Section 14-202 - Scope of program. - Maryland Statutes

§ 14-202. Scope of program.
 

(a)  In general.- The adult protective services program shall include: 

(1) intake and investigative services including, if appropriate, medical, social, and psychiatric evaluation; 

(2) planning for the needs of the recipient of services; 

(3) assistance to locate, apply for, and effectively use home care, day care, chore services, transportation, counseling, emergency arrangements, and other health and social services; 

(4) cooperation with the courts, including provision of any necessary recommendations, reports, or petitions; 

(5) counsel to represent any indigent recipient of services in any protective proceeding or any review board hearing conducted under Subtitle 3 or Subtitle 4 of this title, and assistance to locate, apply for, and effectively use other legal assistance; and 

(6) notification of and participation by the Secretary of Aging or the director of the local office on aging, as appropriate, as a party in any protective proceeding or review board hearing relating to an individual who is 65 years old or older. 

(b)  Person over 65 years old.- For adults 65 years old and over, the services of the protective services program shall be coordinated with the Department of Aging or the local office on aging as appropriate. 
 

[1985, ch. 148, § 2; 1992, ch. 73; 1998, ch. 573, § 5; ch. 574, § 5.]