# COMAR Title 32 — Maryland Department of Aging

## Subtitle 03 — Grants and Subsidies

### Chapter 04 — Congregate Housing Services Program

#### Regulation .15 Award of Subsidies to a Provider.

*COMAR 32.03.04.15*

A. The Department may award subsidies to a provider if:

  (1) The Department has certified the facility;

  (2) Sufficient State funds for congregate housing service subsidies are available in the Department's budget;

  (3) The cost of services to be provided and the amount of subsidies required per participant are consistent with costs in comparable facilities; and

  (4) The provider and the Department have entered into a purchase of services agreement for the applicable fiscal year.

B. If a provider desires subsidies for its participants beyond the initial fiscal year that subsidies are awarded, the provider shall request annually that the Department renew the subsidy award.