Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Part 3
Subtitle 21 - MENTAL HYGIENE REGULATIONS
Chapter 10.21.04 - Community Mental Health Programs-Group Homes for Adults with Mental Illness
Section 10.21.04.02 - Definitions
Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 10.21.04.02
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. In this chapter, terms have the meanings stated in COMAR 10.21.17.
B. Definition of Group Home.
(1) "Group home" means a community-based
residential program that provides services:
(a) For individuals who have been or are
under treatment for a mental disorder;
(b) When possible, in the individual's
community of origin; and
(c) In a
home-like environment.
(2) "Group home" means a private group home
as defined in Health-General Article, §§10-514(b), (d)-(e) and
10-518(b), Annotated Code of Maryland, as either a:
(a) Small private group home, which:
(i) Admits at least four but not more than
eight individuals, and
(ii) Is
deemed conclusively a single-family residence and is permitted in all
residential zones; or
(b) Large private group home, which:
(i) Admits at least nine but not more than 16
individuals, and
(ii) Is deemed
conclusively a multifamily residence and is permitted in zones of similar
density.
(3)
"Group home" does not include a:
(a) Foster
home that is the domicile of the foster parent; or
(b) Facility that is:
(i) Owned by or leased to the State or any
public agency,
(ii) Regulated by
the Department of Juvenile Services or Developmental Disabilities
Administration, or
(iii) Organized
wholly or partly to make a profit.
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