Md. Code, Health - General § 7-509
This is the official text of Md. Code, Health - General § 7-509, part of Maryland’s Code, Health - General — covers public health regulation.
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§7–509.
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(a) In this section, “respite care” means care that is made available for an individual with an intellectual disability in a State residential center to provide relief for the person with whom the individual ordinarily lives.
(b) Under regulations that the Department adopts, each State residential center shall reserve at least 2 percent, but not more than 4 percent, of its total beds for respite care.
(c) Respite care for an individual may not exceed 45 days within any 1–year period or 28 consecutive days.
(b) Under regulations that the Department adopts, each State residential center shall reserve at least 2 percent, but not more than 4 percent, of its total beds for respite care.
(c) Respite care for an individual may not exceed 45 days within any 1–year period or 28 consecutive days.
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