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§ 7-1002. Maryland Senior Rides Program

West's Annotated Code of MarylandTransportationEffective: October 1, 2023

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Transportation
Title 7. Mass Transit (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 10. Maryland Senior Rides Program (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2023
MD Code, Transportation, § 7-1002
§ 7-1002. Maryland Senior Rides Program
Currentness
In general
(a) There is a Maryland Senior Rides Program in the Administration.
Purpose of Program
(b) The purpose of the Program is to encourage regional providers to provide door-to-door transportation for low-income to moderate-income seniors.
Grants for operation of transportation services
(c) The Administration shall award grants to qualified Program applicants, as provided in § 7-1003 of this subtitle, for the operation of transportation services as specified in this section.
Grant eligibility
(d) To be eligible for a grant under § 7-1003 of this subtitle, a Program applicant shall:
(1) Provide door-to-door transportation for low-income to moderate-income seniors who have difficulty accessing or using other existing transportation systems;
(2) Use primarily volunteer drivers who drive their own vehicles;
(3) Use a dispatcher system to respond quickly to requests from low-income to moderate-income seniors for door-to-door transportation; and
(4) Define a geographic area for which door-to-door transportation is provided.
Eligible seniors residing outside geographic area
(e) A Program participant may provide door-to-door transportation to an eligible senior who does not reside in the geographic area defined by the Program participant under subsection (d)(4) of this section when applying to participate in the Program, so long as service is not diminished to an eligible senior who does reside in the defined geographic area.
Matching funds
(f) A Program participant shall expend a matching fund of at least 25% of the total capital or operating costs associated with providing door-to-door transportation for low-income to moderate-income seniors.
Fees for door-to-door transportation
(g) A Program participant may charge reasonable fees for door-to-door transportation provided by the Program participant.
Additional services
(h) Nothing in this section prohibits a Program participant from providing services in addition to those described in subsection (d) of this section.

Credits

Added by Acts 2004, c. 112, § 1, eff. July 1, 2005; Acts 2004, c. 113, § 1, eff. July 1, 2005. Amended by Acts 2007, c. 268, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2007; Acts 2023, c. 331, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2023; Acts 2023, c. 332, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2023.
MD Code, Transportation, § 7-1002, MD TRANS § 7-1002
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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