Section 7-509 - Respite care. - Maryland Statutes

§ 7-509. Respite care.
 

(a)  "Respite care" defined.- In this section, "respite care" means care that is made available for an individual with an intellectual disability in a State residential center to provide relief for the person with whom the individual ordinarily lives. 

(b)  Reservation of beds for respite care.- Under regulations that the Department adopts, each State residential center shall reserve at least 2 percent, but not more than 4 percent, of its total beds for respite care. 

(c)  Limitation on length of time.- Respite care for an individual may not exceed 45 days within any 1-year period or 28 consecutive days. 
 

[1986, ch. 636, § 2; ch. 637, § 2; 2004, ch. 178; 2009, ch. 119, § 2.]