Md. Code, Health - General § 14-301
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§14–301.
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(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b) “Day care center for adults” means a place that:
(1) Is operated to provide, with or without charge, care for medically handicapped adults; and
(2) Either is:
(i) Designated for group day care for 4 or more medically handicapped adults; or
(ii) A family home that provides day care for 2 or 3 medically handicapped adults.
(c) “Medically handicapped adult” means an individual who:
(1) Is 16 years old or older;
(2) Lives alone or with a spouse, relative, or friend; and
(3) Has a disability that is:
(i) A reasonably static physical impairment that prevents gainful employment or the accomplishment of the routine of normal daily activities outside of an institutional or sheltered environment; or
(ii) A permanent or recurrent mental impairment that requires domiciliary or institutional care in a sheltered environment.
(b) “Day care center for adults” means a place that:
(1) Is operated to provide, with or without charge, care for medically handicapped adults; and
(2) Either is:
(i) Designated for group day care for 4 or more medically handicapped adults; or
(ii) A family home that provides day care for 2 or 3 medically handicapped adults.
(c) “Medically handicapped adult” means an individual who:
(1) Is 16 years old or older;
(2) Lives alone or with a spouse, relative, or friend; and
(3) Has a disability that is:
(i) A reasonably static physical impairment that prevents gainful employment or the accomplishment of the routine of normal daily activities outside of an institutional or sheltered environment; or
(ii) A permanent or recurrent mental impairment that requires domiciliary or institutional care in a sheltered environment.
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