HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(A)  GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES.

(1)  THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE
HAS THE PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND THE OFFICE ON AGING, TO
PROVIDE THE GUIDANCE AND MEANS FOR ESTABLISHING DAY CARE
CENTERS FOR THE ELDERLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SUBTITLE.

(2)  THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE
SHALL RECRUIT AND ENCOURAGE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF DAY CARE
CENTERS FOR THE ELDERLY AND PROVIDE FOR THEIR LICENSING.

(B)  PURCHASE OF SERVICES.

(1)  THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE
AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES SHALL BUY FROM ANY
PUBLIC OR PRIVATE AGENCY THE DAY CARE SERVICES FOR ELDERLY
INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE NECESSARY AND ESSENTIAL TO ENHANCE
THEIR WELL-BEING.

(2)  THESE SERVICES SHALL INCLUDE:

(I)  THERAPEUTIC ARTS AND CRAFTS;

(II)  COMMUNITY EXCURSIONS, IF APPROPRIATE;

(III)  HOBBY CULTIVATION;

(IV)  HEALTH SERVICES;

(V)  COUNSELING SERVICES FOR ELDERLY
INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES;

(VI)  GROUP DYNAMICS; AND

(VII)  OTHER SERVICES THAT ENHANCE SOCIAL
FUNCTIONING AND DEVELOP ACTIVITIES IN DAILY LIVING AND
PERSONAL INDEPENDENCE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section formerly appeared as
Article 43, § 717C(c), the first sentence of (a),
and the first clause of the first sentence of
(b).

Throughout this section, references to the
"Department of Human Resources" are substituted
for the obsolete references to the "Department of
Employment and Social Services".

In subsection (a)(2) of this section, a
requirement to "provide for their licensing" is
substituted for the phrase "shall ... license",
since this subtitle does not provide for
licensing. The Commission to Revise the