WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                         Ch. 413

staff of the Domiciliary Care Facilities Board.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 41 - Governor - Executive and Administrative Departments

Section 10-601

Annotated. Code of Maryland

(1993 Replacement Volume)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 41 - Governor - Executive and Administrative Departments

10-601.

(a)     There is a Domiciliary Care Facilities Board established to:

(1)     Develop statewide policy on domiciliary care facilities;

(2)     Coordinate agency responsibility for implementation of policies and
programs related to domiciliary care;

(3)     Review and approve policies and regulations governing domiciliary care
facilities and related programs; and

(4)     Establish appropriate interagency agreements relative to domiciliary
care.

(b)     The Board consists of [9] 8 voting members as follows:

[(1) The Director of the Office of Planning, who shall be chairperson of the
Board;]

[(2)](1) The Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene;

[(3)] (2) The Secretary of Human Resources;

[(4)] (3) The Director of the Office on Aging;

[(5)](4) 1 representative of the Disability Law Center appointed by the
Governor;

[(6)] (5) 1 domiciliary care facility provider appointed by the Governor; and

[(7)] (6) 3 consumer members appointed by the Governor.

(c)     (1) THE GOVERNOR SHALL APPOINT A CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD
FROM AMONG THE 3 STATE AGENCY REPRESENTATIVES TO THE BOARD.

(2) The Governor shall appoint the provider and consumer members from
the recommendations of organizations representing domiciliary care facility providers and
consumers. However, the Governor is not restricted to these recommendations in
appointing members.

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