Section 14-205 - Funds; services.

§ 14-205. Funds; services.
 

(a)  Funds.- The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene may use funds appropriated for the day care for the elderly to: 

(1) Assist in start-up costs of establishing a day care center for the elderly; and 

(2) Subsidize day care services for financially eligible elderly individuals. 

(b)  Services.- The services that are provided by the day care center for the elderly under this section shall include: 

(1) Therapeutic arts and crafts; 

(2) Community excursions, if appropriate; 

(3) Hobby cultivation; 

(4) Health services; 

(5) Counseling services for elderly individuals and their families; 

(6) Group dynamics; and 

(7) Other services that enhance social functioning and develop activities in daily living and personal independence. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 43, § 717D; 1982, ch. 21, § 2; 1988, ch. 118.]