Ch. 208 LAWS OF MARYLAND

CHAPTER 208
(House Bill 1277)

AN ACT concerning

Sheltered Housing for the Elderly - Regulations for Criminal Background

Investigations

FOR the purpose of authorizing the Director of the Office on Aging to establish adopt
regulations governing the certification and operation of certain sheltered housing;
requiring tho Director of the Office on Aging to establish regulations to provide
for criminal background investigations to be conducted of certain providers and
their employees, authorizing the Director to conduct certain criminal background
investigations, of certain providers of sheltered housing and their employees under
certain circumstances; requiring the Director to adopt regulations governing
criminal background investigations; and generally relating to sheltered housing for
elderly.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 70B - Office on Aging
Section 4(b)

Annotated Code of Maryland
(1988 Replacement Volume and 1989 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 70B - Office on Aging

4.

(b) With respect to the sheltered housing for elderly, the Director shall:

(1) Develop sheltered housing for the elderly, in conjunction with any
public or private profit or nonprofit corporation or any State or federal agency;

(2) Make maximum use of rent and other subsidies available from federal
and State sources and provide for subsidies necessary from State general funds to assist
low income aged to reside in sheltered housing as an alternative to more costly, but not
required, institutional care. Find sponsors or managers for sheltered housing projects;

(3) Assist developers in formulating design concepts and meeting program
needs;

(4) When necessary, provide subsidies for congregate meals,
housekeeping, and personal services for sheltered housing, and develop eligibility
requirements in connection with these subsidies;

(5) Establish ADOPT [standards and guidelines] REGULATIONS

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