Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 07 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Subtitle 03 - FAMILY INVESTMENT ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 07.03.07 - Public Assistance to Adults
Section 07.03.07.02 - Definitions

Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 07.03.07.02

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 6, March 22, 2024

A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.

B. Terms Defined.

(1) "Allowable need" means any need as described in Regulation .04 of this chapter as licensed assisted living, Certified Adult Residential Environment (CARE) homes, and personal and incidental needs.

(2) "Assisted living" means services provided in a licensed protective institutional environment as described in COMAR 10.07.14 to an individual who is aged or disabled, or both, and who cannot manage activities of daily living as described in COMAR 10.07.14.02B(2)(b).

(3) "CARE home" means a home that provides supervised residential alternatives to an individual who, due to physical or mental disability, cannot live unsupervised in the community and is at risk for institutionalization as described in COMAR 07.02.19.

(4) "DHMH rehabilitative residence" means a residence that provides residential rehabilitation as described in COMAR 10.21.22 or a supported living program approved by the Mental Hygiene Administration of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

(5) "Local department" means a local department of social services in a county or Baltimore City or the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services.

(6) "Net countable income" means gross income less any disregard.

(7) "Protected living arrangement" means a residential environment that provides care to vulnerable adults who are aged, disabled, or both, and who cannot manage activities of daily living as described in COMAR 10.07.14.02B(2)(b).

(8) "Resident" means an individual who is living in the State voluntarily and not for a temporary purpose.

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