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§ 10-804. Certification of communities as Communities for a Lifetime

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHuman ServicesEffective: October 1, 2011

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Human Services (Refs & Annos)
Title 10. Department of Aging (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 8. Maryland Communities for a Lifetime Program (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2011
MD Code, Human Services, § 10-804
§ 10-804. Certification of communities as Communities for a Lifetime
In general
(a) A county or municipal corporation may establish a process to certify communities as Communities for a Lifetime under the Maryland Communities for a Lifetime Program.
Criteria for certification
(b) The Department shall recommend criteria that local jurisdictions may use to certify Communities for a Lifetime, including:
(1) the extent to which a community has sought and plans to expand public health, prevention, and wellness programs that serve older adults;
(2) the extent to which a community has sought and plans to expand affordable transportation options;
(3) the extent to which a community has sought and plans to expand affordable rental housing and the ability to own affordable homes;
(4) the extent to which a community has sought and plans to expand employment, civic engagement, recreation, and leisure options for older adults; and
(5) the extent to which a community has sought and plans to expand other initiatives that boost the abilities of older adults to age in place.
Progress reports
(c) A Community for a Lifetime shall submit to the Department on or before September 1 each year a progress report on the community's efforts to enable aging in place and a report on the community's plans to enable aging in place in the future.

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Added by Acts 2011, c. 295, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2011.
MD Code, Human Services, § 10-804, MD HUMAN SERV § 10-804
Current with all legislation from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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