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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) In Part V of this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b) “Affiliate” means:
(1) Each partner of a partnership;
(2) Each officer, director, and stockholder who has direct or indirect ownership or control of 10 percent or more of the stock of a corporation; or
(3) Each individual who has direct or indirect ownership of 10 percent or more of a nursing home or community program.
(c) “Community program” means:
(1) A program which provides residential services and is an alcohol abuse and drug abuse treatment program as defined in § 8-403(a) of this article;
(2) A program which provides residential services for individuals with a developmental disability as defined in § 7-101(d) and (h) of this article;
(3) A private group home required to be licensed by the Secretary under § 10-517 of this article;
(4) A private therapeutic group home for children and adolescents as defined under § 10-920 of this article;
(5) A private residential treatment center for children and adolescents licensed under § 19-307 of this subtitle;
(6) A private facility operating living units that house less than 4 persons per unit under § 10-902 of this article;
(7) A program which provides day habilitation, vocational, or community supported living arrangements services required to be licensed under § 7-903 of this article; or
(8) A private program that provides outpatient services as set forth in § 10-902 of this article.
(d) “Individual” means a person who is a resident of a nursing home or a community residential program or a person enrolled in a day habilitation or vocational program.
(e) “Nursing home” means a related institution that is classified as a nursing home.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Maryland Code, Health-General § 19-333 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/md/health-general/md-code-health-gen-sect-19-333/
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