HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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20C(a)(4), the Director is required to consider
in determining whether a site is appropriate are
revised as statutory requirements, to avoid
unnecessary repetition in the rules and
regulations.

In subsection (b)(1) of this section, the former
reference to an "association, corporation, or
other organization" is deleted as unnecessary in
light of the use of the defined term "person".

In subsection (b)(3) of this section, the phrase
"any rule or regulation that carries out the
purpose of this section" is substituted for the
reference to "any supplementing rule or
regulation of this section", for clarity.

Defined terms: "Director" § 7-101
"Group home" § 7-101 "Person" § 1-101
"Mentally retarded individual" § 7-101

7-417. APPLICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATES.

(A)  IN GENERAL.

AN APPLICANT FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL SHALL SUBMIT
AN APPLICATION TO THE ADMINISTRATION ON THE FORM THAT THE
DIRECTOR REQUIRES.

(B)  CONTENTS.

THE APPLICATION SHALL:

(1)  BE SIGNED AND VERIFIED BY THE APPLICANT; AND

(2)  CONTAIN:

(I)  THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE APPLICANT;

(II)  THE STREET ADDRESS OF THE PROPERTY ON
WHICH THE PRIVATE GROUP HOME IS TO BE LOCATED OR, IF IT HAS
NO ADDRESS, A DESCRIPTION THAT IDENTIFIES THE PROPERTY;

(III)  IF THE APPLICANT DOES NOT OWN THE
PROPERTY, THE NAME OF THE OWNER;

(IV)  A STATEMENT THAT THE APPLICANT WILL
COMPLY WITH THE LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS THAT RELATE TO
ESTABLISHING AND OPERATING THE PRIVATE GROUP HOME; AND

(V)  A STATEMENT THAT THE APPLICANT HAS
SUFFICIENT FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE THE
PRIVATE GROUP HOME OR THAT THOSE RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE TO
THE APPLICANT.