Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. An
applicant shall apply for a grant to be used for construction, acquisition,
renovation, and equipping of a facility by filing an application with the
Department on a form provided by the Department.
B. An applicant shall direct an application
for State grant funds to the Office of Capital Planning, Budgeting, and
Engineering Services.
C. The
Department shall provide notice and information to the State Clearinghouse for
intergovernmental review in accordance with COMAR 14.24.04.
D. The applicant shall comply with the
application procedures in effect at the time of application, as prescribed by
applicable federal and State regulations.
E. At the time of filing the application, and
before the authorization of an award of State grant funds, the applicant shall
file a written statement with the Department containing the following
materials:
(1) Current or intended program of
services;
(2) The facility's
admission policies, including:
(a) Statements
in which the applicant shall:
(i) Agree to
admit individuals on the basis of their need for services without regard to
race, national origin, color, disability, religion, or ability to
pay,
(ii) According to law and
these regulations, define clearly proposed limitations, if any, regarding age
groups, illness, or disorder categories, and
(iii) Give priority to individuals for
admission to the facility who are certified by a local department of social
services for assistance, and to individuals of low income;
(b) For an applicant serving or intending to
serve individuals in a developmental disabilities facility, an agreement to:
(i) Serve only those clients for whom the
Developmental Disabilities Administration has authorized services in accordance
with COMAR 10.22.18 or Health-General Article, §7-403, Annotated Code of
Maryland, or
(ii) Obtain written
permission from the Director, Developmental Disabilities Administration, before
serving individuals not funded by the Developmental Disabilities
Administration;
(3) The number of personnel employed or to be
employed at the facility, by occupation, and all perquisites, salaries, and
other funds paid, or to be paid, to these personnel;
(4) Expenses incurred, or to be incurred, in
carrying out qualified facilities operations;
(5) The schedule of rates charged, or to be
charged, for services rendered;
(6)
If a facility is currently operating, a certified, audited profit-and-loss
statement and balance sheet for the most current year; and
(7) If the applicant is applying for poverty
funding under Regulation .07E of this chapter, an agreement that the majority
of the individuals served by the applicant shall be poverty-designated clients,
as defined in Regulation .07E of this chapter, for each year for a period of 30
years following the completion or acquisition of the facility.
F. If the application meets all
pertinent criteria, the Secretary, in the Secretary's discretion, may approve
that application and, if approved, shall recommend the application to the Board
of Public Works, together with a written report stating that:
(1) Notice and information in the application
have been provided to the State Clearinghouse;
(2) The application has been approved by the
Secretary, and when a federal grant is involved, the application has also been
approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services or other appropriate
federal authority; and
(3) The
Secretary recommends that the Board of Public Works make available to the
applicant State grant funds.
