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2972 LAWS OF MARYLAND Ch. 745
MARYLAND, That new Sections 3 (q), (r), and (s); and 38
through 42, inclusive, to be under the new subtitle
"Group Homes" be and they are hereby added to Article 59A
- Mental Retardation, of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1972 Replacement Volume and 1976 Supplement) to read as
follows:
Article 59A - Mental Retardation
3.
(Q) "BOARD" MEANS THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
(R) "GROUP HOME" MEANS A COMMUNITY BASED
RESIDENTIAL AND RESPITE CARE FACILITY WHICH ADMITS AT
LEAST FOUR BUT NO MORE THAN EIGHT MENTALLY RETARDED
PERSONS, MAINTAINS THE NECESSARY FACILITIES FOR THEIR
CARE OR TREATMENT AND PROVIDES A HOME TYPE ENVIRONMENT TO
PERSONS WHO, BECAUSE OF MENTAL RETARDATION, REQUIRE
SPECIALIZED LIVING ARRANGEMENTS.
(S) "COUNTY" INCLUDES BALTIMORE CITY.
GROUP HOMES
38.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES THAT:
(1) THERE IS A NEED FOR GROUP HOMES FOR
PERSONS WHO ARE MENTALLY RETARDED AND WHOSE DEVELOPMENT
WOULD BE ENHANCED BY RESIDING IN AN APPROPRIATE COMMUNITY
BASED GROUP HOME IN LIEU OF A LARGE STATE INSTITUTION.
(2) THESE COMMUNITY BASED GROUP HOMES ARE
BUT ONE COMPONENT IN PROVIDING FOR THE RESIDENTIAL NEEDS
OF THE MENTALLY RETARDED.
(3) IN ORDER TO ASSURE THAT THESE GROUP
HOMES WILL BE ACCEPTED IN THE COMMUNITY AND TO THE
MAXIMUM EXTENT PRACTICABLE, THESE GROUP HOMES SHOULD BE
LOCATED BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT, CONSISTENT WITH THE
PRINCIPLES OF NORMALIZATION, STATEWIDE STANDARDS, AND
WITH STATE FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT.
39.
(A) THE DIRECTOR, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE
SECRETARY, SHALL EVALUATE AND DETERMINE THE NEED, IF ANY,
FOR ONE OR MORE GROUP HOMES, IN EACH COUNTY OR MULTICOUNTY
REGION OF THE STATE. THE COMPLETED NEEDS STUDY SHALL BE
A PUBLIC DOCUMENT A COPY OF WHICH SHALL BE SENT TO EACH
COUNTY OR MULTICOUNTY REGION AS APPROPRIATE.
(B) IN DETERMINING THE NEEDS FOR GROUP HOMES IN A
COUNTY OR MULTICOUNTY REGION, THE FOLLOWING FACTORS SHALL
BE CONSIDERED:
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