Maryland Department of Aging Section 4E

      (a)      The Interagency Committee on Aging Services shall establish and coordinate a program to provide single points of entry within each designated planning and service area throughout the State, operated by the area agency on aging, to assess the needs of elderly persons and their caregivers and provide appropriate services.

      (b)      The Department shall supervise the program for the Interagency Committee.

      (c)      The following services shall be provided through a single point of entry:

            (1)      Current information on available programs, services, or benefits;

            (2)      Determination of the service needs of each elderly person who requests service;

            (3)      Processing of requests for service from elderly persons;

            (4)      Access, through widely publicized local outreach facilities and communications systems, to available public and private programs and services for the elderly, including:

                  (i)      Transportation services;

                  (ii)      Health and nutrition services;

                  (iii)      Financial assistance;

                  (iv)      Social services;

                  (v)      Educational services;

                  (vi)      Services available through volunteer organizations or private agencies;

                  (vii)      Appropriate housing arrangements;

                  (viii)      Health insurance counseling;

                  (ix)      Employment and volunteer opportunities;

                  (x)      Respite care services; and

                  (xi)      Other programs, information, counseling, or benefits for the elderly;

            (5)      Monitoring the outcome of requests for service or information; and

            (6)      Arrangements with other agencies for individual assessment to determine service needs of the frail or health impaired elderly person.