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MD. Human Services Code Ann. §  3-403 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Human Services|Title 3 - Local Departments of Social Services|Subtitle 4 - Montgomery County|Section 3-403 - Funding

    (a)    Subject to § 3–403.1 of this subtitle, the Secretary shall enter into a grant agreement with the Montgomery County government for the administration in Montgomery County of programs administered in other counties by local departments.    (b)    The grant agreement shall:        (1)    provide for payment to Montgomery County for the costs of administering State programs at State funding rates as provided in § 3-202 of this title:            (i)    including salaries, overhead, general liability coverage, workers’ compensation, and employee benefits; but            (ii)    excluding amounts attributable to county salaries or benefits that exceed comparable State salaries or benefits;        (2)    require the State to pay for State accrued leave; and        (3)    utilize the same budget categories as appropriations in the State budget for local departments in other counties.    (c)    (1)    Notwithstanding any other law, the proportion of State and federal funds paid in fiscal year 1997 to the Montgomery County government under this section relative to the funds provided by the Secretary to all local departments may not be less than the proportion of funds disbursed in fiscal year 1996 to the Montgomery County Department of Social Services.        (2)    After fiscal year 1997, the amount of the grant to the Montgomery County government shall be proportionally adjusted each year to:            (i)    reflect changes in case loads, the number of children in poverty, and any other relevant cost factors the parties agree to; and            (ii)    ensure that the grant is equitable in relation to the funds provided to all local departments.
MD. Human Services Code Ann. §  3-404 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Human Services|Title 3 - Local Departments of Social Services|Subtitle 4 - Montgomery County|Section 3-404 - Confidentiality of Information

    (a)    The Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services is considered to be one agency for purposes of confidentiality provisions of State law.    (b)    The use and release of information concerning recipients of State social service and public assistance programs by the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services is governed by the confidentiality provisions of State law, including Title 1, Subtitle 2 of this article.
MD. Human Services Code Ann. §  3-405 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Human Services|Title 3 - Local Departments of Social Services|Subtitle 4 - Montgomery County|Section 3-405 - Biennial Review

    The Secretary and the County Executive of Montgomery County shall consult with each other at least every other year to ensure that the objectives of the social service and public assistance programs administered by the Montgomery County government are consistent with the objectives of the State social service and public assistance programs.
MD. Human Services Code Ann. §  3-406 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Human Services|Title 3 - Local Departments of Social Services|Subtitle 4 - Montgomery County|Section 3-406 - Award of Judgments

    (a)    This section is not a waiver of immunity under the Eleventh Amendment of the Constitution of the United States.    (b)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the State shall pay any judgment awarded against Montgomery County or an employee of Montgomery County that arises out of an action commenced or prosecuted in a court of the United States relating to the administration and implementation of State programs described in this subtitle.        (2)    The State may not pay a judgment awarded against an employee of Montgomery County under this section for an act or omission committed:            (i)    outside the scope of employment; or            (ii)    with malice.
MD. Human Services Code Ann. §  3-501 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Human Services|Title 3 - Local Departments of Social Services|Subtitle 5 - Local Boards|Section 3-501 - In General

    (a)    This section does not apply in Baltimore City.    (b)    Each local department shall have a local board.    (c)    A local board consists of at least 9 but no more than 13 members as provided by local law enacted by the local governing authority.    (d)    (1)    On July 1 of each year, each local governing authority shall designate one member of the local governing authority to serve as an ex officio member of the local board.        (2)    (i)    The other members of the local board shall be appointed by the local governing authority.            (ii)    The local governing authority shall seek out and appoint individuals who:                1.    have a high degree of interest, capacity, and objectivity; and                2.    in the aggregate, give a countywide representative character to the local board.    (e)    On July 1 of each year, each local board shall select a chairman.    (f)    A member of a local board:        (1)    may not receive compensation; but        (2)    is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.    (g)    (1)    (i)    1.    Except as provided in subsubparagraph 2 of this subparagraph, the term of an appointed member is 3 years.                2.    In Charles County, the term of an appointed member is 4 years.            (ii)    A term expires on June 30 of the year of expiration.            (iii)    At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed.            (iv)    Once an appointed member of a local board serves two consecutive full terms, the member is ineligible for reappointment for a period of 1 year.        (2)    If a vacancy occurs during the term of a member, the local governing authority shall appoint or designate a successor to serve for the remainder of the term.    (h)    If a member of a local board fails to attend at least 50% of the local board’s meetings during a period of twelve consecutive months:        (1)    the member may be considered to have resigned; and        (2)    the chairman may declare that a vacancy exists.    (i)    (1)    This subsection does not apply to an ex officio member of a local board.        (2)    If a member of a local board is elected or appointed to political or public office:            (i)    the local governing authority may consider the member to have resigned; and            (ii)    the chairman shall declare that a vacancy exists.
MD. Human Services Code Ann. §  3-502 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Human Services|Title 3 - Local Departments of Social Services|Subtitle 5 - Local Boards|Section 3-502 - Baltimore City Social Services Commission

    The Baltimore City Social Services Commission shall be appointed in accordance with Article VII, § 58 of the Charter of Baltimore City, 1996 Edition.
MD. Human Services Code Ann. §  3-601 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Human Services|Title 3 - Local Departments of Social Services|Subtitle 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 3-601 - Legal Services to Local Departments

    (a)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the attorney to, or an attorney designated by, the local governing authority in each county or an attorney employed by the State shall institute and defend each civil action in which the local department is a party.        (2)    In Cecil County, the local department may secure the services of attorneys to represent it in all legal matters affecting the local department.    (b)    Actions in which the local department is a party shall be instituted in the name of the local department.    (c)    (1)    The court may award attorney’s fees to an attorney representing a local department in an action to recover:            (i)    from the estate of a recipient of any type of public assistance, the amount paid to the recipient during the recipient’s lifetime; or            (ii)    from a recipient of any type of public assistance, the amount paid to the recipient before the recipient receives any property or income in excess of the amount stated in the recipient’s application for assistance and in excess of the recipient’s need.        (2)    The amount of fees awarded by the court shall be deducted from the gross amount of the recovery in the action.        (3)    The net amount of the recovery shall be turned over to the local department to be divided among the State, the county, and the federal government in proportion to the amount paid by each.    (d)    (1)    Except as otherwise provided, an attorney who provides any other legal services on behalf of a local department shall be paid the fees the Department sets.        (2)    Attorney’s fees under this subsection shall be paid out of regular administrative funds.
MD. Human Services Code Ann. §  3-602 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Human Services|Title 3 - Local Departments of Social Services|Subtitle 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 3-602 - Audits of Local Departments

    (a)    At least once every 3 years, the Office of the Inspector General in the  Department shall:        (1)    conduct or contract for a financial and compliance audit of each local department; and        (2)    prepare a written report of the audit findings.    (b)    The audit shall comply with the auditing standards issued by the Institute of Internal Auditors.    (c)    The written report of the audit findings shall be distributed to:        (1)    the local board; and        (2)    the local governing authority.
MD. Human Services Code Ann. §  4-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Human Services|Title 4 - Social Services|Subtitle 1 - Definitions|Section 4-101 - Definitions

    (a)    In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Administration” means the Social Services Administration.    (c)    “Department” means the Department of Human Services.    (d)    “Executive Director” means the Executive Director of Social Services.    (e)    “Local department” means:        (1)    a local department of social services created or continued in a county under § 3–201 of this article; or        (2)    in Montgomery County, the Montgomery County government.    (f)    “Secretary” means the Secretary of Human Services.
MD. Human Services Code Ann. §  4-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Human Services|Title 4 - Social Services|Subtitle 2 - Social Services Administration|Section 4-201 - Established

    There is a Social Services Administration in the Department.
MD. Human Services Code Ann. §  4-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Human Services|Title 4 - Social Services|Subtitle 2 - Social Services Administration|Section 4-202 - Authority of Secretary

    The Administration and the Executive Director exercise their authority, duties, and functions under any State law subject to the authority of the Secretary under any State law.
MD. Human Services Code Ann. §  4-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Human Services|Title 4 - Social Services|Subtitle 2 - Social Services Administration|Section 4-203 - Executive Director

    (a)    With the approval of the Governor, the Secretary shall appoint the Executive Director.    (b)    The Executive Director shall be a competent person with adequate training and practical experience in social welfare work.    (c)    The Executive Director serves at the pleasure of the Secretary.    (d)    The Executive Director is entitled to the compensation provided in the State budget.
MD. Human Services Code Ann. §  4-204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Human Services|Title 4 - Social Services|Subtitle 2 - Social Services Administration|Section 4-204 - Powers and Duties of Executive Director

    (a)    (1)    The Executive Director is the administrative head of the Administration.        (2)    The Executive Director shall devote the Executive Director’s whole time to the duties of the office.    (b)    Subject to State and federal laws governing the administration of social services, the Executive Director shall:        (1)    administer and organize the Administration;        (2)    supervise the social service activities of the local departments; and        (3)    supervise other agencies and institutions under the supervision of the Administration.    (c)    (1)    The Executive Director may prescribe the number and minimum qualifications of the personnel engaged in the administration of the activities of the Administration and of the local departments that are financed wholly or partly by the Administration.        (2)    (i)    As provided in the State budget, the Executive Director may appoint the personnel required to properly perform the duties of the Administration.            (ii)    Except as otherwise provided, appointment and removal of all paid personnel under this title are subject to the provisions of the State Personnel and Pensions Article.    (d)    The Executive Director shall submit budget estimates for the Administration to the Secretary.
MD. Human Services Code Ann. §  4-205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Human Services|Title 4 - Social Services|Subtitle 2 - Social Services Administration|Section 4-205 - Powers and Duties of Administration

    (a)    (1)    The Administration shall be the central coordinating and directing agency of all social service activities in the State, including:            (i)    child welfare services; and            (ii)    any other social service activities financed wholly or partly by the Administration.        (2)    For the purposes of these duties, child welfare services provided to a minor may continue after the minor’s eighteenth birthday but not beyond the minor’s twenty-first birthday.    (b)    The Administration shall supervise, direct, and control the activities of the local departments that it finances wholly or partly.    (c)    The Administration shall supervise all public and private institutions that have care, custody, or control of abused, abandoned, dependent, or neglected children, except:        (1)    institutions under the authority of the Department of Juvenile Services; and        (2)    agencies, persons, or institutions designated by the Department of Juvenile Services under § 9-217 of this article.    (d)    (1)    The Administration may visit any State-aided institution, organization, or agency engaged in social service or welfare activities and inspect thoroughly its management, buildings, and equipment.        (2)    Visits and inspections under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be made:            (i)    at reasonably convenient hours; and            (ii)    with reasonable regard to the established discipline, regulations, and customs of the institution, organization, or agency.    (e)    As desirable or necessary for the purpose of this title, the Administration may designate existing agencies or organizations in the State as the Administration’s agents.    (f)    Before the start of each regular session of the General Assembly, the Administration shall submit a report of its activities to the Governor.
MD. Human Services Code Ann. §  4-206 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Human Services|Title 4 - Social Services|Subtitle 2 - Social Services Administration|Section 4-206 - Automated Statewide System

    The Department may develop and implement an automated statewide system and related administrative procedures to achieve effectively and efficiently the purposes of this title.
MD. Human Services Code Ann. §  4-207 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Human Services|Title 4 - Social Services|Subtitle 2 - Social Services Administration|Section 4-207 - Regulations

    (a)    Subject to § 2-209(b) of this article, the Executive Director may adopt regulations necessary to carry out the duties imposed on the Executive Director by law.    (b)    (1)    The Executive Director shall adopt regulations covering the custody, use, and preservation of the records of the Administration and the local departments concerning applicants for and recipients of social services.        (2)    The use of the records of the Administration and the local departments by any other governmental unit shall be limited to the purposes for which the records are furnished.    (c)    (1)    All regulations or directives implemented by the Executive Director that are based on federal law, rules, regulations, or guidelines shall have the federal material:            (i)    referenced in the text of the State material; or            (ii)    attached permanently to the State material.        (2)    The Department shall furnish to each of the local departments at least one up-to-date copy of all current federal regulations applicable to the operations of the local department.
MD. Human Services Code Ann. §  4-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Human Services|Title 4 - Social Services|Subtitle 3 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 4-302 - Federal Funds

    The Administration may:         (1)    accept any federal funds or commodities;        (2)    manage and dispose of any federal funds or commodities as required by federal law; and        (3)    apply the federal Social Security Act or any other federal law relating to social services to the benefit of the State.
MD. Human Services Code Ann. §  4-303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Human Services|Title 4 - Social Services|Subtitle 3 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 4-303 - Recoupment of Overpayments

    (a)    The Administration shall make every effort to recoup overpayments made to recipients that the State is authorized to recoup under federal law.    (b)    The Administration shall establish an administrative procedure, in accordance with federal law, to be followed when the Administration has reason to believe that an overpayment has been made.
MD. Human Services Code Ann. §  4-304 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Human Services|Title 4 - Social Services|Subtitle 3 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 4-304 - Foster Youth Summer Internship Program

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Foster youth” means an individual who:            (i)    is in out–of–home care under the responsibility of the State; or            (ii)    1.    is an adult under the age of 26 years; and                2.    was in out–of–home care under the responsibility of the State on the individual’s 18th birthday.        (3)    “Program” means the Foster Youth Summer Internship Program established under this section.    (b)    The Secretary shall:        (1)    develop and implement a Foster Youth Summer Internship Program with the assistance of the Department of Budget and Management and in consultation with the local directors of local departments of social services; and        (2)    coordinate with State agencies to establish internships in State agencies that are open to participants in the Program.    (c)    The purpose of the Program is to provide foster youth with training and experience through internships in agencies within the Executive Branch of State government.    (d)    The Program shall be established in multiple regions of the State.    (e)    Internships under the Program may be paid or unpaid.    (f)    A State agency participating in the Program may:        (1)    specify requirements for internship applicants; and        (2)    select its interns from among the available applicants.    (g)    To be eligible to participate in an internship under the Program, an individual must be a foster youth at least 15 years old.    (h)    On or before October 1, 2019, the Secretary, in consultation with the Department of Human Services, shall report to the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee, the Senate Finance Committee, and the House Appropriations Committee of the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, on:        (1)    the number of foster youth participating in the Program;        (2)    the location and type of internships in the Program;        (3)    efforts to recruit eligible individuals to participate in the Program; and        (4)    factors that affect Program participation.
MD. Human Services Code Ann. §  5-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Human Services|Title 5 - Public Assistance|Subtitle 1 - Definitions|Section 5-101 - Definitions

    (a)    In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Administration” means the Family Investment Administration.    (c)    “Department” means the Department of Human Services.    (d)    “Executive Director” means the Executive Director of Family Investment.    (e)    “Local department” means:        (1)    a local department of social services created or continued in a county under § 3–201 of this article; or        (2)    in Montgomery County, the Montgomery County government.    (f)    “Local director” means the director of a local department.    (g)    “Secretary” means the Secretary of Human Services.
MD. Human Services Code Ann. §  5-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Human Services|Title 5 - Public Assistance|Subtitle 2 - Family Investment Administration|Section 5-201 - Established

    There is a Family Investment Administration in the Department.
MD. Human Services Code Ann. §  5-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Human Services|Title 5 - Public Assistance|Subtitle 2 - Family Investment Administration|Section 5-202 - Authority of Secretary

    The Administration and the Executive Director exercise their authority, duties, and functions under any State law subject to the authority of the Secretary under any State law.
MD. Human Services Code Ann. §  5-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Human Services|Title 5 - Public Assistance|Subtitle 2 - Family Investment Administration|Section 5-203 - Executive Director

    (a)    The Executive Director is the head of the Administration.    (b)    With the approval of the Governor, the Secretary shall appoint the Executive Director.    (c)    The Executive Director serves at the pleasure of the Secretary.    (d)    The Executive Director is entitled to the compensation provided in the State budget.
MD. Human Services Code Ann. §  5-204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Human Services|Title 5 - Public Assistance|Subtitle 2 - Family Investment Administration|Section 5-204 - Powers and Duties of Executive Director

    (a)    Subject to State and federal laws governing the administration of public assistance, the Executive Director shall:        (1)    organize and administer the Administration;        (2)    supervise the public assistance activities of the local departments; and        (3)    supervise other agencies and institutions under the supervision of the Administration.    (b)    (1)    The Executive Director may prescribe the number and minimum qualifications of the personnel engaged in the administration of the activities of the Administration and of the local departments that are financed wholly or partly by the Administration.        (2)    (i)    As provided in the State budget, the Executive Director may appoint the personnel required to properly perform the duties of the Administration.            (ii)    Except as otherwise provided, appointment and removal of all paid personnel under this title are subject to the provisions of the State Personnel and Pensions Article.    (c)    The Executive Director shall submit budget estimates for the Administration to the Secretary.    (d)    The Executive Director shall:        (1)    develop a comprehensive process to:            (i)    systematically analyze cash assistance payment errors;            (ii)    formulate strategies, including improvements in the eligibility determination process, to reduce the errors; and            (iii)    monitor implementation of the strategies;        (2)    require each local department to submit annual plans that contain measurable objectives, including objectives for participation in work activities, to meet the goals of the Family Investment Program; and        (3)    monitor the success of the local departments in achieving the objectives of the plans.