# Health - General (GHG)

## Title 14. General Day Care

### Subtitle 2. Elderly Individuals

#### Section 14-205

(a) The Maryland Department of Health 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) 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.

---

Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)