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H.B. 737
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percentage of State residents or individuals residing within a certain distance of
certain offices located in the State except under certain circumstances;
prohibiting certain individuals from serving on the governing body of certain
licensees except under certain circumstances; requiring applicants for certain
licenses to submit certain documents to demonstrate an applicant's ability to
provide for the services required by law; prohibiting the Department from
issuing authorizing the Department to deny certain licenses to an applicant
under certain circumstances; requiring that the Secretary adopt regulations
requiring certain organizations to submit certain documents to the Department
in order to be eligible for certain types of funding; providing that in order for
certain organizations to be eligible for certain types of Department funding, the
governing body of the organization must meet certain qualifications; requiring
the Department to conduct an on-site investigation of certain organizations
before making a determination that the organization is eligible for certain types
of funding; and generally relating to minimum standards for licensing and
funding from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article — Health — General
Section 7-904, 7-907, and 10-901(a)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2000 Replacement Volume and 2004 Supplement)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article - Health - General
7-904.
(a) The Secretary shall adopt rules and regulations for the licensing of
services for an individual with developmental disability or a recipient of individual
support services.
(b) The rules and regulations shall ensure that services to an individual with
developmental disability or a recipient of individual support services are provided in
accordance with the policy stated in Subtitle 1 of this title.
(C) (1) THE RULES AND REGULATIONS SHALL REQUIRE THAT:
(I) AT LEAST 75% OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF A LICENSEE SHALL
BE RESIDENTS OF THE STATE OR RESIDE WITHIN A 100-MILE RADIUS OF THE
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF THE LICENSEE, WHICH SHALL BE LOCATED IN THE
STATE; AND
(II) NO EMPLOYEE OF A LICENSEE OR IMMEDIATE FAMILY
MEMBER OF AN EMPLOYEE OF A LICENSEE SHALL MAY SERVE AS A VOTING MEMBER
OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF A LICENSEE UNLESS:
1. THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVES SERVICES FROM THE
LICENSEE; OR
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