PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 147

(1)     Develop [sheltered housing] CONGREGATE HOUSING SERVICES
PROGRAMS for the elderly, in conjunction with any public or private profit or nonprofit
corporation or any State or federal agency;

(2)     Make maximum use of rent and other subsidies available from federal
and State sources and provide for subsidies necessary from State general funds to assist
low income aged to reside in [ sheltered housing] CONGREGATE HOUSING SERVICES
PROGRAMS as an alternative to more costly, but not required, institutional care;

(3)     Find sponsors or managers for [sheltered housing projects]
CONGREGATE HOUSING SERVICES PROGRAMS;

(4)     Assist developers in formulating design concepts and meeting program
needs;

(5)     When necessary, provide subsidies for congregate meals, housekeeping,
and personal services for [sheltered housing] CONGREGATE HOUSING SERVICES
PROGRAMS, and develop eligibility requirements in connection with these subsidies;

(6)     Adopt regulations governing the certification and operation of
[sheltered housing projects] CONGREGATE HOUSING SERVICES PROGRAMS;

(7)     Be authorized to conduct federal and State criminal background
investigations of providers of [ sheltered housing] CONGREGATE HOUSING SERVICES
PROGRAMS and their employees [when the sheltered housing provides for fewer than 16
unrelated individuals and is operated as a single-family dwelling];

(8)     Adopt regulations which provide for investigations of any criminal
record of a [sheltered housing] CONGREGATE HOUSING SERVICES PROGRAM
provider or employee under paragraph (6) of this subsection;

(9)     Certify and review the compliance of [sheltered housing projects]
CONGREGATE HOUSING SERVICES PROGRAMS with the regulations established for
governing the certification and operation of these [projects] PROGRAMS;

(10)   As a prerequisite to certification and renewal of certification for
providers of [sheltered housing for elderly] CONGREGATE HOUSING SERVICES
PROGRAMS, require each provider of [sheltered housing] CONGREGATE HOUSING
SERVICES for elderly INDIVIDUALS who suffer from Alzheimer's Disease and related
disorders to have an in-service education program that includes instruction on dementia
and the techniques necessary to manage dementia patients with regard to their physical,
intellectual, and behavioral manifestations; and

(11)   Be authorized to impose a civil money penalty against a provider of
[sheltered housing] CONGREGATE HOUSING SERVICES under § 4-I of this article.

(E) WITH RESPECT TO ASSISTED LIVING PROGRAMS, AS DEFINED UNDER §
19-1801 OF THE HEALTH - GENERAL ARTICLE, THE DIRECTOR SHALL:

(1) DEVELOP ASSISTED LIVING PROGRAMS FOR THE ELDERLY, IN
CONJUNCTION WITH ANY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PROFIT OR NONPROFIT
CORPORATION OR ANY STATE OR FEDERAL AGENCY;

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