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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="20-2101" title_number="20" title_name="Miscellaneous Health Provisions" subtitle_number="21" subtitle_name="Long-Term Care Planning">
  <level label="a">
    <text>On or before April 1, 2022, the Department shall develop and publish materials to assist Maryland residents with long–term care family planning.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The materials developed under subsection (a) of this section, consistent with recommendation number 4 in the Report of the Maryland Governor’s Task Force on Long–Term Care Planning published in 2018 as required by Chapters 212 and 213 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2017, shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Meet the requirements for the PLAN NOW Starter Kit described in recommendation number 4;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Be consistent with the mock–up PLAN NOW Starter Kit materials detailed in recommendation number 4; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Include contact information, including websites and phone numbers, for organizations that a State resident may contact for assistance with long–term care family planning.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Department shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Make the materials published under this section available in English, Spanish, and any other language, as the Department determines is necessary; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Ensure that the materials published under this section are understandable to individuals with limited literacy skills.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
