Ch. 6

LAWS OF MARYLAND

(b)  In accordance with the State budget, the [certified
adult residential environment] CARE program shall:

(1)  Provide for the development, certification, and
monitoring of [certified adult residential environment] CARE
housing;

(2)  Provide for case management to disabled
individuals residing in [certified adult residential environment]
CARE housing; and

(3)  Arrange for the provision of supportive services
to disabled individuals residing in [certified adult residential
environment] CARE housing.

(c)  Within 60 days after receipt of an initial application
for certification of a [certified adult residential environment]
CARE housing project with 4 or more beds, the Department shall
give the governing bodies of the county and the municipality and,
upon request, the members of the General Assembly from the
district where the [certified adult residential environment] CARE
housing project is to be located notice of the filing of the
application.

(d)  The Department shall report to the Legislative Policy
Committee by December 1st of each year concerning each project
application filed during the previous year. This report shall
discuss the following:

(1)  Whether the notification requirement has
facilitated the establishment and maintenance of the project; and

(2)  The overall success or failure of establishing
the project in the county or municipality.

(e)  The Department of Human Resources, the Department of
Education, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and the
Office on Aging shall provide appropriate ancillary services to
disabled individuals in the [certified adult residential
environment] CARE program in keeping with programmatic
eligibility and priority criteria and budgetary resources.

(f)  The Secretary of Human Resources, the Secretary of
Health and Mental Hygiene, the State Superintendent of Schools,
and the Director of the Office on Aging shall:

(1)  Coordinate departmental programs to assure that
the services needed by disabled adults residing in [certified
adult residential environment] CARE housing are provided in an
integrated cost effective manner; and

(2)  Prepare a written memorandum of agreement which
will specify what services are to be provided by each

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