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MARVIN MANDEL, Governor 2945
INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS REPEATEDLY RECEIVED DELIBERATE,
SEVERE, AND DEMONSTRABLE PHYSICAL INJURY FROM A SPOUSE OR
LOVER WITH WHOM HE OR SHE SHARES A HOUSE.
103.
THE SECRETARY OF HUMAN RESOURCES SHALL ESTABLISH AND
MAINTAIN SHELTER HOMES, AS MAY BE NEEDED, A MODEL SHELTER
HOME LOCATED IN A MAJOR POPULATION CENTER OF THE STATE.
THE MODEL SHELTER SHALL BE LOCATED SO AS TO FACILITATE
THE USE OF THE SHELTER BY BATTERED SPOUSES AND THEIR
CHILDREN LIVING IN THE REGION SURROUNDING THE SHELTER.
THE PURPOSE OF THE MODEL SHELTER SHALL BE TO HOUSE, CARE
FOR, AND REHABILITATE BATTERED SPOUSES AND THEIR
CHILDREN. THE SHELTER HOMES SHALL BE DESIGNED AND
STAFFED AS FOLLOWS:
(A) EACH SHELTER SHALL PROVIDE BATTERED SPOUSES
AND THEIR CHILDREN WITH A TEMPORARY RESIDENCE AND
NECESSARY COUNSELLING TO MAKE AN ORDERLY TRANSFER FROM
THE HOME WITH THE ABUSING SPOUSE TO THEIR OWN INDEPENDENT
HOUSING.
(B) THE SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION SHALL
SUPERVISE, DIRECT, CONTROL AND MANAGE THE SHELTER HOMES.
(C) THE SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION SHALL
ESTABLISH STANDARDS OF CARE AND ADMISSION POLICIES. THE
ADMINISTRATION SHALL MONITOR THEOPERATIONS AT EACH
OPERATION OF THE SHELTER HOME AND ANNUALLY EVALUATE ITS
EFFECTIVENESS.
(D) EACH THE SHELTER HOME IS SUBJECT TO THE RULES
AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE SOCIAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION. THE HOME SHALL ACCEPT, FROM THE POLICE
AND OTHER REFERRAL SOURCES IN THE COMMUNITY, BATTERED
SPOUSES AND THEIR CHILDREN FOR TEMPORARY SHELTER.
HOUSING MAY BE PROVIDED UNDER THIS SUBTITLE ONLY IF THE
APPLICANT FOR HOUSING IS A RESIDENT OF MARYLAND AT THE
TIME APPLICATION FOR HOUSING IS MADE.
104.
THE SECRETARY SHALL EXPLORE ALL POTENTIAL SOURCES OF
FUNDING, INCLUDING IN KIND CONTRIBUTIONS, FROM FEDERAL,
LOCAL, AND PRIVATE AREAS IN ESTABLISHING SHELTER HOMES,
INCLUDING BUILDING SPACE, EQUIPMENT, AND QUALIFIED
PERSONNEL.
FUNDS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF THE
MODEL SHELTER HOME SHALL BE PROVIDED AS FOLLOWS:
(A) THE SECRETARY OF HUMAN RESOURCES SHALL BY RULE
AND REGULATION SET CHARGES FOR SERVICES RENDERED___BY___THE
MODEL SHELTER HOME. THE RULES AND REGULATIONS SHALL
REQUIRE THAT:
(1) HOUSING SHALL BE PROVIDED BY THE MODEL
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