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LAWS OF MARYLAND

[Ch. 656

is classified by the Federal Internal Revenue Service as
[[nonprofit]] non-profit.

(b)     [[Pior]] Prior to the authorization of any
construction grant under this Act for any facility, the
applicant shall file with the State Department of Health
and Mental Hygiene:

(1)    A financial statement setting forth the
personnel employed or to be employed, all remunerations
and [[prerequisites]] perquisites for personal services
and other expenses paid or to be paid and the expenses
incurred or to be incurred in carrying out the nursing
home operation; and

(2)     The schedule of rates charged or to be
charged for services rendered.

(c)    The Secretary of Health and Rental Hygiene is
hereby authorized and directed to promulgate rules and
regulations to carry out the intent of this Act and these
rules and regulations shall provide for certified annual
financial statements from each facility, and other
reports as required. This information shall be required
annually for at least the term of the [[certificates of
Indebtedness]] bonds authorized under this Act.

(d)    Any public or [[nonprofit]] non-profit agency
sponsoring the construction of an eligible facility or
the expansion of an existing eligible facility in this
State may apply to the State Department of Health and
Mental Hygiene for a State grant toward the cost of that
project. The allocation and use of State funds under
this Act shall be governed by and subject to the
following stipulations and limitations:

(1)     State funds may be used only for the
construction and equipping of public and other
[[nonprofit]] non-profit facilities and for the purpose
of reports, plans, and specifications in connection
therewith, and for the purpose of site improvements,
surveys, and programs in connection therewith.

(2)    If, at the time of application for State
funds under this Act, federal funds are also available
for this purpose, these federal funds shall be applied
first to the project, in accordance with applicable
federal regulations, and the State grant used to
supplement the federal funds to the maximum extent that
the total combined federal funds and State grant do not
exceed 67% of the total eligible construction and
equipment costs of the project. In any event, the State
grant may not exceed 50% of the total eligible
construction and equipment costs of the project.