# Maryland — Certificate of need programs by US state

For Maryland, has con program is yes; facilities covered is hospitals, limited-service hospitals, related institutions providing domiciliary/personal/nursing care, ambulatory surgical facilities, rehabilitation facilities, home health agencies, hospices; moratorium is No; statute citation is Md. Health Code Ann. § 19-120 et seq.; COMAR 10.24.01 et seq, recorded from its source on 2026-08-19; source re-checked 2026-09-01.

- **State:** Maryland _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Has CON program:** yes _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Facilities covered:** hospitals, limited-service hospitals, related institutions providing domiciliary/personal/nursing care, ambulatory surgical facilities, rehabilitation facilities, home health agencies, hospices
- **Moratorium:** No
- **Statute citation:** Md. Health Code Ann. § 19-120 et seq.; COMAR 10.24.01 et seq. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Maryland Health Care Facility Licensing/Certification Agency | <https://mhcc.maryland.gov/mhcc/Pages/hcfs/hcfs_con/hcfs_con.aspx> Maryland Department of Health / The Maryland Health Care Commission | Certificate of Need Law | <https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/Statute_Web/ghg/ghg.pdf> Md. Health Code Ann. § 19-120 et seq. | <https://dsd.maryland.gov/regulations/Pages/10.24.01.01.aspx> COMAR 10.24.01 et seq. |

## Source

- https://www.ncsl.org/health/certificate-of-need-state-laws

Last verified: 2026-09-01. Review by: 2027-02-15.
Part of [Certificate of need programs by US state](https://referencesource.org/state-certificate-of-need-programs/).