

    Contact:   Tony W. Torain  Phone:  (410) 764-4732   Email:  tonyw​.torain@maryland.gov

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    58BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS10.58.01General Regulations
    10.58.02Fees
    10.58.03Code of Ethics
    10.58.04Hearing Procedures
    10.58.05Continuing Education
    10.58.06Teletherapy
    10.58.07Alchohol and Drug Counselors - Requirements for Certification and Licensure
    10.58.08Marriage and Family Therapists - Requirements for Certification and Licensure
    10.58.09Disciplinary Sanctions and Monetary Penalities
    10.58.10Compelling Purpose Disclosure
    10.58.11Advanced Assessment Activities
    10.58.12Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors — Requirements for Licensure
    10.58.13Supervision Requirements for Licensed Graduate Alcohol and Drug Counselors and Graduate- Level Trainees  - Repealed
    10.58.14Supervision Requirements for Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselors and Trainees Pursuing Certification - Repealed
    10.58.15Supervision Requirements for Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapists and Licensed Graduate Marriage and Family Therapists
    10.58.16Behavior Analyst Advisory Committee
    10.58.17Art Therapists

    PSYCHOLOGISTS, BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF

    Contact:  Lorraine Smith   Phone:  (410) 764-4787   Email:  lorraine.smith@maryland.gov

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    36BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF PSYCHOLOGISTS10.36.01Procedures
    10.36.02Continuing Education
    10.36.03Procedure for Board Hearings
    10.36.04Expungement of Board Records - Repealed
    10.36.05Code for Ethics and Professional Conduct
    10.36.06Fee Schedule
    10.36.07Psychology Associate
    10.36.08Disciplinary Sanctions, Monetary Penalties, and Civil Fines
    10.36.09Child Custody Evaluations in Family Law Proceedings
    10.36.10Telepsychology

    REGULATION AND POLICY COORDINATION, OFFICE OF

    Contact:  Jason Caplan   Phone:  (410) 767-6499   Email:  jason.caplan2@maryland.gov

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    01PROCEDURES10.01.07Petitions for Adoption, Amendment, or Repeal of Regulations

    REIMBURSEMENTS, DIVISION OF

    Contact:  Nedina Broy-Stevenson​   Phone:  (410) 767-5129   Email:  nedinabroy.stevenson​@maryland.gov

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    02DIVISION OF REIMBURSEMENTS10.02.01Charges for Services Provided Through the Maryland Department of Health
    10.02.02Abandonment or Abuse of Responsible Relatives by Recipients of Care
    10.02.03Appeal Hearings to the Division of Reimbursements
    10.02.04Schedule of Charges for Providers of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration — Repealed
    10.02.05Schedule of Charges for Providers of the Drug Abuse Administration — Repealed
    10.02.06Schedule of Charges for Health Facilities Operated by or Funded in Whole or in Part by the Laboratories Administration ― Repealed
    10.02.07Schedule of Charges for Health Facilities Operated by or Funded in Whole or in Part by the Community and Public Health Administration ― Repealed
    10.02.08Schedule of Charges for Providers of the Mental Hygiene Administration ― Repealed
    10.02.09Schedule of Charges for Health Facil. Oper. by or Funded in Whole or in Part by the Mental Ret. Dev. Disab. Admin. - Repealed
    10.02.10Schedule of Charges for Providers of the Office of Chronic and Rehabilitative Facilities ― Repealed
    10.02.11Schedule of Charges for Providers of the Medical Care Policy Administration ― Repealed
    04FISCAL10.04.02Establishment and Payment of In-Patient Charges by Recipients of Services and Other Chargeable Persons for the Patient's Care

    SOCIAL WORK EXAMINERS, BOARD OF

    Contact:   Stanley Weinstein  Phone:  (410) 764-4722   Email:  stanley.weinstein@maryland.gov

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    42BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK EXAMINERS10.42.01Regulations Governing Licensure
    10.42.02Rules of Procedure for Board Hearings
    10.42.03Advertising
    10.42.04Licensure by Credentials for Chiropractors
    10.42.05Chiropractic Externship Program
    10.42.06Fees
    10.42.07Chiropractic Assistants
    10.42.08Licensure and Registration Examination — Special Needs Applicants
    10.42.09Monetary Penalties
    10.42.10Continuing Education Requirements
    10.43.11 Licensure Examination
    10.43.12Procedures for Clinical Demonstrations in Public Places
    10.43.13Code of Ethics
    10.43.14Record Keeping
    10.43.15Sanctioning Guidelines
    10.43.16Dry Needling

    VITAL RECORDS

    Contact:  Lee Hurt   Phone:  (410) 764-4678   Email:  lee.hurt@maryland.gov

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    03HEALTH STATISTICS10.03.01Vital Records