§ 7-101. Definitions
West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth--GeneralEffective: October 1, 2022
Effective: October 1, 2022
MD Code, Health - General, § 7-101
§ 7-101. Definitions
(c)(1) “Admission” means the process by which an individual with an intellectual disability is accepted as a resident in a State residential center.
(d)(1) “Alternative living unit” means a residence that:
(g) “Developmental disability” means a severe chronic disability of an individual that:
(h) “External support” means:
(i) “Fee-for-service” means a method for payment that requires a person to submit a claim for payment to the Department for each service performed.
(j) “Group home” means a residence that:
(k) “Habilitation” means a process by which a provider of services enables an individual to acquire and maintain life skills to cope more effectively with the demands of the individual's own person and environment and to raise the level of the individual's mental, physical, social, and vocational functioning.
(l)(1) “Individual-directed and family-directed goods and services” means services, equipment, activities, or supplies for individuals who self-direct services that:
(m)(1) “Individual support services” means an array of services that are designed to increase or maintain an individual's ability to live alone or in a family setting.
(n) “Intellectual disability” means a developmental disability that is evidenced by significantly subaverage intellectual functioning and impairment in the adaptive behavior of an individual.
(p) “Live independently” means:
(q) “Meaningful day services” means employment supports or home- and community-based supports, other than residential services, that assist an individual in developing and maintaining skills, interests, and personalized connections that may create opportunities for paid employment, increased independence, or meaningful relationships with other individuals in the community.
(r) “Person-centered plan of service” means that a plan for services and supports:
(s) “Provider” means an individual who is licensed or certified under Subtitle 9 of this title and provides services to:
(t) “Recipient” means an individual who receives services funded by the Administration under this title.
(u) “Release” means a permanent, temporary, absolute, or conditional release of an individual from a State residential center.
(v) “Residential services” means individualized support and services that assist an individual in developing and maintaining skills in living in the community.
(w)(1) “Self-directed services” means waiver program services:
(x) “Services” means residential, day, or other services that provide for evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, care, supervision, assistance, or attention to individuals with developmental disability and that promote habilitation of these individuals.
(y) “Services coordination” means a service that consists of the following 3 major functions that are designed to assist an individual in obtaining the needed services and programs that the individual desires in order to gain as much control over the individual's own life as possible:
(z) “State residential center” means a licensed facility operated by the State that provides residential and habilitation services to individuals with an intellectual disability who are at least 18 years old and meet the criteria set forth in § 7-502 of this title.
(aa) “Support broker” means a person who works at the direction of and for the benefit of an individual who uses self-directed services, including by assisting the individual or another individual chosen by the individual with:
(bb) “Support services” means supports that assist an individual to maintain or improve the individual's functional abilities, enhance interactions, or engage in meaningful relationships in the home or community.
(cc) “Treatment” means any education, training, professional care or attention, or other program that is given to an individual with developmental disability.
(dd) “Vocational services” means a service that provides job training and placement, supported employment and training in acceptable work behaviors, and vocationally-related social and other skills.
(ee) “Waiver program” means each Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services Waiver funding program submitted by the Department and approved by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in accordance with § 1915(c) of the Social Security Act that is overseen and administered by the Administration.
Credits
Added by Acts 1986, c. 636, § 2, eff. July 1, 1986; Acts 1986, c. 637, § 2, eff. July 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 2002, c. 330, § 1, eff. May 6, 2002; Acts 2002, c. 430, § 1, eff. May 6, 2002; Acts 2009, c. 119, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2009; Acts 2014, c. 539, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2014; Acts 2015, c. 387, § 1, eff. July 1, 2015; Acts 2015, c. 388, § 1, eff. July 1, 2015; Acts 2019, c. 23, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019; Acts 2019, c. 24, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019; Acts 2019, c. 390, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019; Acts 2022, c. 736, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022; Acts 2022, c. 737, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022.
MD Code, Health - General, § 7-101, MD HEALTH GEN § 7-101
Current through legislation effective through April 25, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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