BLAIR LEE III,

Acting Governor

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hospital care, but who require skilled or long-term nursing
care and other related medical services; "public facility"
means a nursing home wholly owned by and operated under the
authority of a county and/or municipality of the State of
Maryland; and "nonprofit facility" means a nursing home
wholly owned by and operated under the authority of a
nonprofit organization which meets the following
qualifications:

(i) It is a bona fide religious
organization, no part of the earnings of which inures to the
benefit of any individual or is used for any purpose other
than the maintenance and operation of the facility or the
purchase of equipment to be used in the facility or the
expansion of the facility; or

(ii) It is an organization chartered as a
nonprofit corporation, no part of the earnings of which
inures to the benefit of any individual or is used for any
purpose other than the maintenance and operation of the
facility or the purchase of equipment to be used in the
facility or the expansion of the facility, and is classified
by the federal Internal Revenue Service as nonprofit.

(b)    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:

(i) A financial statement setting forth
the personnel employed or to be employed, all remuneration
and 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

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

(c)    The Secretary of Health and Mental 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 required. This information shall be required
annually for at least the term of the bonds authorized under
this Act.

(d)    Any public or nonprofit entity or
government 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;:

(i) State funds may be used only for the
construction and equipping of public and other nonprofit