Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 22 - DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES › Chapter 10.22.15 - Waiting List Equity Fund › Section 10.22.15.02 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. In this chapter,
				  the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Administration" means the Developmental
				  Disabilities Administration (DDA).
(2) "Appropriate evaluation" means the
				  assessment of an individual using accepted professional standards to determine
				  the presence or absence of a developmental disability:
(a) As defined in Health-General Article,
				  §7-101(e), Annotated Code of Maryland; or
(b) That qualifies the individual for
				  individual support services only as defined in Health-General Article,
				  §7-403(c), Annotated Code of Maryland.
(3) "Community placement" means when an
				  individual is discharged from a State residential center into the community and
				  receives community-based services.
(4) "Department" means the Department of
				  Health and Mental Hygiene.
(5)
				  "Developmental disability" means a severe, chronic disability of an individual
				  that:
(a) Is attributable to a physical or
				  mental impairment other than the sole diagnosis of mental illness, or to a
				  combination of mental and physical impairments;
(b) Is manifested before the individual
				  becomes 22 years old;
(c) Is likely
				  to continue indefinitely;
(d)
				  Results in an inability to live independently without external support or
				  continuing and regular assistance; and
(e) Reflects the need for a combination and
				  sequence of special, interdisciplinary, or generic care, treatment, or other
				  services that are individually planned and coordinated for the
				  individual.
(6)
				  "Eligibility for support services only" means an individual has a severe
				  chronic disability that is:
(a) Attributable
				  to a physical or mental impairment other than the sole diagnosis of mental
				  illness, or to a combination of mental and physical impairments; and
(b) Likely to continue
				  indefinitely.
(7)
				  "Family caregiver" means any of the following who is residing with the eligible
				  individual:
(a) Spouse;
(b) Biological, adoptive, or foster
				  parent;
(c) Guardian;
(d) Sibling;
(e) Grandparent; or
(f) Other related next of kin.
(8) Family Support Services.
(a) "Family support services" means a program
				  designed to enable a family to provide for the needs of a child with
				  developmental disability living in the family home.
(b) "Family support services" includes:
(i) Individual and family
				  counseling;
(ii) Personal
				  care;
(iii) Day care;
(iv) Specialized equipment;
(v) Health services;
(vi) Respite care;
(vii) Housing adaptations; and
(viii) Transportation.
(9) "Individual" means the person
				  for whom an application for services has been filed with the
				  Administration.
(10) Individual
				  Support Services.
(a) "Individual support
				  services" means an array of services that are designed to increase or maintain
				  an individual's ability to live alone or in a family setting.
(b) "Individual support services" includes:
(i) In-home assistance with meals and
				  personal care;
(ii)
				  Counseling;
(iii) Physical,
				  occupational, or other therapies;
(iv) Architectural modification;
				  and
(v) Other services that the
				  Administration considers appropriate to meet an individual's needs.
(11) "Individualized
				  community integration day services" means any full-time or part-time program of
				  habilitation, health-related services, scheduled training, or skills
				  development activities conducted outside the individual's home.
(12) Individualized Supported Living
				  Arrangements Services.
(a) "Individualized
				  supported living arrangements services" means residential services provided in
				  alternative living units (ALUs), community supported living arrangements
				  (CSLA), and any other community residential arrangement which is
				  individualized.
(b) "Individualized
				  supported living arrangements services" does not include group homes.
(13) "Previous resident of a State
				  residential center" means an individual who:
(a) Was a resident of that facility on the
				  first day of that fiscal year; and
(b) Had resided at the facility at least 120
				  days during the 180 days immediately preceding placement in the
				  community.
(14) "Respite
				  care" means short-term care not to exceed 14 consecutive days or 28 days in a
				  12-month period that is made available to provide relief for the individual
				  with whom the developmentally disabled individual ordinarily lives.
(15) "State residential center (SRC)" means a
				  place that:
(a) Is owned and operated by the
				  State;
(b) Provides residential
				  services for an individual with an intellectual disability and who, because of
				  an intellectual disability, requires specialized living arrangements and meets
				  the criteria under Health-General Article, §§7-502 and 7-505,
				  Annotated Code of Maryland; and
(c)
				  Admits nine or more individuals with intellectual disabilities.
(16) "Supported employment" means
				  paid competitive employment in an integrated work setting consistent with the
				  federal Rehabilitation Act 1992 amendments.
(17) "Waiting list" means those individuals
				  who have:
(a) Applied for services from the
				  Administration in accordance with COMAR
				  10.22.12.04;
(b) Been considered eligible for services in
				  accordance with COMAR
				  10.22.12.06; and
(c) Not yet received services for which they
				  have applied from the Administration.
(18) "Waiting list equity fund (WLEF)" means
				  the fund established according to the requirements specified in Health-General
				  Article, §7-206, Annotated Code of Maryland.