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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".20" citation="COMAR 32.03.04.20" title_num="32" subtitle_num="03" chapter_num="04" heading="Eligibility for Services.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>To be eligible to be a participant and receive congregate housing services, an individual shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Be 62 years old or older;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Be physically or mentally impaired;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Need assistance with one or more of the essential activities of daily living;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Need one or more of the congregate housing services available in the facility; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Be able to function in the facility if provided with those services.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The spouse of a participant is eligible to be a participant and receive congregate housing services if the spouse is 55 years old or older and meets the requirements of §A(2)—(5) of this regulation.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>