2666                                          LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [Ch. 788

Article 88A — State Department of Social Services

Section 32B

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1969 Replacement Volume and 1973 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLE OF
MARYLAND, That new Section 11A be and it is hereby added
to Article 52A — Juvenile Services, of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (1972 Replacement Volume and 1973 Supplement)
to read as follows:

Article 52A - Juvenile Services
11A.

THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE SERVICES SHALL
PROVIDE FOR CARE, DIAGNOSIS, TRAINING, EDUCATION, AND
REHABILITATION OF CHILDREN BY PLACEMENT IN GROUP HOMES
AND INSTITUTIONS OPERATED BY NONPROFIT CHARITABLE
CORPORATIONS AND SHALL REIMBURSE THESE CORPORATIONS FOR
THE COST OF PROVIDING THE SERVICES AT [[A RATE OF $600
PER MONTH PER CHILD]] APPROPRIATE MONTHLY RATES TO BE

DETERMINED BY THE__DEPARTMENT AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE

BUDGET FOR THOSE HOMES AND INSTITUTIONS PROVIDING
INTERMEDIATE SERVICES (AS DEFINED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
JUVENILE SERVICES) [[, AND $700 PER MONTH PER CHILD]] AND
FOR THOSE HOMES AND INSTITUTIONS PROVIDING FULL SERVICES.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That new
Section 32B be and it is hereby added to Article 88A —
State Department of Social Services, of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1969 Replacement Volume and 1973
Supplement) to read as follows:

Article 88A — State Department of Social Services
32B.

THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL
SERVICES SHALL PROVIDE FOR CARE, DIAGNOSIS, TRAINING,
EDUCATION, AND REHABILITATION OF CHILDREN BY PLACEMENT IN
GROUP HOMES AND INSTITUTIONS OPERATED BY NONPROFIT
CHARITABLE CORPORATIONS AND SHALL REIMBURSE THESE
CORPORATIONS FOR THE COST OF PROVIDING THE SERVICES AT
[[A RATE OF $600 PER MONTH PER CHILD]] APPROPRIATE

MONTHLY RATES TO BE DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT AS

PROVIDED FOR IN THE BUDGET FOR THOSE SERVICES (AS DEFINED
BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL SERVICES)[[,
AND $700 PER MONTH PER CHILD]] AND for those homes and
institutions providing full services.