{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-human-services-6-504","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Human Services § 6–504","heading":"","body":"To carry out the system of community services required under this part, the Department or its designee shall:\n(1) adopt regulations, including standards and means for reimbursement from elderly individuals financially able to pay for all or part of the services provided;\n(2) monitor continuously the effectiveness of the system and perform evaluative research through the Department of Aging;\n(3) contract, where feasible and desirable, with governmental units, private nonprofit organizations, and volunteer groups to provide community services and group nutritional dining services;\n(4) provide funds to train individuals to perform community services and for administrative costs of the system; and\n(5) use, to the extent available, grants from federal, State, and other public or private sources to fund the system.","path":["Article - Human Services"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=ghu\u0026section=6-504","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:17Z","sha256":"bac65c503946218f17116157260b8f0a35acd16d729258f6dc9e941d64ef3224","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-human-services-6-503","next":"us-md/md.-code-human-services-6-505"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}