§ 1-1010. Powers and duties

   (a) Establishment of nursing home. -- The board shall establish, maintain, and operate a nursing home or other facility or service for the care and treatment of aged, convalescent, and chronically ill individuals.

(b) In general. -- The board has the following powers and duties:

   (1) (i) to accept gifts, legacies, bequests, or endowments for purposes of the board; and

      (ii) unless otherwise specified by the donor, in the discretion of the board, to spend both principal and income of a gift, legacy, bequest, or endowment for the purposes of the board;

   (2) (i) to acquire and hold property in the name of the county commissioners or county council of the county;

      (ii) to preserve and administer property acquired by the board; and

      (iii) to sell or otherwise dispose of property acquired by the board;

   (3) to provide adequate facilities and services for the care and treatment of aged, convalescent, and chronically ill individuals, including:

      (i) physical care;

      (ii) medical care;

      (iii) nursing care;

      (iv) recreational services;

      (v) rehabilitative services;

      (vi) special education; and

      (vii) dissemination of information relating to causes and prevention of chronic and debilitating illnesses;

   (4) (i) subject to item (ii) of this item, to charge fees for admission to and maintenance in a facility and for services provided; and

      (ii) to charge fees to indigent individuals in direct proportion to the individual's ability to pay;

   (5) to apply to the purposes of the board all money, assets, or property the board receives;

   (6) to adopt rules and regulations for the board's facilities and services;

   (7) to cooperate with and assist, as much as practicable, any unit of the State, the United States, any subdivision of either, or any person;

   (8) to hire a director of any facility or service and to provide for additional employees and the qualifications and wages of the employees;

   (9) to require any facility or service to maintain standards to qualify for a license as a hospital under Title 19, Subtitle 3, Part III of the Health - General Article; and

   (10) to integrate each of the board's facilities with those of the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 25, § 254(d); 2013, ch. 119, § 2.