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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="7-703" title_number="7" title_name="Developmental Disabilities Law" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Nonresidential Programs">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>There is a Family Support Services Program.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Administration shall contract with private nonprofit community-based organizations for the provision of family support services in each county of the State.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The Administration shall base the amount of a grant to a county upon the needs of the eligible families in each locality in accordance with the data available through the Family Support Services Consortium Project for localities of comparable size.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Administration shall implement a sliding payment scale for reimbursement from families financially able to pay for all or part of the services under the Program.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Before using Program funds, the Program shall coordinate and assist any eligible child and family in receiving services available under existing programs including:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Respite care under Title 7, Subtitle 2 of the Human Services Article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Day care services;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Homemaker services;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Personal care;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>Services to families with children under § 4–402 of the Family Law Article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>Children’s medical services under § 15–125 of this article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vii">
        <text>Attendant care services under Title 7, Subtitle 4 of the Human Services Article; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="viii">
        <text>Other applicable federal and local programs.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Program shall assist in providing family support services that are not otherwise available.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
