Ch. 667

LAWS OF MARYLAND

(ii) A nonprofit organization.

(c)  "Nonprofit organization" means:

(i) A bona fide religious organization, no part
of the earnings of which inures to the benefit of any individual
or is used for any purpose other than the maintenance and
operation of the facility, the purchase of equipment to be used
in the facility, or the expansion of the facility; or

(ii) An organization:

1.  That is chartered as a nonprofit
corporation and classified by the Internal Revenue Service as
nonprofit; and

2.  No part of the earnings of which
inures to the benefit or any individual or is used for any
purpose other than the maintenance and operation of the facility,
the purchase of equipment to be used in the facility, or the
expansion of the facility.

(d)  "Adult Day Care Center" means a nonresidential
center that:

(i) Serves the elderly, medically handicapped
adults, or victims of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders;

(ii) Meets the definition in § 14-201(b) or the
definition in § 14-301(b) of the Health - General Article of the
Code; and

(iii) Is licensed by the Department under
Chapter 10.26.01 of the Code of Maryland Regulations.

(5)  Any county, municipal corporation, or other nonprofit
organization sponsoring a project involving work specified in
Section 1(3)(a) through (d) (e) of this Act in this State may
apply to the Department for a State grant to be applied toward
the cost of that project. The application shall be directed to
the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene. On approval of a
project and the project plans by the Department, the Secretary
shall promptly report the application to the Board of Public
Works, together with the Secretary's recommendation that the
Board make funds available as provided in this Act.

(6)  Before the Department approves any project, the
Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene shall have adopted
regulations to carry out this Act and previous or subsequent Acts
for the same purposes.

(7)  The allocation and use of State funds under this Act
are subject to the following terms and conditions:

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