• Regulations
• Older Adults Waiver
• OHCQ
• Other Initiatives
  • Board of Nursing
  • Emergency Preparedness
  • Red Flag Rules
  • End of Life Care
  • DHMH Division of Drug Control
  • State Agencies
• Recent Policy Alerts
• Advocacy Home
  • Nursing Facilities
  • Assisted Living Facility
  • CCRC's
  • Medical Adult Day Care

Assisted Living – Office of Health Care Quailty

• OHCQ Website
• OHCQ Recent Transmittals
  • Respite Care Policy (February 2010)
  • Regulatory Standards for Physician Documentation (October 19, 2009)
  • Holiday Decorations (November 3, 2009) – Please note that assisted living communities must also comply with the Life Safety Code so please be aware of the content of this transmittal
  • Survey Issues
    • 1990 OHCQ Memo on Visiting Pets in LTC Facilities
    • OHCQ Clinical Alert: Healthcare Acquired Pressure Ulcers (December 2009)
    • Bed Rail Safety
      • COMAR 10.07.14.37 Restraints
      • March 25, 2008 OHCQ Transmittal on Bed Rails
      • FDA Guidance: Hospital Bed System Dimensional and Assessment Guidance to Reduce Entrapment (March 2006)