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This bill aims to increase collaboration among community organizations fighting hunger by establishing a shared client data bank. The key provisions are: 1. A fee will be charged to nonprofit service providers when applying for state grants or loans, and this revenue will be deposited into a Healthy Communities Trust Fund to support the shared client data bank. 2. Nonprofit service providers must be members of the shared client data bank to be eligible for state contracts, grants, or loans. 3. The shared client data bank will allow clients to submit a standardized application for services through a centralized website or provider, and clients will receive a data bank identification card for verification. 4. With the client's consent, the data bank can share client personal data with member nonprofit service providers to facilitate service delivery. 5. The Executive Office of Health and Human Services will administer the shared client data bank and the Healthy Communities Trust Fund.

Health and Social Services

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H219