Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 07 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subtitle 02 - SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 07.02.21 - Treatment Foster Care › Section 07.02.21.03 - 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 Social Services Administration.
(2) "Case manager" means a provider agent or representative responsible for:
(a) Providing supervision, training, and consultation to treatment and biological parents;
(b) Arranging and ensuring necessary services to a child; and
(c) Acting as the leader of a child's treatment team.
(3) "Case plan" means a written description of a child's needs and services to be provided to meet those needs as outlined in COMAR 07.02.13.05DD and the relevant federal statutes and regulations.
(4) "Clinical supervisor" means a provider agent or representative responsible for providing supervision, training, consultation, and support to the case manager.
(5) "Foster family care" means 24-hour substitute care provided for a child in an approved or licensed foster family home.
(6) "Local department" means the department of social services in a county or Baltimore City.
(7) "Medical passport" means a confidential, abbreviated health record as outlined in COMAR 07.02.11.08D.
(8) "Permanency plan" means a plan specifying:
(a) Where and with whom a child shall live; and
(b) The proposed legal relationship between a child and the child's permanent caretaker or caretakers.
(9) "Professional staff" means the case manager and clinical supervisor within the treatment foster care program.
(10) "Progress report" means a provider agency's written update of a child's treatment plan for a specific time period.
(11) "Provider agency" means the unit within the:
(a) Local department of social services charged with implementing the treatment foster care program; or
(b) Licensed child placement agency responsible for implementing the treatment foster care program.
(12) "Record keeping" means a systematic recording of information documenting activities of a child's behavior and progress in targeted areas, as defined by the treatment plan.
(13) "Respite care" means short-term care for a child to relieve the treatment family or care giver.
(14) "Serious emotional, behavioral condition" means a limitation of an individual's capacity which adversely affects the individual's ability to perform in the following areas:
(a) Daily living skills;
(b) Community living skills;
(c) Interpersonal relationships; and
(d) Appropriate educational activities.
(15) "Treatment" means the coordinated provision of services and use of procedures designed to produce a planned outcome in an individual's behavior, attitude, or general condition based on a thorough assessment of possible contributing factors.
(16) "Treatment accountability" means:
(a) Behaviorably measurable time-limited goals and a set of written procedures for achieving them; and
(b) A process for assessing results.
(17) "Treatment foster care" means a 24-hour substitute care program, operated by a licensed child placement agency or local department of social services, for children with a serious emotional, behavioral, medical, or psychological condition.
(18) "Treatment foster parent" means a caretaker who is:
(a) Licensed and trained by a child placement agency to perform parenting duties; and
(b) Responsible for implementing, monitoring, and assessing the progress of a child's individual treatment within the home setting.
(19) "Treatment plan" means a written description of the objectives, goals, and services to address the needs of a child, including the child's projected length of stay in the program.
(20) "Universal precautions" means health and safety measures used as a barrier between an individual and another individual's body fluids.