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Note: Please contact the Department of Mental
Hygiene’s Office of Health Care Quality immediately to notify
the agency of any heat related situation that may be occurring
within your nursing homes or assisted living facilities. Types
of issues include, but are not limited to, the failure of
cooling systems, power outages, water outages or other condition
that could impact the health, safety, and/or well being of your
residents or the operation of your facility. The number to call
during business hours is 410-402-8015. Should you experience a
problem after business hours, you may call 877-463-3464.
July 9, 2010: MEMORANDUM
Long Term Care and Assisted Living Providers
Non-reporting of Environmental Hazards
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***CODE RED – HEAT ALERT***
All
Maryland Licensed Health Care And Residential Facilities
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Attention Comar
Regulation Announcement
Effective,
Monday, August 2, 2010: The Office of Health Care Quality will
no longer assume the responsibility of Selling COMAR Regulations.
The State Division of State Documents
provides the official online access to all Maryland regulations
(COMAR). Go to -
http://www.dsd.state.md.us for COMAR Online (adopted
regulations) and the Maryland Register Online for proposed
regulations.
For your convenience we have included the
following links:
COMAR Online
eCOMAR Order Form
The Office of Health Care Quality (OHCQ) is the agency within the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene charged with monitoring the quality of care in Maryland's
9,900 health care and community residential programs. The OHCQ is committed to protecting the health and safety of Maryland's citizens and is proud to be licensing and certifying Maryland's health care community since 1973. |
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OHCQ Regulated Programs |
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- Residential or facility-based
programs that provide housing and
supportive services, supervision,
personalized assistance, and/or
health-related services to meet the
needs of residents who are unable to
perform or need assistance in
performing activities of daily
living.
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- Community-based program designed
to meet the needs of functionally
and/or cognitively impaired adults
through an individualized plan of
care. These structured and
comprehensive programs provide a
variety of health, social, and other
related support services in a
protective setting.
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- Community Residential Services
- Community Supported Living Arrangements
- Family Support Services
- Individual Support Services
- Resource Coordination
- Vocational & Day Habilitation Services including Support Employment
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- Ambulatory Surgery Centers
- Birthing Centers
- Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility
- Dialysis Centers
- Home Health Agencies
- Hospice
- Nurse Referral Agencies
- Nursing Staff Agencies
- Outpatient Physical Therapy
- Portable X-Ray
- Residential Services Agencies
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- Acute Care & Psychiatric Hospitals
- Freestanding Medical Facilities
- HMOs
- Hospital Patient Safety Programs
- Prison Hospitals
- Residential Treatment Centers
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- Group Homes for Adults with Mental
Illness
- Mental Health Vocational
Programs
- Mobile Treatment Services
- Outpatient Mental Health Center
- Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Programs
- Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Services for Minors
- Psychiatric Day Treatment
Services, Partial Hospitalization
Program
- Residential Rehabilitation
Programs
- Residential Crisis Services
- Respite Care Services
- Therapeutic Group Homes
- Therapeutic Nursery Programs
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- Opioid Maintenance Therapy
Programs
- Outpatient Treatment Programs
- Residential Programs
- Early Intervention
- Detoxification Treatment
- Education Programs (DWI)
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- Blood Drawing Stations or Blood Test Results
- Blood, Sperm, and Tissue Banks
- Cholesterol Testing Sites
- Employer Drug Testing
- Health Awareness Testing Sites
- Hospital Laboratories
- Independent Laboratories
- Maryland Cytology Proficiency
Testing Program
- Point of Care Laboratories
- Physician Office Laboratories
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