§ 14-205. Funds; services  


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  •    (a) Funds. -- The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene may use funds appropriated for the day care for the elderly to:

       (1) Assist in start-up costs of establishing a day care center for the elderly; and

       (2) Subsidize day care services for financially eligible elderly individuals.

    (b) Services. -- The services that are provided by the day care center for the elderly under this section shall include:

       (1) Therapeutic arts and crafts;

       (2) Community excursions, if appropriate;

       (3) Hobby cultivation;

       (4) Health services;

       (5) Counseling services for elderly individuals and their families;

       (6) Group dynamics; and

       (7) Other services that enhance social functioning and develop activities in daily living and personal independence.


HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 43, § 717D; 1982, ch. 21, § 2; 1988, ch. 118.