{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-human-services-7-902","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Human Services § 7–902","heading":"","body":"(a) In accordance with the State budget and § 7–806 of this title, the Department, in consultation with the Board, shall establish and administer a program:\n(1) to provide specialized customer telephone equipment to eligible program participants; and\n(2) to provide reimbursement of costs under § 7–906 of this subtitle.\n(b) (1) In this subsection, “shopping facility” means an outdoor or indoor retail facility with a common pedestrian area housing more than five sales or rental establishments in which a majority of the tenants have a main entrance from the common pedestrian area.\n(2) This subsection applies to a shopping facility that:\n(i) provides a total number of four or more public pay telephones at the facility of which at least one is located in the common pedestrian area; and\n(ii) is larger than 500,000 square feet.\n(3) In accordance with the standards and regulations established by the Department, the owner, operator, manager, or other person having control of a shopping facility shall acquire and install at least one specialized communications device designed to enable customers with hearing or speech disabilities to access a telephone or wireless service providers network.","path":["Article - Human Services"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=ghu\u0026section=7-902","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:17Z","sha256":"20f5c7f5570c78363ad0e959c3891ca566f08b100d07674f7d7897929b0d188d","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-human-services-7-901","next":"us-md/md.-code-human-services-7-903"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}