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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 724

CHAPTER 724

(House Bill 408)

AN ACT concerning

Developmentally Disabled Persons -
Respite Care

FOR the purpose of expanding the maximum days of respite care
available, subject to certain circumstances; defining
certain terms; and clarifying certain provisions.

BY repealing

Article 88A - Social Services Administration

Section 128(a) and (b)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1979 Replacement Volume and 1983 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article 88A - Social Services Administration

Section 128(a) and (b)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1979 Replacement Volume and 1983 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 88A - Social Services Administration

128.

[(a) In this subtitle, the following words have the
meanings indicated.

(b) "Respite care" or "respite care services" means
short-term care, including in-home care, of individuals with
developmental disabilities, including the provision of temporary
relief of the individual or the individual's family, on a planned
or out-of-home basis or in a time of crisis. State-funded
respite care programs may not exceed the following limits within
a fiscal year:

(1)  In-home temporary care by trained personnel on an
hourly basis; and

(2)  Out-of-home temporary care provided by trained
personnel in a respite care center on an hourly basis for up to
24 hours, and, in addition, on a 24-hour basis, including
overnight accommodations, for a maximum period of 7 continuous
days.]