The Office of Health Care Quality (OHCQ) is the agency within the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene charged with monitoring the quality of care in Maryland's 8,000 health care and community residential programs. The OHCQ is committed to protecting the health and safety of Maryland's citizens and is proud to be licensing and certifying Maryland's health care community since 1973.
Residential or facility-based
programs that provide housing and
supportive services, supervision,
personalized assistance, and/or
health-related services to meet the
needs of residents who are unable to
perform or need assistance in
performing activities of daily
living.
Community-based program designed
to meet the needs of functionally
and/or cognitively impaired adults
through an individualized plan of
care. These structured and
comprehensive programs provide a
variety of health, social, and other
related support services in a
protective setting.
