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Maryland Code, State Finance and Procurement § 3.5-701

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) “Eligible participant” means a resident of the State who is at least 65 years old.

(c) “Person of record” includes a local law enforcement unit or other local government agency that chooses to participate in the Program.

(d) “Program” means the Senior Call-Check Service and Notification Program.

(e)(1) “Senior call-check service and notification” means a telephone call made or received each day at a regularly scheduled time by the Department of Aging or the Department of Aging's designee to the residence of an eligible participant to verify that the participant is able to receive notifications and answer the telephone or place a call from the telephone.

(2) “Senior call-check service and notification” includes:

(i) an automated or live telephone call placed by an eligible participant or received by an eligible participant at a regularly scheduled time each day;

(ii) if the eligible participant does not answer or place the regularly scheduled call and the Secretary of Aging designs the Program to require this action, one or more automated or live telephone calls to the eligible participant;

(iii) if the eligible participant does not answer a telephone call made under item (ii) of this paragraph, an additional automated or live telephone call to notify a person of record whose name has been provided to the Department of Aging; and

(iv) a notification to the eligible participant regarding information that the Secretary of Aging has determined to be relevant.

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