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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="19-1801" title_number="19" title_name="Health Care Facilities" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Assisted Living Programs">
  <text>In this subtitle:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>“Assisted living program” means a residential or facility–based program that provides housing and supportive services, supervision, personalized assistance, health–related services, or a combination thereof that meets the needs of individuals who are unable to perform or who need assistance in performing the activities of daily living or instrumental activities of daily living in a way that promotes optimum dignity and independence for the individuals.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>“Assisted living program” does not include:</text>
    <level label="i">
      <text>A nursing home, as defined under § 19–1401 of this title;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="ii">
      <text>A State facility, as defined under § 10–101 of this article;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="iii">
      <text>A program licensed by the Department under Title 7 or Title 10 of this article;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="iv">
      <text>A hospice care program regulated by the Department under Subtitle 9 of this title;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="v">
      <text>Services provided by family members;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="vi">
      <text>Services provided in an individual’s own home; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="vii">
      <text>A program certified by the Department of Human Services under Title 6, Subtitle 5, Part II of the Human Services Article as a certified Adult Residential Environment Program.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
