Maryland Department of Human Resources Section 140

      (a)      The Department of Human Resources shall administer a care program in this State that provides housing and related services for adults who, because of disability, require a supportive housing arrangement to reside in the community.

      (b)      In accordance with the State budget, the care program shall:

            (1)      Provide for the development of care housing;

            (2)      Provide for case management to disabled individuals residing in care housing; and

            (3)      Arrange for the provision of supportive services to disabled individuals residing in care housing.

      (c)      The Department of Human Resources may only provide housing under the care program in assisted living program facilities licensed to operate under § 19-1801 of the Health - General Article.

      (d)      The Department of Human Resources, the Department of Education, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and the Department of Aging shall provide appropriate ancillary services to disabled individuals in the care program in keeping with programmatic eligibility and priority criteria and budgetary resources.

      (e)      The Secretary of Human Resources, the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene, the State Superintendent of Schools, and the Secretary of Aging shall:

            (1)      Coordinate departmental programs to assure that the services needed by disabled adults residing in care housing are provided in an integrated and cost-effective manner; and

            (2)      Prepare a written memorandum of agreement which will specify what services are to be provided by each departmental program, how the delivery of these services shall be integrated, and the timing of the delivery of the services.