Ch. 147

1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Article 70B - Office on Aging

1.

(a)     In this article the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b)     "Area agency on aging" means the local agency designated by the Office on
Aging, pursuant to the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended, within a planning and
service area to administer the delivery of a comprehensive and coordinated plan of social
and other services and activities for the elderly.

(C) "CONGREGATE HOUSING SERVICES" MEANS SERVICES PROVIDED IN AN
APARTMENT BUILDING THAT PROMOTE INDEPENDENT LIVING AND INCLUDE
CONGREGATE MEALS, HOUSEKEEPING, AND PERSONAL SERVICES FOR:

(1)     AN INDIVIDUAL AT LEAST 62 YEARS OLD WHO HAS TEMPORARY OR
PERIODIC DIFFICULTY WITH ONE OR MORE ESSENTIAL ACTIVITIES OF DAILY
LIVING, LIKE FEEDING, BATHING, GROOMING, DRESSING, OR TRANSFERRING; AND

(2)     THE SPOUSE OF AN INDIVIDUAL DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (1) OF
THIS SUBSECTION WHO IS AT LEAST 55 YEARS OLD AND WHO HAS TEMPORARY OR
PERIODIC DIFFICULTY WITH ONE OR MORE ESSENTIAL ACTIVITIES OF DAILY
LIVING, SUCH AS FEEDING, BATHING, GROOMING, DRESSING, OR TRANSFERRING.

[(c)] (D) "Interagency Committee on Aging Services" means the body designated
in this article to oversee the coordination and consolidation of services for the elderly in
this State.

[(d)] (E) "Planning and service area" means a subdivision or subdivisions of the
State designated by the Office on Aging, pursuant to the Older Americans Act of 1965, as
amended, for the planning and administration of social, health, and other services for the
elderly.

[(e) "Sheltered housing for elderly" means a form of residential environment
consisting of independent living assisted by congregate meals, housekeeping, and personal
services, for:

(1)     An individual at least 62 years old who has temporary or periodic
difficulty with one or more essential activities of daily living, like feeding, bathing,
grooming, dressing, or transferring; and

(2)     The spouse of an individual described in paragraph (1) of this subsection
who is at least 55 years old and who has temporary or periodic difficulty with one or more
essential activities of daily living, such as feeding, bathing, grooming, dressing, or
transferring.]

4.

(b) With respect to [ the sheltered housing for elderly] CONGREGATE HOUSING
SERVICES, the Director shall:

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