2588                                        LAWS OF MARYLAND                                    Ch. 477

(A)  AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR, THE DIRECTOR, IN CONJUNCTION WITH
A COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER, SHALL EVALUATE EACH PRIVATE THERAPEUTIC
GROUP HOME.

(B)  (1) THE DIRECTOR, IN CONJUNCTION WITH A COUNTY HEALTH
OFFICER SHALL:

(I)  PREPARE A WRITTEN REPORT OF EACH
EVALUATION; AND

(II)  DISTRIBUTE A COPY OF THIS REPORT TO EACH
PRIVATE THERAPEUTIC GROUP HOME.

(2)  THE DIRECTOR SHALL KEEP AT LEAST 1 COPY OF THE
REPORT.

(3)  THE SECRETARY SHALL CONSIDER THE REPORT WHEN
RENEWING A LICENSE OF ANY PRIVATE THERAPEUTIC GROUP HOME.

10-927.

ANY FUNDS THAT BECOME AVAILABLE TO THE STATE UNDER THE
PROVISIONS OF TITLE XIX OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT THAT GOVERN
REIMBURSEMENT FOR PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 21 YEARS RESIDING IN
STATE FACILITIES SHALL BE DIRECTED FIRST TOWARD FUNDING PRIVATE
THERAPEUTIC GROUP HOMES.

16-101.

(e) (1) "Recipient of services" means an individual who
receives care, maintenance, treatment, or support in a facility
or program that is operated or funded wholly or partly by the
Department.

(2) "Recipient of services" includes:

(i) An individual in a public facility under
the Maryland Mental Hygiene Law;

(ii) An individual in a facility or Veterans'
Administration hospital for comprehensive evaluation under the
Maryland Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Law;

(iii) An individual in a residential, public
facility or a facility from which this State obtains residential
care under the Maryland Mental Retardation and Developmental
Disabilities Law; [and]

(iv) An individual to whom juvenile screening
or treatment services are provided under § 6-117(b)(1)(ii) of
this article; AND

(V) AN INDIVIDUAL IN A PRIVATE THERAPEUTIC
GROUP HOME FROM WHICH THIS STATE OBTAINS RESIDENTIAL CARE UNDER
THE MARYLAND MENTAL HYGIENE LAW.