§ 19-308.8
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§19–308.8.
(a)A hospital may discharge a patient:
(1)Entirely;
(2)To another level of care, treatment, or services;
(3)To different health professionals; or
(4)To settings for continued services.
(b)A hospital’s process for transfer or discharge shall be based on a patient’s assessed needs.
(c)To facilitate discharge or transfer, the hospital shall:
(1)Assess a patient’s needs;
(2)Plan for discharge or transfer;
(3)Facilitate the discharge or transfer process;
(4)Give the patient or person responsible for providing continuing care to the patient written discharge instructions in a form the patient can understand; and
(5)Help to ensure that continuity of care, treatment, and services is maintained.
(d)If a hospital fails to comply with the requirements of this section, the Secretary may impose a civil money penalty not to exceed $10,000 for each failure to comply.
(e)A hospital may appeal a civil money penalty imposed under subsection
(c)of this section in accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article.