WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                   Ch. 118

(2) [The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
shall] SHALL recruit and encourage the establishment of day care
centers for the elderly and provide for their licensing.

[(b) (1) The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and
the Department of Human Resources shall buy from any public or
private agency the day care services for elderly individuals that
are necessary and essential to enhance their well-being.

(2) These services shall include:

(i) Therapeutic arts and crafts;

(ii) Community excursions, if appropriate;

(iii) Hobby cultivation;

(iv) Health services;

(v) Counseling services for elderly individuals
and their families;

(vi) Group dynamics; and

(vii) Other services that enhance social
functioning and develop activities in daily living and personal
independence.]

14-205.

(A)  The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene [and the
Department of Human Resources] may use funds appropriated for
[hospitals, nursing homes, and other institutions within their
jurisdiction:

(1)  To buy day care services from any public or
private agency; or

(2)  To pay any person who establishes a day care
center for the elderly.] THE DAY CARE FOR THE ELDERLY TO:

(1)  ASSIST IN START-UP COSTS OF ESTABLISHING A DAY
CARE CENTER FOR THE ELDERLY; AND

(2)  SUBSIDIZE DAY CARE SERVICES FOR FINANCIALLY
ELIGIBLE ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS.

(B)  THE SERVICES THAT ARE PROVIDED BY THE DAY CARE CENTER
FOR THE ELDERLY UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL INCLUDE:

(1)  THERAPEUTIC ARTS AND CRAFTS;

(2)  COMMUNITY EXCURSIONS, IF APPROPRIATE;

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