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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 637

(1)  IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO A PHYSICAL OR MENTAL
IMPAIRMENT, OTHER THAN THE SOLE DIAGNOSIS OF MENTAL ILLNESS, OR
TO A COMBINATION OF MENTAL AND PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENTS;

(2)  IS MANIFESTED BEFORE THE INDIVIDUAL ATTAINS THE
AGE OF 22;

(3)  IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE INDEFINITELY;

(4)  RESULTS IN AN INABILITY TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY
WITHOUT EXTERNAL SUPPORT OR CONTINUING AND REGULAR ASSISTANCE;
AND

(5)  REFLECTS THE NEED FOR A COMBINATION AND SEQUENCE
OF SPECIAL, INTERDISCIPLINARY, OR GENERIC CARE, TREATMENT, OR
OTHER SERVICES THAT ARE INDIVIDUALLY PLANNED AND COORDINATED FOR
THE INDIVIDUAL.

(F)  "DIRECTOR" MEANS THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITIES ADMINISTRATION.

(G)  "EXTERNAL SUPPORT" MEANS:

(1)  PERIODIC MONITORING OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF AN
INDIVIDUAL WITH RESPECT TO:

(I)  PERSONAL MANAGEMENT;

(II)  HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT; AND

(III)  THE USE OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES; AND

(2)  RENDERING APPROPRIATE ADVICE OR ASSISTANCE THAT
MAY BE NEEDED.

(H) "GROUP HOME" MEANS A RESIDENCE THAT:

(1)  PROVIDES RESIDENTIAL SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS
WHO, BECAUSE OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY, REQUIRE SPECIALIZED
LIVING ARRANGEMENTS;

(2)  ADMITS AT LEAST 4 BUT NOT MORE THAN 8
INDIVIDUALS; AND

(3)  PROVIDES 10 OR MORE HOURS OF SUPERVISION PER
HOME, PER WEEK.

(I) "HABILITATION" MEANS A PROCESS BY WHICH A PROVIDER OF
SERVICES ENABLES AN INDIVIDUAL TO ACQUIRE AND MAINTAIN LIFE
SKILLS TO COPE MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH THE DEMANDS OF THE
INDIVIDUAL'S OWN PERSON AND ENVIRONMENT AND TO RAISE THE LEVEL OF
THE INDIVIDUAL'S MENTAL, PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, AND VOCATIONAL
FUNCTIONING.