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Ch. 128
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2000 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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(II) IN ST. MARY'S COUNTY, AS THE TERMS OF THE INITIAL
APPOINTEES EXPIRE OR AS VACANCIES OCCUR, THEIR SUCCESSORS SHALL BE
APPOINTED BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ST. MARYS COUNTY FOR A TERM
OF 3 YEARS IF A TERM EXPIRES, OR THE REST OF THE TERM IF A TERM IS VACATED.
(c) The members of the board shall serve without compensation.
(d) The board shall establish, maintain, and operate a nursing or convalescent
home or homes and any other facilities and services necessary for the proper care and
treatment of aged, convalescent, and chronically ill residents of the county and shall
have the following powers and duties:
(1) To accept gifts, legacies, bequests or endowments for purposes of the
board. Unless otherwise specified by the donor making such gift, legacy, bequest or
endowment, the board, in its discretion, may expend both principal and income of any
such gift, bequest, legacy or endowment to support the board's nursing home
program;
(2) To acquire and hold real and personal property in the name of the
county commissioners by any means, to sell or otherwise dispose of such property so
acquired, and to preserve and administer such properties;
(3) To provide adequate facilities and services for the care and treatment
of the aged, convalescent, and chronically ill citizens of the county. These facilities and
services will or may include physical care, medical, nursing, recreational,
rehabilitative, special education, and other similar activities, and, in addition,
dissemination of information relative to causes and prevention of chronic and
debilitating illnesses;
(4) To charge such fees for admission to and maintenance in such
facilities and for use of such services as may support the facilities and services
subject, however, to the provision that where aged, convalescent, and chronically ill
residents of the county are in need of such facilities and services and are sufficiently
impecunious as to be unable to pay the full cost of such care, then the charges to such
residents shall be in direct proportion to their ability to pay for the services;
(5) To apply all moneys, assets, property or other things of value it may
receive to the general purposes of the board;
(6) To adopt, subject to the terms of this section, such rules and
regulations of any facilities or services that it establishes as may be necessary for
their proper operation;
(7) To cooperate with and assist, insofar as practicable, any agency of the
State of Maryland, the United States of America, any subdivision of either, or any
private agency or person in furtherance of any of the purposes of this section;
(8) To hire a director of any facility or service that it establishes and to
provide for such additional employees, their qualifications and wages as are
necessary to properly operate such facilities;
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