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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor Ch. 439
(1) THE COMMISSION'S PROGRESS IN IMPROVING SERVICES TO
CONSUMERS AND ADDRESSING IMPROVEMENTS IN PERSONAL HOME CARE
SERVICES BY CREATING A MORE STABLE WORKFORCE; AND
(2) THE ROLE OF THE COMMISSION IN ADVOCATING IMPROVEMENTS
FOR HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES IN THE STATE, INCLUDING IN
INDIVIDUAL PROVIDER PROGRAMS.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Department of
Health and Mental Hygiene shall:
(a) seek federal funding for the Maryland Quality Home Care Scrvices
Commission established under this Act by applying for federal matching funds from
the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services;
(b) maximize efforts to reprioritize funding from the Real Choice Systems
Change Grant to be used to fund the Maryland Quality Home Care Services
Commission; and
(e) report, in accordance with § 2-1246 of the State Government Article, to the
Senate Finance Committee and the House Health and Government Operations
Committee, on or before July 1, 2006, on the efforts to access federal funding as
required under items (a) and (b) of this section.
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the terms of the initial
members of the Maryland Quality Home Care Services Commission shall expire as
follows:
(a) Three consumer members and two of the organizational or agency
members in 2008; and
(b) Three consumer members and three of the organizational or agency
members in 2009.
SECTION 1. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 2005.
Article 41 - Governor - Executive and Administrative Departments
18-601.
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(c) "Department" means the Department of [Human Resources]
DISABILITIES.
(d) "Secretary" means the Secretary of [the Department of Human Resources]
DISABILITIES.
[18-604.
(a) The Department shall create an Advisory Committee to provide guidance
to the Department in the development of:
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