Legislation
SECTION 4704
Shared health facilities; registration
Public Health (PBH) CHAPTER 45, ARTICLE 47
§ 4704. Shared health facilities; registration. 1. No shared health
facility shall be operated unless the owner of the premises in which the
shared health facility is located or, if the structure in which the
shared health facility is located has been leased pursuant to a lease,
the lessee, shall:
(a) possess a valid registration issued pursuant to this article which
registration may specify the kind or kinds of services the facility is
authorized to provide; and
(b) establish and maintain a uniform system of reports and audits
meeting the requirements of the commissioner.
2. Application for a registration for a shared health facility shall
be made upon such forms and at such times as prescribed by the
department. The application shall contain:
(i) the name of the facility;
(ii) the kind or kinds of service to be provided;
(iii) the location and physical description of the facility;
(iv) the name and residence address of every person, partnership or
corporation having any financial interest in the ownership (including
leasehold ownership) of the facility and the structure in which the
facility is located;
(v) the name and residence address of every person, partnership or
corporation holding any mortgage, lien, leasehold or any other security
interest in the shared health facility or in any equipment located in
and used in connection with a shared health facility, and a brief
description of such lien or security interest;
(vi) the name, residence address and professional license number of
every practitioner participating in the shared health facility;
(vii) the name and residence address of the individual designated to
assume responsibility for the central coordination and management of the
activities of the shared health facility; and
(viii) such other information as the department may require.
3. Any person who operates a shared health facility without a valid
registration issued pursuant to this article shall be liable to the
people of the state for a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand
dollars for every such violation.
facility shall be operated unless the owner of the premises in which the
shared health facility is located or, if the structure in which the
shared health facility is located has been leased pursuant to a lease,
the lessee, shall:
(a) possess a valid registration issued pursuant to this article which
registration may specify the kind or kinds of services the facility is
authorized to provide; and
(b) establish and maintain a uniform system of reports and audits
meeting the requirements of the commissioner.
2. Application for a registration for a shared health facility shall
be made upon such forms and at such times as prescribed by the
department. The application shall contain:
(i) the name of the facility;
(ii) the kind or kinds of service to be provided;
(iii) the location and physical description of the facility;
(iv) the name and residence address of every person, partnership or
corporation having any financial interest in the ownership (including
leasehold ownership) of the facility and the structure in which the
facility is located;
(v) the name and residence address of every person, partnership or
corporation holding any mortgage, lien, leasehold or any other security
interest in the shared health facility or in any equipment located in
and used in connection with a shared health facility, and a brief
description of such lien or security interest;
(vi) the name, residence address and professional license number of
every practitioner participating in the shared health facility;
(vii) the name and residence address of the individual designated to
assume responsibility for the central coordination and management of the
activities of the shared health facility; and
(viii) such other information as the department may require.
3. Any person who operates a shared health facility without a valid
registration issued pursuant to this article shall be liable to the
people of the state for a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand
dollars for every such violation.