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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="7-502" title_number="7" title_name="Developmental Disabilities Law" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="State Residential Centers for Individuals with an Intellectual Disability">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Secretary shall approve the admission of an individual to a State residential center only if:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The findings of the evaluation are that the individual:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Has an intellectual disability; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>For adequate habilitation, needs residential services; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>There is no less restrictive setting in which the needed services can be provided and that is available to the individual or will be available to the individual within a reasonable time.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Secretary may not approve the admission of an individual to a State residential center if:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The findings of the evaluation are that the individual:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Does not have an intellectual disability; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Has an intellectual disability but does not need residential services for adequate habilitation; or</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>There is a less restrictive setting in which the needed services can be provided that is available to the individual or will be available to the individual within a reasonable time.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Secretary shall provide an individual with the appropriate least restrictive service consistent with the individual’s welfare, safety, and plan of habilitation, if the individual:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Has an application for services that has been approved under § 7–404(c) of this title; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Is considered eligible for transfer under Subtitle 8 of this title by the Deputy Secretary or the Deputy Secretary’s designee.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
