HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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provision specifying by whom the place must be
designated.

Defined term: "Elderly   individual" § 14-201

(C) ELDERLY INDIVIDUAL.

"ELDERLY INDIVIDUAL" MEANS AN   INDIVIDUAL WHO:

(1)   IS 60 YEARS OLD OR  OLDER;

(2)  LIVES ALONE OR WITH A SPOUSE, FAMILY
RELATIVE, OR FRIEND; AND

(3)  NEEDS TEMPORARY SUPERVISION AND CARE DURING
A PART OF A DAY.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection formerly appeared as
Article 43, § 717B(2).

The noun phrase "elderly individual" is
substituted for "elderly", as the defined term,
to avoid the grammatical inconsistency of the
former definition, which defined the adjective
"elderly" to mean "a person".

In item (2) of this subsection, the former
reference to "his or her child" is deleted as
unnecessary in light of the reference to a
"family relative".

The only other changes are in style.

14-202. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE; INTENT.

(A)   STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBTITLE ARE:

(1)  TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF DAY CARE
CENTERS FOR THE ELDERLY AND SERVICES THAT WILL GIVE MANY
ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS THE CHANCE TO STAY WITH THEIR FAMILIES
OR IN THEIR COMMUNITIES INSTEAD OF BEING PLACED IN A NURSING
HOME OR STATE INSTITUTION;

(2)  TO ALLOW CHILDREN AND OTHER RELATIVES TO
KEEP ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS INSTEAD OF PLACING THEM IN
IMPERSONAL INSTITUTIONS; AND

(3)  TO ALLOW THIS STATE TO DEAL MORE EFFECTIVELY
AND ECONOMICALLY WITH THE NEEDS OF ITS ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS.

(B)   INTENT.

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTENDS THAT DAY CARE CENTERS FOR