J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                       1373

dependent on others because of advanced age, infirmity, physical or
mental limitations. Personal care includes (but is not limited to)
assistance in walking, getting in and out of bed, bathing, dressing,
feeding and general supervision and assistance in daily living.

(j) "Domiciliary Care" shall mean those services provided to aged
or disabled persons, not gainfully employed, in a protective institu-
tional or home-type environment. These services include (but are not
limited to) shelter, housekeeping services, board, facilities and re-
sources for daily living, personal surveillance or direction in the
activities of daily living.

(k) "Person" shall include any person, partnership, association or
corporation or any state, county or local governmental unit and any
division, board or agency thereof.

(l) "Board" except as otherwise used in Sections 564 and 567,
and except where inapplicable, shall mean the State Board of Health
and Mental Hygiene.

557.

No person shall establish, conduct, maintain or operate in the State
of Maryland any hospital or related institution without first having
obtained a license [therefor as hereinafter provided in this subtitle]
as required in Section 559 of this subtitle.

558.

No person [may] shall continue to operate an existing hospital or
related institution unless such operation [shall be] is approved and
legally licensed by the [State] Board [of Health] as hereinafter pro-
vided in this subtitle [; provided, however, that all]. All hospitals
in operation on the effective date of this subtitle shall be given a
reasonable time to meet the minimum [standards] requirements pro-
vided for [in] by this subtitle and by the rules and regulations
[issued] promulgated thereunder HEREUNDER.

559.

(a)    Any person desiring a license to open a hospital or related
institution or to continue the operation of an existing hospital or
related institution shall file with the [State] Board [of Health] a
verified application setting forth the name of the applicant desiring
such license, stating that the applicant is not less than twenty-one
years of age and of reputable and responsible character, setting forth
the class of hospital or related institution to be operated, the location
thereof, the name of the person in charge thereof and such additional
information as the [State] Board [of Health] may require. Appli-
cations on behalf of a corporation or association or a governmental
unit or agency shall be made by any two officers thereof.

(b)    Each application for a license to operate a hospital or related
institution shall be accompanied by a fee of ten dollars ($10.00). All
licenses issued hereunder shall expire one year from date of issuance
unless revoked. No [such] fee shall be refunded and all fees received
by the [State] Board [of Health] under the provisions of this subtitle
shall be paid into the State treasury to the credit of the [State] Board
[of Health] for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this
subtitle.