Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 19-116 - Studies of systems capacity in health services(a)(1) The Secretary shall provide for a study of systems capacity in health services.(2) The study shall: (i) Determine for all health delivery facilities and settings where capacity should be increased or decreased to better meet the needs of the population;(ii) Examine and describe the implementation methods and tools by which capacity should be altered to better meet the needs; and(iii) Assess the impact of those methods and tools on the communities and health care delivery system.(b)(1) In addition to information that an applicant for a certificate of need must provide, the Commission may request, collect, and report any statistical or other information that: (i) Is needed by the Commission to perform its duties described in this Part II of this subtitle; and(ii) Is described in regulations of the Commission.(2) If a health care facility fails to provide information as required in this subsection, the Commission may:(i) Impose a penalty of not more than $100 per day for each day the violation continues after consideration of the willfulness and seriousness of the withholding, as well as any past history of withholding of information;(ii) Issue an administrative order that requires the applicant to provide the information; or(iii) Apply to the circuit court in the county in which the facility is located for legal relief considered appropriate by the Commission.(3) The Commission may send to the Department or a local health planning agency any statistical or other information the Commission is authorized to collect under paragraph (1) of this subsection.