Ch. 147                                    1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

continuing care at home subscribers to individuals employed by or under contract with the
continuing care at home provider to go into homes to provide continuing care at home
services.

SECTION 2. 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1996.

Approved April 30, 1996.

AN ACT concerning

CHAPTER 147
(Senate Bill 545)

Assisted living Programs

FOR the purpose of requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to serve as
a point of entry for persons desiring information on assisted living programs;
requiring the Department to provide certain information about assisted living to
certain persons; specifying the requirements of the Department under this Act as
related to assisted living; requiring the Department to adopt certain regulations in
consultation with certain persons and with the approval of the Office on Aging and
the Department of Human Resources; specifying certain provisions of those
regulations; altering a certain definition and certain provisions of law related to the
definition; altering the name and composition of a certain Board; specifying the
responsibilities of the Director of the Office on Aging in regard to assisted living
programs; allowing the Department of Human Resources to provide housing under
a certain program in certain assisted living program facilities; repealing certain
provisions of law related to domiciliary care homes and related institutions;
requiring the Department to adopt certain regulations by a certain date; making
certain technical corrections; providing for a delayed effective date for certain
provisions of this Act; defining a certain term; and generally relating to the
requirements and responsibilities of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
and certain other State agencies in regard to assisted living programs.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 41 - Governor - Executive and Administrative Departments

Section 10-601 to be under the amended subtitle "Subtitle 6. Assisted Living

Programs Board"
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1993 Replacement Volume and 1995 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 70B - Office on Aging

Section 1, 4(b), 4-I(a), (e)(1), and (g), and 5(a), (b), and (d)(2)
Annotated Code of Maryland

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