§ 7-1504

Maryland § 7-1504

• Jurisdiction: Maryland
• Article ghu: Human Services
• Title: 7

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§7–1504. ** CONTINGENCY – NOT IN EFFECT – CHAPTERS 6 AND 13 OF THE 2025 SPECIAL SESSION **

The Department shall:

(1) administer the Program;

(2) adopt regulations to implement the Program, including regulations establishing procedures for the Department to:

(i) receive donations for the Fund; and

(ii) use revenue from the Fund to pay selected nonprofit training entities for services that are provided through the Program; and

(3) select at least one nonprofit training entity to:

(i) develop and implement a training protocol that will teach each Program participant methodologies, strategies, and techniques for partnering with service animals;

(ii) select qualified Program participants;

(iii) select an appropriate service animal for each Program participant;

(iv) facilitate each Program participant’s training using the nonprofit training entity’s training protocol; and

(v) partner each successful Program participant with the service animal on the Program participant’s successful completion of the nonprofit training entity’s training protocol.