Maryland Code, Health-General § 19-1410.3

(i) Describe the circumstances under which visitation may be restricted to only compassionate care visitors and personal care visitors;

(ii) Limit the movement of visitors within the nursing home, which may include restricting visitors to the resident's room or another designated room;

(iii) Require each visitor to follow safety protocols to limit the spread of COVID-19 or another disease that constitutes a catastrophic health emergency, which may include:

(iv) Require, as practicable and when available, alternative means of communication with visitors if a nursing home determines that an in-person visit would endanger the health and safety of a patient, resident, or member of the staff; and

(v) Provide additional guidance necessary to promote access to residents by compassionate care visitors.

(i) Establish procedures for the designation of a personal care visitor by a resident or a legal representative of the resident that:

(ii) Provide that a resident may designate not more than one personal care visitor;

(iii) Establish procedures for changing the designation of a resident's personal care visitor;

(iv) Require a personal care visitor to waive a nursing home from liability for exposure to COVID-19 or another disease that constitutes a catastrophic health emergency;

(v) Establish the circumstances under which visitation by a personal care visitor may be limited, suspended, or terminated, including increased local infection rates and health care capacity;

(vi) Establish standards for the frequency and duration of personal care visits; and

(vii) Establish the total number of personal care visitors authorized to visit a nursing home facility at any one time.