Section 6-434 - Powers and duties of Department; duties of shelter homes(a) A shelter home: (1) shall provide clients with a temporary residence of not more than 12 continuous weeks and necessary counseling to link clients to appropriate community services to stabilize the clients' living conditions;(2) shall accept, from the police and other referral sources in the community, clients for temporary shelter;(3) shall conform to applicable State and local fire codes, health codes, and zoning ordinances; and(4) is subject to the regulations adopted by the Department.(b) The Department shall: (1) establish standards of care and admission policies for shelter homes;(2) monitor the operation of the shelter homes; and(3) annually evaluate the effectiveness of the shelter homes.(c) The Department may contract with private nonprofit organizations to operate the Program.Transferred to the Housing and Community Development Article, and amended by 2017 Md. Laws, Ch. 105,Secs. 1 and 2, eff. 7/1/2017.