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Statutes > Maryland > Health-general > Title-7 > Subtitle-5 > 7-509§ 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.]
