{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-19-3a-01","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Health - General § 19–3A–01","heading":"","body":"In this subtitle, “freestanding medical facility” means a facility:\n(1) In which medical and health services are provided;\n(2) That, except for a freestanding medical facility established as a result of a conversion of a licensed general hospital under § 19–120(o)(3) of this title, is physically separate from a hospital or hospital grounds;\n(3) That is an administrative part of a hospital, as defined in § 19–301 of this title; and\n(4) That meets the requirements for provider–based status under the certification for an affiliated hospital as set forth by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in 42 C.F.R. § 413.65.","path":["Article - Health - General"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=ghg\u0026section=19-3A-01","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:48Z","sha256":"49ff0608863905971b6c861ef1ff61c4bb6b437072f919886ec75bd3008c4cde","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-19-390","next":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-19-3a-02"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}