496/Maryland Manual

OFFICE ON AGING

Rosalie S. Abrams, Director on Aging
Donald Wassmann, Deputy Director
Margaret Ann Nolan, Counsel

301 W Preston St., Room 1004
Baltimore, MD 21201 225-1102
TTY for Deaf: 333-7555
toll free: 1-800-AGE-DIAL

BUDGET (CODE 23.01.07)

FY1991 Total Appropriation ..... .$29,661,248
General Funds ................ .$14,573,508
Special Funds ..................$ 55,055
Federal Funds ................. .$15,032,685
FY1991 Total Authorized Positions ....... 63.5

MANDATED REPORTS

Annual Report of Commission on Aging to Governor
& Director on Aging.
Annual Report to Governor & General Assembly due
Jan. 1.

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

DIRECTOR ON AGING

Rosalie S. Abrams ..................... 225-1102

COMMISSION ON AGING
Rev. Monroe R. Saunders, Sr.,
Chairperson, 1991

FINANCIAL REVIEW COMMITTEE
Joseph T. Howcll, Chairperson

GUARDIANSHIP ADVISORY BOARD

MANAGEMENT DIVISION
Bernard Popick, Chief .......... 225-1064

DEPUTY DIRECTOR
Donald Wassmann ............... 225-1106

NUTRITION & COMMUNITY SERVICES
DIVISION
Janette Martin, Chief ........... 225-1095

LONG-TERM CARE DIVISION
ShirlcyWhitfield, Chief ......... 225-1083
Condict Stevenson, Maryland Long-Term
Care Ombuasman

HOUSING & CONTINUING CARE
DIVISION
Ilenc W. Roscnthal, Chief ....... 225-1118

PLANNING Sc EVALUATION DIVISION
Suzannc Bosstick, Chief ......... 225-1270

Formed in 1975, the Office on Aging ad-
ministers, consolidates, and coordinates statewide
programs to meet the needs of older Marylanders
(Chapter 261, Acts of 1975). Origins of the Office
trace to 1959 when the State Coordinating Com-
mission on the Problems of the Aging was created
(Chapter 1, Acts of 1959). The Commission was
renamed as the Commission on die Aging in 1971
(Chapter 595, Acts of 1971). The Governor, in
1974, established the Governor's Coordinating Of-
fice on Problems of die Aging. In 1975, staff from
the Commission and the Governor's Coordinating
Office were merged to form the Office on Aging, a

cabinet-level agency The Commission on Aging
was reassigned both as an advisory and as a policy-
making board to the Director.
The Director on Aging is appointed by and
responsible to the Governor and serves on the
Governor's Executive Council. To evaluate services
needed by elderly persons and to set priorities for
meeting these needs, the Director chairs the Inter-
agency Committee on Aging Services. The Director
also serves as advocate for the elderly at all levels of
government.
The Office on Aging has five Divisions: Housing
and Continuing Care; LongTerm Care; Manage-
ment; Planning and Evaluation; and Nutrition and
Community Services. The Office is aided by the
Commission on Aging, the Guardianship Advisory
Board, and the Financial Review Committee (Code
1957, Art. 70B).

COMMISSION ON AGING
Rev. Monroe R. Saunders, Sr., Chairperson, 1991

Appointed by Governor (who also designates chair):
Jean RoseMoser, 1991; CharlesM. Rouzer, 1991;
Harold P. Gross, 1993; Laura H. Dale, 1994; Paul
A. L. Habcr, M.D., 1994; Peter P. Lamy, Sc.D.,
1994; George J. Weems, M.D., 1994; three
vacancies.

Nonpowng members appointed by Governor: vacancy,
Senate; Pauline H. Menes, House of Delegates.

The Commission on Aging advises the Director
on Aging about programs and concerns of the
Office on Aging. The Commission consists of thir-
teen members appointed by the Governor to four-
year terms. At least seven members must be
fifty-five years of age or over. Eleven members
representing various regions are selected because of
their interest in the problems of the elderly One
member of the State Senate and one member of the
House of Delegates serve as nonvoting Commis-
sion members. The Governor designates the chair-
person (Code 1957, An. 70B, sec. 3).

FINANCIAL REVIEW COMMITTEE
Joseph T. Howell, Chairperson, 1992

Appointed by Director on Aging: Monrel Hill, 1992;
Frederick M. Hudson, 1992; Carol Moore, 1992;
Sanoma Nixon, 1992; Edward P. Crouch, 1993;
George Greenleaf, 1993.

The Rnancial Review Committee was created in
1985 (Chapter 752, Acts of 1985). Upon referral by
the Office on Aging, the Committee evaluates the
financial condition of providers of continuing care who
are experiencing financial difficulty The Committee
then recommends what action the Office should take.
The Committee's seven members are appointed
to three-year terms by the Director on Aging (Code
1957, Art. 70B, sec. 17A).