2013 Maryland Code
HEALTH - GENERAL
§ 14-301 - Definitions

§14-301.

(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) “Day care center for adults” means a place that:

(1) Is operated to provide, with or without charge, care for medically handicapped adults; and

(2) Either is:

(i) Designated for group day care for 4 or more medically handicapped adults; or

(ii) A family home that provides day care for 2 or 3 medically handicapped adults.

(c) “Medically handicapped adult” means an individual who:

(1) Is 16 years old or older;

(2) Lives alone or with a spouse, relative, or friend; and

(3) Has a disability that is:

(i) A reasonably static physical impairment that prevents gainful employment or the accomplishment of the routine of normal daily activities outside of an institutional or sheltered environment; or

(ii) A permanent or recurrent mental impairment that requires domiciliary or institutional care in a sheltered environment.