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Office of Health Care Quality Transmittals_Memoranda

Administration

Date: 01/07/2013 Re: OHCQ Leadership Transition

Hospitals

Date: 09/07/2012 Re: Posting of sanctions
Date: 08/29/2011 Re: MOLST Order Form
Date: 08/23/2011 Re: Reporting of Environmental Hazards
Date: 01/05/2011 Re: Discharge and Transfer Planning/Placement Agencies
Date: 10/19/2009 NH-09-02 Re: Regulatory Standards for Physician Documentation
Date: 05/08/2009 Subject: Medical Professional Liability Closed Claim Form
Date: 08/18/2008 Subject: Implementation of Senate Bill 566--Health Care Facility Visitation and Medical Decisions--Domestic Partners
Date: 06/10/2008 Subject: Unlicensed Assisted Living Programs
Date: 08/15/2006 Subject: Discharge and Transfer Planning
Date: 08/09/2006 Subject: Seclusion & Restraint
Date: 05/31/2006 Subject: Tuberculosis Screening in Hospital-Based Transitional Care Units
Date: 02/23/2006 Subject: Delegation of Registered Nurse Circulating Duties
Date: 02/24/2005 Subject: Patient Safety Update
Date: 03/10/2004 Subject: Patient Safety Regulations
Click here to download COMAR 10.07.06 Patient Safety Program.
Click here to download the reporting form- Initial Report of an Adverse Event.
Date: 12/21/2001 Subject: "Clinical Alerts"

HMO

Date: 09/07/2012 Re: Posting of sanctions
Date: 03/08/1999 Subject: Please find attached COMAR 10.07.11.1I -- Complaint System for Quality of Care Issues. The regulations became effective on March 3, 1999.
Date: 03/05/1999 Subject: To ensure that HMOs are in compliance with all quality of care laws and regulations, we are asking that you send the following materials to the Department no later than April 15, 1999.

Federal Programs

Long Term Care - Nursing Homes

Date: 09/07/2012 Re: Posting of sanctions
Date: 07/23/2012Re: Notice of Proposed Involuntary Discharge or Transfer
Date: 06/29/2012Re: Reporting of Environmental Issues related to Extreme Weather Events
Date: 05/16/2012 Re: Remittances to Medicaid Recoveries
Date: 05/03/2012 Re: Changes in Bed Size
Date: 02/24/2012 Re: Obstructions in Exit Corridors

Date: 02/24/2012 Re: Requests for Medical Records in Electronic Format
Date: 12/19/2011 Re: Reporting Reasonable Suspicion of a Crime in a Long-Term Care Facility
Date: 08/23/2011 Re: Reporting of Environmental Hazards
Date: 07/20/2011 Re: Non-reporting of Environmental Hazards
Date: 04/28/2011 Re: Requests for Medical Records
Date: 12/06/2010 Re: Emergency Preparedness Plan Update
Date: 10/20/2010 Re: Holiday Decorations in Health Care Facilities
Date: 10/13/2010 Re: Revised List of Approved Over the Counter Medications that May be Purchased in Bulk
Date: 07/09/2010 Re: Non-reporting of Environmental Hazards
Date: 06/08/2010 NH-10-01 Re: Renewal License Application
Date: 12/23/2009 NH-09-07 Re: OHCQ Update
Date: 12/15/2009 NH-09-06 Re: Administration of Medications for Leave of Absence of 24 Hours or Less
Date: 12/10/2009 NH-09-05 Re: Advancing Excellence in America's Nursing Homes Campaign
Date: 11/03/2009 NH-09-04 Re: Holiday decorations in Health Care Facilities
Date: 11/03/2009 NH-09-03 Re: Quality Indicator Survey (QIS), Access Resident Weight Requirements
Date: 10/19/2009 NH-09-02 Re: Regulatory Standards for Physician Documentation
Date: 01/15/2009 NH-09-01 Re: New CDC Study--Infection Control Practices and Outbreaks
Date: 12/15/2008 Subject: Prevention of Pressure Ulcers / Pressure Ulcer Brochure
Note: For an editable copy of the Pressure Ulcer Brochure in Microsoft® Office Publisher Click here.
Date: 12/08/2008 Subject: Implementation of Quality Indicator Survey Stakeholders' Conference
Date: 10/31/2008 Subject: Holiday Decorations in Health Care Facilities
Date: 08/18/2008 Subject: Implementation of Senate Bill 566--Health Care Facility Visitation and Medical Decisions--Domestic Partners
Date: 05/30/2008 Subject: New COMAR 10.07.02.24 Emergency and Disaster Plans
Date: 03/25/2008 Subject: Bed Side Rails
Date: 12/28/2007 Subject: Voter Registration & Absentee Voting
Date: 12/10/2006 Subject: Bulk purchase of OTC medications-Comprehensive Care Facilities
Date: 12/10/2006 Subject: Electronic Signatures
Date: 12/10/2006 Subject: Technical Assistant Unit
Date: 10/20/2006 Subject: What's Up...
Date: 08/15/2006 Subject: Discharge and Transfer Planning
Date: 08/07/2006 Subject: Voter Registration & Absentee Voting
Date: 07/05/2006 Subject: Improvement of Pressure Ulcer Rates Click here for the Pressure Ulcer Rate Improvement Form...
Date: 06/16/2006 Subject: Pressure Ulcer Rates and Initiatives
Date: 05/31/2006 Subject: Tuberculosis Screening in Hospital-Based Transitional Care Units
Date: 11/21/2005 Subject: Part I. Required Screening of Potential Employees, Part II. Abuse Reporting Follow-Up
Date: 04/12/2005 Subject: CMS Clarification of Nursing Home Reporting Requirements for All Alleged Violations of Neglect and Abuse, Including Injuries of Unknown Source, and Misappropriation of Resident Property
Date: 11/29/2004 Subject: HFAM Guidelines for Resident Behavior and the Implementation Guide
Date: 02/20/2004 Subject: Gastroenteritis Outbreak and Precautions
Date: 03/06/2002 Subject: Influenza
Date: 12/21/2001 Subject: "Clinical Alerts"
Date: 11/15/2000 Subject: Maintaining Residents' Confidentiality in Plans of Correction Submitted by Nursing Homes
Date: 05/19/2000 Subject: Notice of Proposed Involuntary Discharge or Transfer.
Date: 01/03/2000 Subject: License Renewal, The Office of Health Care Quality is changing the method by which Maryland Nursing Homes renew their licenses.
Date: 06/15/1999 Subject: Geriatric Aides (Community Colleges)
Date: 05/15/1999 Subject: Geriatric Aides (Nursing Homes)
Date: 02/26/1999 Subject: Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Rules on Distinct Part Bed Size - Limits on Changes in Bed Size for Distinct Part certifications
Date: 02/25/1998 Subject: Safety Alert - Use of Lead Based Ceramic Glazes In Art Therapy Programs
Date: 01/20/1998 Subject: RAI/MDS Electronic Transmittal

Ambulatory Care

Date: 09/07/2012 Re: Posting of sanctions
Date: 04/25/2012 Re: Update on new RSA Regulations effective date
Date: 12/06/2011 Re: RSA Training
Date: 11/09/2011 Re: Residential Service Agency Regulations Training
Date: 06/24/2011 Re: Weather Related Disaster Plans - Dialysis Treatment Center Providers
Date: 02/07/2011 Re: Approval of The Joint Commission (TJC) as Home Health Agency Accrediting Organization for State Licensing Purposes
Date: 10/19/2009 NH-09-02 Re: Regulatory Standards for Physician Documentation
Date: 01/15/2009 ASC/ESRD-09-01 Re: New CDC Study--Infection Control Practices and Outbreaks
Date: 02/23/2006 Subject: Delegation of Registered Nurse Circulating Duties
Date: 02/29/2000 Subject: Conscious Intravenous Sedation/Required Emergency Equipment
Date: JAN/2000 Subject: Required Emergency Equipment
Date: 12/21/2001 Subject: "Clinical Alerts"
Date: 05/01/2001 Subject: Home Health Agencies Providing Services In Other Jurisdictions

Surgical Abortion Facilities

Date: 02/13/2013 Re: Update on the Implementation of COMAR 10.12.01, Surgical Abortion Facilities

Date: 09/07/2012 Re: Posting of sanctions

Date: 06/22/2012 Re: Surgical Abortion Regulations Transmittal

Laboratories

Date: 09/07/2012 Re: Posting of sanctions
Date: 04/19/2011 Re: Health Fairs and Health Awareness Testing

State Programs

General

Date: 09/07/2012 Re: Posting of sanctions
Date: 08/29/2011 Re: MOLST Order Form

Date: 02/25/1998 Subject: Safety Alert - Use of Lead Based Ceramic Glazes In Art Therapy Programs

Developmental Disabilities

Date: 09/07/2012 Re: Posting of sanctions
Plan of Correction - A Road Map for Navigating the OHCQ System
Policy on Reportable Incidents and Investigations

Date: 08/29/2011 Re: MOLST Order Form
Date: 06/15/2011 Subject: Submission of Federal Form 990
Date: 12/03/2010 Subject: Eligibility to Receive State Funds/Governing Body Requirements of State Law
Date: 09/08/2009 Subject: Use of Cameras and Other Monitoring Devices
Date: 09/08/2009 Subject: Employee Background Checks
Date: 11/10/2008 Subject: Bed Bugs
Date: 09/25/2008 Subject: MRSA - Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Date: 08/26/2008 Subject: 1:1 Supervision
Date: 07/08/2008 Subject: Usage of Medication in Hospice Care
Date: 05/29/2008 Subject: Survey Process Change: Licensee Certifications
Date: 12/17/2007 Subject: Emergency Preparedness
Date: 04/05/2006 Subject: End-of-Life Decision Making
Date: 08/31/2005 Subject: Monitoring of Individuals at Risk for Choking
Date: 02/13/2004 Subject: Emergency Medical Situations
Date: 06/28/2001 Subject: Notification of Deaths to the Office of the Medical Examiner

Assisted Living

Date: 09/07/2012 Re: Posting of sanctions
Date: 08/23/2011 Re: Reporting of Environmental Hazards
Date: 07/20/2011 Re: Non-reporting of Environmental Hazards
Date: 01/05/2011 Re: Discharge and Transfer Planning/Placement Agencies
Date: 10/20/2010 Re: Holiday Decorations in Health Care Facilities
Date: 08/04/2010 Re: COMAR 10.07.14.19 - Other Staff Qualifications
Date: 07/09/2010 Re: Non-reporting of Environmental Hazards
Date: 10/19/2009 NH-09-02 Re: Regulatory Standards for Physician Documentation
Date: 05/19/2009 AL-09-06 New COMAR 10.07.14.46 Emergency and Disaster Plans
Date: 03/30/2009 AL-09-05 Re: Threshold for Licensure under Assisted Living Laws 09-AL-03 --revised
Date: 02/17/2009 AL-09-04 Re: Revisions to COMAR 10.07.14, Medication Management and
Administration/Consultant Pharmacy Review
Date: 01/15/2009 AL-09-02 Re: New CDC Study--Infection Control Practices and Outbreaks
Date: 01/14/2009 AL-09-01 Re: Revisions to COMAR 10.07.14, Regulations Governing Assisted Living
Programs and Enforcement Dates
Date: 11/10/2008 Subject: Bed Bugs
Date: 08/18/2008 Subject: Implementation of Senate Bill 566--Health Care Facility Visitation and
Medical Decisions--Domestic Partners
Date: 06/30/2008 Subject: Assisted Living Manager Course Enforcement Date & New Vendor
Date: 03/25/2008 Subject: Bed Side Rails
Date: 02/13/2008 Subject: New Vendor for the Assisted Living Manager Course
Date: 01/18/2008 Subject: Electronic Version of the Uniform Disclosure Statement
Date: 12/28/2007 Subject: Voter Registration & Absentee Voting
Date: 04/20/2007 Subject: Qualifications of Other Staff Including Initial and Annual Trainings
Date: 01/12/2007 Subject: Assisted Living Program Services Disclosure Statement
Date: 08/07/2006 Subject: Voter Registration & Absentee Voting
Date: 11/30/2005 Subject: Overview of the Case Manager/Delegating Nurse - Role and Responsibilities
Date: 07/18/2001 Subject: Leaving a Copy of your Nursing License in Assisted Living Homes
Date: 11/08/1999 Subject: ASSISTED LIVING CUING & COACHING VIDEOS
Date: 03/30/1999 Subject: Assisted Living Program Application Deadline
Date: 03/30/1999 Subject: Assisted Living Programs - Fire and Life Safety Inspections

Adult Medical Day Care

Date: 09/07/2012 Re: Posting of sanctions
Date: 06/18/2012 Re: ADCAPS Forums Announcement
Date: 01/05/2011 Re: Discharge and Transfer Planning/Placement Agencies
Date: 06/16/2008 Subject: Adult Medical Day Care Unit Reorganization
Date: 06/10/2008 Subject: Unlicensed Assisted Living Programs

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