# Health - General (GHG)

## Title 15. Assistance Programs

### Subtitle 1. Medical and Pharmacy Assistance Programs

#### Section 15-131

(a) The Department shall investigate development of integrated care systems and the feasibility and desirability of applying for a home- and community-based services waiver in order to maximize federal matching funds for the provision of services to adults who:

  (1) Have functional disabilities, including Alzheimer's disease and related disorders;

  (2) Have family income not greater than 200% of the federal poverty level; and

  (3) Would otherwise require nursing home institutionalization.

(b) The services covered under the waiver under this section may include:

  (1) Routine and emergency respite care;

  (2) Adult day care;

  (3) Personal care;

  (4) Case management; and

  (5) Homemaker services.

(c) The Department may place a reasonable limit on the number of individuals or on the geographic area of the State included in the waiver under this section.

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