Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 1 › Subtitle 08 - HEALTH FACILITIES GRANTS › Chapter 10.08.02 - Construction Funds for Public and Nonprofit Community Mental Health, Addiction, and Developmental Disabilities Facilities › Section 10.08.02.05 - Application Procedure

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. An
				  applicant shall apply for a grant to be used for construction, acquisition,
				  renovation, and equipping of a facility by filing an application with the
				  Department on a form provided by the Department.
B. An applicant shall direct an application
				  for State grant funds to the Office of Capital Planning, Budgeting, and
				  Engineering Services.
C. The
				  Department shall provide notice and information to the State Clearinghouse for
				  intergovernmental review in accordance with COMAR 14.24.04.
D. The applicant shall comply with the
				  application procedures in effect at the time of application, as prescribed by
				  applicable federal and State regulations.
E. At the time of filing the application, and
				  before the authorization of an award of State grant funds, the applicant shall
				  file a written statement with the Department containing the following
				  materials:
(1) Current or intended program of
				  services;
(2) The facility's
				  admission policies, including:
(a) Statements
				  in which the applicant shall:
(i) Agree to
				  admit individuals on the basis of their need for services without regard to
				  race, national origin, color, disability, religion, or ability to
				  pay,
(ii) According to law and
				  these regulations, define clearly proposed limitations, if any, regarding age
				  groups, illness, or disorder categories, and
(iii) Give priority to individuals for
				  admission to the facility who are certified by a local department of social
				  services for assistance, and to individuals of low income;
(b) For an applicant serving or intending to
				  serve individuals in a developmental disabilities facility, an agreement to:
(i) Serve only those clients for whom the
				  Developmental Disabilities Administration has authorized services in accordance
				  with COMAR 10.22.18 or Health-General Article, §7-403, Annotated Code of
				  Maryland, or
(ii) Obtain written
				  permission from the Director, Developmental Disabilities Administration, before
				  serving individuals not funded by the Developmental Disabilities
				  Administration;
(3) The number of personnel employed or to be
				  employed at the facility, by occupation, and all perquisites, salaries, and
				  other funds paid, or to be paid, to these personnel;
(4) Expenses incurred, or to be incurred, in
				  carrying out qualified facilities operations;
(5) The schedule of rates charged, or to be
				  charged, for services rendered;
(6)
				  If a facility is currently operating, a certified, audited profit-and-loss
				  statement and balance sheet for the most current year; and
(7) If the applicant is applying for poverty
				  funding under Regulation .07E of this chapter, an agreement that the majority
				  of the individuals served by the applicant shall be poverty-designated clients,
				  as defined in Regulation .07E of this chapter, for each year for a period of 30
				  years following the completion or acquisition of the facility.