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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 722

(2) IN ADDITION TO THE MENTALLY RETARDED

INDIVIDUALS PROVIDED FOR IN ITEM (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION, BY
JUNE 30, 1983, THE DIRECTOR SHALL PREPARE A PLAN FOR THE
PLACEMENT, AND SHALL PLACE AT LEAST 250 MENTALLY RETARDED
INDIVIDUALS IN COMMUNITY BASED RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS.

(3) OF THE 250 COMMUNITY BASED RESIDENTIAL

PLACEMENTS:

(I) MENTALLY RETARDED INDIVIDUALS

CURRENTLY RESIDING IN STATE RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES SHALL
COMPRISE 40 PERCENT; AND

(II) MENTALLY RETARDED INDIVIDUALS ON

COMMUNITY WAITING LISTS SHALL COMPRISE 60 PERCENT.

(F)(1) BEGINNING IN 1984 AND FOR EACH YEAR THROUGH
1987, THE DIRECTOR, BY JUNE 30, SHALL PREPARE A PLAN FOR THE
PLACEMENT, AND SHALL PLACE AT LEAST 300 MENTALLY RETARDED
INDIVIDUALS IN COMMUNITY BASED RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES.

(2) THE PLACEMENTS MADE UNDER THIS SUBSECTION
EACH YEAR SHALL BE EQUALLY DIVIDED BETWEEN:

(I) MENTALLY RETARDED INDIVIDUALS IN STATE
RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; AND

(II) MENTALLY RETARDED INDIVIDUALS ON

COMMUNITY WAITING LISTS.

SECTION 2 SECTION 2. The AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED,
That the provisions of this section requiring placement are
subject to the following conditions:

(A) Mentally retarded individuals certified under a
court order as inappropriately placed in facilities for the
mentally ill shall be appropriately placed in facilities
consistent with their service needs.

(B) In addition to the mentally retarded individuals
provided for in paragraph (A) of this subsection, by June
30, 1983, the director shall prepare a plan for residential
and day activity placements, and shall seek to place 250
mentally retarded and other developmentally disabled
individuals in community-based residential programs and 250
mentally retarded and other developmentally disabled
individuals in day activity placements.

(C) Of the community-based residential placements:

(1) mentally retarded and other developmentally
disabled individuals currently residing in State residential
facilities shall comprise 40 percent; and