Md. Code, State Fin. & Proc. § 7-902

Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session effective on or before 7/1/2024, from Chs.. 2 through 1049
Section 7-902 - Program to provide specialized customer telephone equipment; reimbursement of costs
(a) In accordance with the State budget and § 3A-506 of this title, the Department, in consultation with the Board and the Department of Disabilities, shall establish and administer a program:
(1) to provide specialized customer telephone equipment to eligible program participants; and
(2) to provide reimbursement of costs under § 3A-606 of this subtitle.
(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.
(2) This subsection applies to a shopping facility that:
(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
(ii) is larger than 500,000 square feet.
(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.

Md. Code, SF § 7-902