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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".36" citation="COMAR 10.09.81.36" title_num="10" subtitle_num="09" chapter_num="81" heading="Covered Services — Senior Center Plus.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Definition. “Unit of service” means a day of attendance by a participant for at least 4 hours, not including transportation to and from the center.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Senior Center Plus services include a program of structured group recreational activities, supervised care, assistance with activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living, and socialization provided in an out-of-home, outpatient setting. Social and recreational activities designed for elderly and disabled individuals, and one nutritious meal shall be provided by the center.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>This program is designed to promote the participants' optimal functioning and to improve their orientation and cognitive ability.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>A provider may choose to provide transportation to and from the site of the Senior Center Plus services. These transportation services:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>May not be included in the provider's daily rate negotiated with the Maryland Department of Aging; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Shall be reimbursed through some other funding source for transportation services.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Senior Center Plus does not cover:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Transportation;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Direct health care; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A full regimen of three meals per day.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>