Section 19-1801 – “Assisted Living Program” Defined
In this subtitle: (1) “Assisted living program” means a residential or facility–based program that provides housing and supportive services, supervision, personalized assistance, health–related services, or a combination thereof that meets the needs of individuals who are unable to perform or who need assistance in performing the activities of daily living or instrumental activities of daily living […]
Section 19-1802 – Supervision and Monitoring of Operation
The Department shall be the lead agency for supervising and monitoring a statewide interagency system for regulating the establishment and operation of assisted living programs.
Section 19-1803 – Continuum of Care; Variety of Services
(a) The Department shall encourage, but may not require, providers of assisted living program services to offer a continuum of care. (b) Providers of assisted living program services may provide services at a variety of levels and in a variety of settings.
Section 19-1804 – Duties of Department
The Department shall: (1) Serve as the point of entry for persons desiring information on assisted living programs; (2) Provide the Department of Aging and other State agencies that routinely receive inquiries from the public about assisted living with information that will enable the agencies to respond to the inquiries accurately and effectively; and (3) Delegate various aspects […]
Section 19-1804.1 – License
(a) A person shall be licensed by the Department to conduct, operate, or maintain an assisted living program in the State. (b) (1) A person shall submit an application for licensure to conduct, operate, or maintain an assisted living program to the Secretary on a form developed by the Secretary. (2) (i) The Secretary shall develop the application for licensure […]
Section 19-1805 – Further Duties of Department; Regulations
(a) The Department shall: (1) Define different levels of assisted living according to the level of care provided; (2) Require all assisted living programs to be licensed to operate according to the level of the program; (3) Develop a waiver process for authorizing an assisted living program to continue to care for an individual whose medical or functional condition […]