{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-14-301","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Health - General § 14–301","heading":"","body":"(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.\n(b) “Day care center for adults” means a place that:\n(1) Is operated to provide, with or without charge, care for medically handicapped adults; and\n(2) Either is:\n(i) Designated for group day care for 4 or more medically handicapped adults; or\n(ii) A family home that provides day care for 2 or 3 medically handicapped adults.\n(c) “Medically handicapped adult” means an individual who:\n(1) Is 16 years old or older;\n(2) Lives alone or with a spouse, relative, or friend; and\n(3) Has a disability that is:\n(i) A reasonably static physical impairment that prevents gainful employment or the accomplishment of the routine of normal daily activities outside of an institutional or sheltered environment; or\n(ii) A permanent or recurrent mental impairment that requires domiciliary or institutional care in a sheltered environment.","path":["Article - Health - General"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=ghg\u0026section=14-301","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:48Z","sha256":"2649ceeee0e145ff7481212692bee626b344386ddd40da673cab588cb672a73b","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-14-2a-03","next":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-14-302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}