578                                      LAWS OF MARYLAND                              Ch. 216

85.

(A)   FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBHEADING, COMMUNITY
SERVICES FOR ELDERLY PERSONS ARE: HOUSEHOLD AND
PERSONAL SERVICES, PROVIDED UNDER THE DIRECTION AND
SUPERVISION OF AN APPROPRIATE SOCIAL SERVICES OR HEALTH
AGENCY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SUCH SERVICES AS
ASSISTANCE WITH MEAL PREPARATION AND PLANNING:
HOME-DELIVERED MEAL SERVICES; [[GROUP NUTRITIONAL
DINING SERVICES;]] DRESSING; SHOPPING; VISITS TO HEALTH,
RECREATIONAL, AND SHOPPING FACILITIES; TRANSPORTATION
AND PERSONAL ESCORT SERVICES; LIGHT HOUSEKEEPING; AND
PERSONAL MEDICAL AND NURSING CARE ATTENDANT TO THE
PROVISION OF COMMUNITY HOME CARE SERVICES.

(B)    FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBHEADING, "ELDERLY
PERSONS" MEANS THOSE PERSONS WHO HAVE ATTAINED AGE 65,
AND THEIR SPOUSES REGARDLESS OF AGE.

86.

THE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL SERVICES,
WITH THE COOPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
MENTAL HYGIENE AND THE ADVICE OF THE STATE COMMISSION
ON AGING, SHALL DEVELOP A PROGRAM TO CARRY OUT THE
PURPOSES OF THIS SUBHEADING, INCLUDING THE TRAINING OF
PERSONS TO PERFORM COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR ELDERLY
PERSONS. IN IMPLEMENTING THIS PROGRAM, THE DEPARTMENT
OF EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL SERVICES, OR ITS DESIGNEE,
SHALL:

(1)  ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF
THE PROGRAM, INCLUDING STANDARDS AND MEANS FOR
REIMBURSEMENT FROM ELDERLY PERSONS FINANCIALLY ABLE
TO PAY FOR ALL OR PART OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED UNDER
THE PROGRAM;

(2)    CONTINUOUSLY MONITOR THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS
PROGRAM AND PERFORM EVALUATIVE RESEARCH OF THE
PROGRAM THROUGH THE STATE COMMISSION ON AGING;

(3)  CONTRACT, WHERE FEASIBLE AND DESIRABLE, WITH PUBLIC
AGENCIES, NONPROFIT PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS, AND
VOLUNTEER GROUPS FOR THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY HOME
CARE SERVICES AND GROUP NUTRITIONAL DINING SERVICES;

(4)   PROVIDE FUNDS FOR THE TRAINING OF INDIVIDUALS TO
PERFORM COMMUNITY HOME CARE SERVICES AND FOR
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF THE COMMUNITY CARE SERVICES
PROGRAM;

(5)     UTILIZE TO THE EXTENT AVAILABLE GRANTS FROM
FEDERAL, STATE, AND OTHER PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SOURCES TO
FUND A COMMUNITY HOME CARE SERVICES PROGRAM [[AND
GROUP NUTRITIONAL DINING SERVICES]].