WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                    Ch. 211

(b) "Facility" means an Adult Day Care Center that is
wholly owned by and operated under the authority of:

both; or

(i) A county or a municipal corporation, or

(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 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.

(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.

(e)  "Wholly owned" includes leased, if the:

(i) Lease is for a minimum term of 30 years
following project completion; and

(ii) Lessor consents to the recording of a
notice of the State's right of recovery in the land records of
the county or Baltimore City in which the facility is located.

(5) Any county, municipal corporation, or nonprofit
organization sponsoring a project involving work specified in
Section 1(3)(a) through (e) of this Act in this State may apply

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