§ 10-804. Certification of communities

   (a) Establishment of process. -- 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.

(b) Criteria. -- 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.

(c) Progress report. -- 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.

HISTORY: 2011, ch. 295.