Md. Code, Human Services § 6-504
This is the official text of Md. Code, Human Services § 6-504, part of Maryland’s Code, Human Services — governs state social service programs.
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§6–504.
Official statutory text
To carry out the system of community services required under this part, the Department or its designee shall:
(1) adopt regulations, including standards and means for reimbursement from elderly individuals financially able to pay for all or part of the services provided;
(2) monitor continuously the effectiveness of the system and perform evaluative research through the Department of Aging;
(3) contract, where feasible and desirable, with governmental units, private nonprofit organizations, and volunteer groups to provide community services and group nutritional dining services;
(4) provide funds to train individuals to perform community services and for administrative costs of the system; and
(5) use, to the extent available, grants from federal, State, and other public or private sources to fund the system.
(1) adopt regulations, including standards and means for reimbursement from elderly individuals financially able to pay for all or part of the services provided;
(2) monitor continuously the effectiveness of the system and perform evaluative research through the Department of Aging;
(3) contract, where feasible and desirable, with governmental units, private nonprofit organizations, and volunteer groups to provide community services and group nutritional dining services;
(4) provide funds to train individuals to perform community services and for administrative costs of the system; and
(5) use, to the extent available, grants from federal, State, and other public or private sources to fund the system.
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