{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-human-services-10-804","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Human Services § 10–804","heading":"","body":"(a) A county or municipal corporation may establish a process to certify communities as Communities for a Lifetime under the Maryland Communities for a Lifetime Program.\n(b) The Department shall recommend criteria that local jurisdictions may use to certify Communities for a Lifetime, including:\n(1) the extent to which a community has sought and plans to expand public health, prevention, and wellness programs that serve older adults;\n(2) the extent to which a community has sought and plans to expand affordable transportation options;\n(3) the extent to which a community has sought and plans to expand affordable rental housing and the ability to own affordable homes;\n(4) the extent to which a community has sought and plans to expand employment, civic engagement, recreation, and leisure options for older adults; and\n(5) the extent to which a community has sought and plans to expand other initiatives that boost the abilities of older adults to age in place.\n(c) A Community for a Lifetime shall submit to the Department on or before September 1 each year a progress report on the community’s efforts to enable aging in place and a report on the community’s plans to enable aging in place in the future.","path":["Article - Human Services"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=ghu\u0026section=10-804","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:17Z","sha256":"5a269e18b0ab37eb1a2e50460bd8ef2f8579b4675c786a9c782ce36820e77de0","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-human-services-10-803","next":"us-md/md.-code-human-services-10-901"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}