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Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 07 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subtitle 03 - FAMILY INVESTMENT ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 07.03.25 - Critical Medical Needs Program › Section 07.03.25.05 - Office Response to Application

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Upon receipt of the application from a navigator, the Office shall:
(1) Record the date the application was received by the Office;
(2) Assess the application for completeness; and
(3) Contact the fuel vendor or utility vendor to place any protections on the account for which the applicant is eligible to prevent termination of service.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 07 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subtitle 03 - FAMILY INVESTMENT ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 07.03.25 - Critical Medical Needs Program › Section 07.03.25.06 - Change of Residence

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If an applicant or recipient changes residence from the residence listed on an applicant's or recipient's original application for assistance, the applicant, recipient, or navigator shall:
A. Immediately notify the Office of the applicant's or recipient's current residence; and
B. Immediately notify the Office of the fuel vendor and utility vendor servicing the applicant's or recipient's current residence if the fuel vendor and utility vendor is different from the fuel vendor or utility vendor servicing the residence listed on the applicant's or recipient's original application.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 07 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subtitle 03 - FAMILY INVESTMENT ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 07.03.25 - Critical Medical Needs Program › Section 07.03.25.07 - Termination of Benefits

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A. The Office shall terminate a recipient's benefits and notify the fuel vendor or utility vendor to return the recipient's unused benefits to the Office when the recipient:
(1) Moves to a residence outside Maryland;
(2) Moves to an area outside the recipient's fuel vendor's or utility vendor's service area and fails to report the new address to the Office;
(3) Is no longer an electric, gas, or other energy source customer;
(4) Submits an application for an individual who has died;
(5) Abandons the residence;
(6) Informs the Office that the benefit is not wanted;
(7) Moves to an assisted living facility;
(8) Is incarcerated; or
(9) Supplies incorrect information at application which would have rendered the recipient ineligible.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 07 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subtitle 03 - FAMILY INVESTMENT ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 07.03.25 - Critical Medical Needs Program › Section 07.03.25.08 - Arrearage Retirement

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A. Subject to Regulations .03-.05 of this chapter and the availability of funds, the Office may issue benefits for arrearage retirement to an electric and/or gas company in an applicant's service area on behalf of an eligible applicant who owes an outstanding arrearage to the electric and/or gas company for service.
B. Arrearage retirement benefits:
(1) Are available once every 7 years for past due bills greater than $300 and up to $2,000;
(2) Shall be issued to assist an eligible electric and/or gas customer maintain or reestablish electric and/or gas service; and
(3) Are limited to arrearages owed to the applicant's electric and/or gas company for service arrearages the applicant incurred, prior to the current monthly bill and which had been verified by the applicant's electric and/or gas company during the application process.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 07 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subtitle 03 - FAMILY INVESTMENT ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 07.03.25 - Critical Medical Needs Program › Section 07.03.25.09 - Recovery of Benefits

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A. A recipient is liable for all payments made on the recipient's behalf in excess of the maximum allowable benefit.
B. The Office shall require the recipient's fuel vendor and utility vendor to return the amount of an overpayment from any unused benefit to the Office.
C. In the event a fuel vendor or utility vendor cannot apply a benefit to a recipient's active account, the fuel vendor or utility vendor shall return to the Office any unused benefit.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 07 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subtitle 03 - FAMILY INVESTMENT ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 07.03.25 - Critical Medical Needs Program › Section 07.03.25.10 - Fair Hearing Process

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A. The Office shall give written notification of the right to and the procedures for requesting and obtaining a fair hearing to each applicant or recipient whenever the Office notifies the applicant or recipient of any action which might deny, delay, suspend, reduce, or terminate assistance.
B. The appeal procedures are set forth in COMAR 07.01.04.03H.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 07 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subtitle 03 - FAMILY INVESTMENT ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 07.03.25 - Critical Medical Needs Program › Section 07.03.25.11 - Delivery of Benefits

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A. The Office shall commit to delivery of the benefit by the close of the business day the application for benefits is approved.
B. If the benefits administered by the Office are insufficient to provide for continuation or restoration of services to a recipient, the Office, by the close of the business day following the day the recipient's application is approved by the Office to receive such benefits, shall refer the recipient to other entities that may be able to provide benefits.
C. The delivery of benefits shall otherwise be subject to COMAR 07.03.21.07 and COMAR 07.03.22.07.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 07 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subtitle 04 - CHILD CARE ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 07.04.01 - Transferred to 13A.14.01-12

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Chapter 01 Family Day Care Transferred to 13A.14.01
effective January 1, 2006
Chapter 02 Child Care Center Licensing Transferred to 13A.14.02
effective January 1, 2006
Chapter 03 Administrative Hearings-Family Day Care Homes Transferred to 13A.14.03
effective January 1, 2006
Chapter 04 Administrative Hearings-Child Care Centers Transferred to 13A.14.04
effective January 1, 2006
Chapter 05 Letters of Compliance Transferred to 13A.14.05
effective January 1, 2006
Chapter 06 Purchase of Child Care Transferred to 13A.14.06
effective January 1, 2007
Chapter 07 Family Day Care Provider Direct Grant Fund Transferred to 13A.14.07
effective January 1, 2006
Chapter 08 Child Care Training Approval Transferred to 13A.14.08
effective January 1, 2006
Chapter 09 Maryland Child Care Credential Program Transferred to 13A.14.09
effective January 1, 2006
Chapter 10 Child Care Accreditation Support Fund Transferred to 13A.14.10
effective January 1, 2006
Chapter 11 Child Care Quality Incentive Grant Program Transferred to 13A.14.11
effective January 1, 2006
Chapter 12 Maryland After-School Opportunity Fund Program Transferred to 13A.14.12
effective January 1, 2006
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 07 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subtitle 05 - SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION-PRIVATE CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCIES › Chapter 07.05.01 - License for Private Child Placement Agencies › Section 07.05.01.01 - Purpose and Scope

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A. The purpose of this subtitle is to protect children's health, safety, and well-being from the special risk arising from living outside their homes. When a conflict exists between the interests of a child and those of an adult, the child's interest takes precedence.
B. The regulations established in this subtitle are the Administration's requirements for licensure of private child placement agencies to deliver services for the placement of children in foster care, treatment foster care, adoption, and independent living preparation programs.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 07 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subtitle 05 - SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION-PRIVATE CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCIES › Chapter 07.05.01 - License for Private Child Placement Agencies › Section 07.05.01.02 - Definitions

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A. In this subtitle, the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Administration" means the Social Services Administration of the Department of Human Resources.
(2) "Agency" means a privately incorporated organization which is:
(a) Incorporated as a child placement agency; and
(b) Licensed by the Administration to receive children for placement into foster homes, adoptive homes, or independent living preparation arrangements.
(3) "Case plan" means a written description of the child's needs and the services to be provided to meet those needs.
(4) "Child" means an individual younger than 18 years old, except that a child already receiving care may continue to receive care until the end of the month in which the individual becomes 21 years old.
(5) "Child placement worker" means an individual licensed in Maryland as a social worker and employed by a licensed child placement agency to:
(a) Perform intake services;
(b) Provide casework, group work, or community organization services;
(c) Plan and coordinate the services and resources affecting children before, during, and after the child is in foster or adoptive care; and
(d) Conduct home studies for adoptive and foster parents.
(6) "Department" means the Department of Human Resources.
(7) "Full time employee" means an agency employee who works for the agency at least 35 hours per week.
(8) "Local department" means the:
(a) Department of social services in a county or Baltimore City; and
(b) Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services.
(9) Parent or Parents.
(a) "Parent" means the birth or adoptive mother or father of the child.
(b) "Parents" means the birth or adoptive mother and father of the child.
(10) "Private residential child care program" means a program in a residential child care program as defined in COMAR 01.04.04.03B.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 07 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subtitle 05 - SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION-PRIVATE CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCIES › Chapter 07.05.01 - License for Private Child Placement Agencies › Section 07.05.01.03 - Requirements for Licensure

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A. Except as provided in §B of this regulation, a person may not operate an agency or engage in the placement of children without a license from the Administration.
B. The following activities do not require a license as an agency:
(1) An individual placing a child with another individual related to the child by blood or marriage within four degrees of consanguinity or affinity according to the civil law rule, Family Law Article, §
										5-507(b), Annotated Code of Maryland;
(2) A child's parent or grandparent placing the child directly without the intervention of any other person except for the recipient of the child; or
(3) An attorney preparing adoption pleadings or performing any other normal function of the practice of law.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 07 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subtitle 05 - SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION-PRIVATE CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCIES › Chapter 07.05.01 - License for Private Child Placement Agencies › Section 07.05.01.04 - Licensing Procedure

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A. The president of the governing board of the organization that seeks licensure as a child placement agency shall apply to the Administration for a license.
B. An application for an agency license shall include:
(1) The application form, signed by the governing board president and the chief administrator;
(2) The administrative file of the agency as described in Regulation .08B of this chapter;
(3) A detailed agency manual of operation based on this chapter;
(4) A detailed written service plan for the provided services based on one or more of the COMAR chapters cited in Regulation .03C(3) of this chapter;
(5) Written directions of the most efficient driving route from the Administration office to the agency office; and
(6) Additional documentation which the Administration may require.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 07 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subtitle 05 - SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION-PRIVATE CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCIES › Chapter 07.05.01 - License for Private Child Placement Agencies › Section 07.05.01.05 - Conditions for Continuing Licensure

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A. Posting of License.
(1) If an agency maintains more than one office location, the Administration shall issue a license for each office location.
(2) The agency shall post the original license issued for an office location in a permanent, public place within the office.
(3) If a license is lost, damaged, or stolen, the agency shall immediately request a replacement license from the Administration and, upon receipt, post the replacement license.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 07 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subtitle 05 - SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION-PRIVATE CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCIES › Chapter 07.05.01 - License for Private Child Placement Agencies › Section 07.05.01.06 - Agency Purpose and Finances

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A. The agency shall have a written statement of its child placement philosophy, purpose, and program that describes the agency's program policy goals and objectives. The statement shall be available to the Administration, referral sources, service recipients, and the public on request. The statement shall include:
(1) Criteria as appropriate for the respective services provided by the agency for the following:
(a) Age of children served,
(b) Sex of children served,
(c) Recruitment, selection, and training of agency staff,
(d) Fees for services,
(e) Child discipline policy, and
(f) Record maintenance and accessibility;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 07 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subtitle 05 - SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION-PRIVATE CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCIES › Chapter 07.05.01 - License for Private Child Placement Agencies › Section 07.05.01.07 - Agency Governing Board

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A. Legal Status of Agency. The agency shall be incorporated under applicable law and maintain documents which identify its incorporation and administrative structure and staffing, including lines of authority.
B. Governance. The agency shall have a governing board which has final responsibility for and authority over the policies, finances, and all related activities for implementing the agency's program. The governing board shall:
(1) Screen and select the agency's chief administrator in accordance with agency policy and Regulations .09, .14, and .15 of this chapter;
(2) Define in writing the role of the chief administrator;
(3) Require the chief administrator, or the chief administrator's designee authorized to act in the chief administrator's absence, to be accessible at all times to the agency staff and representatives of the Administration;
(4) Conduct an annual written evaluation of the chief administrator;
(5) Ensure that the agency is housed, maintained, staffed, equipped, and funded to operate the programs effectively and solvently;
(6) Consult with the Administration and receive its approval before changing the service program plan described in the current license application;
(7) Notify the Administration of any change of:
(a) The chief administrator at least 48 hours in advance; and
(b) Address or phone number of the agency office at least 14 days before the change;
(8) At least every 2 years, in consultation with the chief administrator, formulate or review the agency's written materials concerning:
(a) Current program and service policy, including short-term and long-term goals;
(b) Personnel practices and job descriptions;
(c) Fiscal management policy; and
(d) The program evaluation report;
(9) Be responsible for:
(a) The fiscal soundness of the agency operation and undertake the review and approval of the:
(i) Agency's annual budget,
(ii) Periodic accounting reports, and
(iii) Annual audit or audit review completed by an independent certified public accountant; and
(b) Maintaining the agency's continual compliance with the:
(i) Provisions of the agency's charter,
(ii) Terms of all leases, contracts, or legal agreements to which the agency is a party, and
(iii) Relevant federal, State, and local laws and regulations governing the operation of the agency.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 07 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subtitle 05 - SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION-PRIVATE CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCIES › Chapter 07.05.01 - License for Private Child Placement Agencies › Section 07.05.01.08 - Agency Reporting Responsibilities

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A. Agency Emergencies.
(1) The agency shall maintain and make available to the Administration a written plan detailing employee responsibilities for all emergencies which may affect the:
(a) Agency operation; or
(b) Health, safety, and well-being of children in care or receiving adoption services.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 07 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subtitle 05 - SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION-PRIVATE CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCIES › Chapter 07.05.01 - License for Private Child Placement Agencies › Section 07.05.01.09 - Screening Employees, Volunteers, and Governing Board Members

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A. Before agency employment or approval as a volunteer or governing board member, any applying employee, volunteer, or governing board member who is in close proximity to children as part of the authorized function of the position is subject to a:
(1) State and federal criminal background investigation; and
(2) Review of child abuse and neglect records from the local department in the jurisdiction where the applicant resides.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 07 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subtitle 05 - SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION-PRIVATE CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCIES › Chapter 07.05.01 - License for Private Child Placement Agencies › Section 07.05.01.10 - Agency Administrative Requirements

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A. The agency shall provide suitable office space in Maryland which provides:
(1) Office and reception areas which:
(a) Provide comfort, privacy, and convenience for clients and staff, and
(b) Are used exclusively as an office and reception area for the agency;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 07 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subtitle 05 - SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION-PRIVATE CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCIES › Chapter 07.05.01 - License for Private Child Placement Agencies › Section 07.05.01.11 - Record Maintenance, Security, Retention, and Disposition

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A. The agency shall:
(1) Maintain records necessary for the proper and efficient operation of the agency program which shall be:
(a) Legible; and
(b) Signed and dated by the individual making the record entry;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 07 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subtitle 05 - SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION-PRIVATE CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCIES › Chapter 07.05.01 - License for Private Child Placement Agencies › Section 07.05.01.12 - Child Abuse and Neglect

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A. Written Policy. The agency shall have a written policy conforming with State law of the procedures to be followed in any incident of suspected child abuse or neglect by an employee, volunteer, or board member. The written policy shall require that:
(1) The agency send the chief administrator or a designee to the team meetings when the local department requests the agency to participate on the multidisciplinary case consulting team to investigate a report of suspected abuse or neglect in the agency and to help formulate a corrective action plan;
(2) The agency conspicuously post in its administrative office the telephone number supplied by the local department for reporting child abuse and child neglect;
(3) Unless limited by the local department's case plan for the child, the agency notify the child's parent or legal custodian of any report of child abuse or neglect in the agency;
(4) Agency employees, volunteers, or governing board members who suspect child abuse or neglect report the incident to the:
(a) Local department or local law enforcement agency, and
(b) Chief administrator or, if the individual suspected of child abuse or neglect is the chief administrator, president of the governing board;
(5) The agency may not prevent the employee, volunteer, or board member from reporting the incident;
(6) The agency protect the individual from dismissal or any other reprisal for making the report;
(7) As needed, the agency enable the individual to provide testimony in court or participate in the investigation without loss of leave, pay, or other benefits; and
(8) Within 48 hours of the incident or its discovery, a written report be sent to the Administration by:
(a) The agency's chief administrator, or
(b) If the chief administrator is the suspected perpetrator, the president of the governing board.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 07 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subtitle 05 - SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION-PRIVATE CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCIES › Chapter 07.05.01 - License for Private Child Placement Agencies › Section 07.05.01.13 - Personnel Policies and Practices

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A. The agency shall have comprehensive written personnel policies and practices conducive to recruitment, retention, training, supervision, and evaluation of all employees. These policies and practices shall include the following:
(1) Written job descriptions and titles for each position defining the qualifications, including health requirements, duties, and lines of authority;
(2) Salary scales and provision for salary increases;
(3) A description of employee benefits, including provision for paid annual leave, sick leave, holidays, and any other special leaves or benefits;
(4) Provisions which encourage professional growth through supervision, orientation, in-service training, and employee development;
(5) At least an annual evaluation of the work and performance of each employee that includes employee participation in the evaluation process;
(6) Termination procedures for resignation, retirement, or discharge;
(7) A grievance procedure for employees;
(8) At least annual review and possible revision of the personnel policies and practices with employee participation;
(9) Written confidentiality procedures for maintaining personnel records;
(10) A 5-year retention of personnel files after termination for employees who leave the agency; and
(11) Maintenance of a non-discriminatory environment consistent with the State's fair employment practices.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 07 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subtitle 05 - SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION-PRIVATE CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCIES › Chapter 07.05.01 - License for Private Child Placement Agencies › Section 07.05.01.14 - Employee Qualifications

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A. Before offering employment, the agency shall verify the potential employee's personal qualifications pursuant to this regulation and Regulations .09 and .13 of this chapter.
B. Specific Position Qualifications. The agency shall employ a chief administrator and a sufficient number of qualified employees to perform administrative, supervisory, placement, supportive, and professional services to meet the needs of the population to be served.
C. Qualifications of Specific Positions.
(1) The chief administrator of an agency shall:
(a) Unless continually employed as a chief administrator in compliance with COMAR 07.02.13 before the effective date of this chapter, be:
(i) State licensed as a certified social worker,
(ii) State licensed as a psychologist,
(iii) State licensed as a physician, practicing as a psychiatrist, or
(iv) If a chief administrator of an agency which only provides adoption services in compliance with COMAR 07.05.03 and this chapter, a member of the Maryland Bar;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 07 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subtitle 05 - SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION-PRIVATE CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCIES › Chapter 07.05.01 - License for Private Child Placement Agencies › Section 07.05.01.15 - Employee Responsibilities

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A. An agency shall employ a chief administrator whose responsibilities include:
(1) Management of the agency's total program;
(2) Representation of the agency in the community;
(3) Delegation of appropriate responsibilities to other staff;
(4) Recruitment and employment of qualified staff;
(5) Supervision, training, and termination of staff;
(6) Assistance to the governing board in implementing its responsibilities by:
(a) Interpreting the needs of the children,
(b) Making recommendations for needed policy changes,
(c) Assisting in the periodic evaluations of the agency's services,
(d) Preparing the annual budget for approval, and
(e) Providing information regarding financial needs.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 07 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subtitle 05 - SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION-PRIVATE CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCIES › Chapter 07.05.01 - License for Private Child Placement Agencies › Section 07.05.01.16 - Employee Orientation, Training, and Development

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A. The agency shall have a written plan for the orientation, continuing training, and development of all employees.
B. The agency shall ensure that:
(1) Excluding activities related to supervision of an employee's routine tasks, supervisors and child placement workers receive at least 20 hours of training activities during each full year of employment;
(2) Supervisors and child placement workers receive appropriate training in the following areas:
(a) The agency's administrative procedures and overall program goals,
(b) Casework skills development in interviewing, case planning, case management, and case review,
(c) Principles and practices of child placement and child care,
(d) Understanding of children's emotional needs and problems that affect or inhibit their growth,
(e) Family relationships and the impact of separation,
(f) Recognition, prevention, and treatment of substance abuse,
(g) Identification and reporting of child abuse or neglect,
(h) Principles and practices of supervision, and
(i) State requirements for child placement agencies;
(3) The chief administrator annually receives at least 10 hours of training in one or more of the following areas:
(a) Principles and practices of administration,
(b) Budget preparation,
(c) Agency accountability,
(d) State requirements for child placement agencies,
(e) Organizational development, and
(f) Principles and practices of child placement and child care.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 07 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subtitle 05 - SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION-PRIVATE CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCIES › Chapter 07.05.01 - License for Private Child Placement Agencies › Section 07.05.01.17 - Contractual, Professional, Volunteer, and Student Services

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A. Contractual Services. An individual employed by the agency who is not a full-time employee shall be bound by the provisions of a contract with the agency to provide specific, ethical, consistent, and appropriate services. A contractual employee shall be:
(1) Approved by the chief administrator;
(2) Supervised by appropriate agency staff;
(3) Identified to the public as an employee of the agency when providing contractual services for the agency;
(4) Obligated to adhere to agency policies;
(5) Committed to the goals and objectives of the agency;
(6) Required to comply with all agency confidentiality requirements;
(7) Subject to all requirements in Regulations .09 and .13 of this chapter; and
(8) Included in the list of employees provided to the Administration before the agency's relicensure.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 07 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subtitle 05 - SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION-PRIVATE CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCIES › Chapter 07.05.01 - License for Private Child Placement Agencies › Section 07.05.01.18 - Sanctions

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A. The Administration may impose sanctions on an agency to ensure compliance with this chapter and, as appropriate, with COMAR 07.02.21, 07.05.02, and 07.05.03.
B. Sanctions are restrictions imposed on an agency by the Administration and may include:
(1) Closing the agency intake process;
(2) Suspending new applications to the agency;
(3) Limiting:
(a) Authority of the agency's chief administrator,
(b) Authority of the agency's governing board,
(c) Activity of agency employees, or
(d) Distribution of agency publicity; or
(4) Any other actions which the Administration deems appropriate.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 07 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subtitle 05 - SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION-PRIVATE CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCIES › Chapter 07.05.01 - License for Private Child Placement Agencies › Section 07.05.01.19 - Suspension

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A. The Administration may suspend an agency's license for a violation of regulations in this chapter and, as appropriate, COMAR 07.02.21, 07.05.02, and 07.05.03.
B. Suspension of an agency license requires that the agency cease all services and that all children in the agency's care be placed in other settings by:
(1) Referring agencies;
(2) The children's legal guardian; or
(3) The children's parents.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 07 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subtitle 05 - SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION-PRIVATE CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCIES › Chapter 07.05.01 - License for Private Child Placement Agencies › Section 07.05.01.20 - Revocation

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A. The Administration may revoke a license for a violation of regulations in this chapter or COMAR 07.02.21, 07.05.02, and 07.05.03.
B. Except as set forth in Regulation .21 of this chapter, at least 20 days before a license is revoked, the Administration shall give:
(1) The agency notice of the intended revocation which shall include:
(a) A statement of the regulation violated and the nature of the violation,
(b) The effective date of the revocation, and
(c) A statement describing the agency's right to an appeal hearing before the revocation; and
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 07 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subtitle 05 - SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION-PRIVATE CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCIES › Chapter 07.05.01 - License for Private Child Placement Agencies › Section 07.05.01.21 - Emergency Action

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A. If the Administration finds evidence of an agency's incompetence, misconduct, financial mismanagement, pervasive child neglect or abuse, or other conditions which pose an immediate threat to children's health and safety, the Administration shall:
(1) Without giving prior notice, suspend or revoke any license it has issued to the agency;
(2) Upon delivery of the letter of suspension or revocation, order all children in placement be removed by:
(a) The referring agency,
(b) The children's legal guardian, or
(c) The children's parents;
(3) Order the agency to cease services to all children and adults;
(4) Order the agency not to admit additional children for care or services;
(5) In a letter of suspension or revocation, provide the agency with:
(a) Notice of the action taken,
(b) The grounds for the action, and
(c) A description of the agency's appeal rights; and
(6) Inform the parties listed in Regulation .19D(2)(b) about the suspension or revocation.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 07 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subtitle 05 - SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION-PRIVATE CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCIES › Chapter 07.05.01 - License for Private Child Placement Agencies › Section 07.05.01.22 - Court Action

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If the agency does not terminate or alter services to children and adults as required by Regulations .18-.21 of this chapter, the Administration shall file with the State's attorney for the jurisdiction in which the agency is located, a report of the Administration's actions and justification that criminal action be taken pursuant to Family Law Article, §
									5-521, Annotated Code of Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 07 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subtitle 05 - SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION-PRIVATE CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCIES › Chapter 07.05.01 - License for Private Child Placement Agencies › Section 07.05.01.23 - Appeal Hearings

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A. An applicant or agency has a right to an appeal hearing under the contested case provisions of the Maryland Administrative Procedure Act, State Government Article, Title 10, Subtitle 2, Annotated Code of Maryland, when:
(1) An application for a license is denied;
(2) An application for renewal of a license is denied;
(3) The agency is notified that the Administration intends to impose sanctions or suspend or revoke the license; and
(4) The agency is subject to emergency action described in Regulation .21 of this chapter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 07 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subtitle 05 - SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION-PRIVATE CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCIES › Chapter 07.05.02 - Private Foster Care › Section 07.05.02.01 - Purposes

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The purpose of private foster care placement services is to:
A. Provide time-limited, foster care services to a child and to the child's parent or legal custodian to facilitate safe, appropriate, and timely reunification with a parent or parents;
B. Concurrently develop and implement a plan in the best interests of a child who cannot be reunified with a parent or parents for planned permanent living arrangements; and
C. Provide temporary care for a child whose permanent plan is adoption.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 07 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subtitle 05 - SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION-PRIVATE CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCIES › Chapter 07.05.02 - Private Foster Care › Section 07.05.02.02 - Definitions

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A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Child placement worker" means an individual licensed in Maryland as a social worker and employed by a licensed child placement agency to:
(a) Perform intake services;
(b) Provide casework, group work, or community organization services;
(c) Plan and coordinate the services and resources affecting children and their birth parents before, during, and after the time the child is in foster care; and
(d) Conduct foster home studies.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 07 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subtitle 05 - SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION-PRIVATE CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCIES › Chapter 07.05.02 - Private Foster Care › Section 07.05.02.03 - Regulatory Requirements for Private Foster Care Services

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A. To provide private foster care services, the agency shall:
(1) Be licensed as a child placement agency by the Administration in accordance with COMAR 07.05.01; and
(2) Have a written service plan for the provision of its foster care services based on the requirements of this chapter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 07 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subtitle 05 - SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION-PRIVATE CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCIES › Chapter 07.05.02 - Private Foster Care › Section 07.05.02.04 - Agency's Foster Parent Recruitment Plan

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A. The agency shall have a written plan for continuing recruitment of foster parents which includes:
(1) Methods of recruitment;
(2) Sources to be used;
(3) Time-related goals for applicant recruitment;
(4) Designated recruitment staff; and
(5) Funding to implement the plan.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 07 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subtitle 05 - SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION-PRIVATE CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCIES › Chapter 07.05.02 - Private Foster Care › Section 07.05.02.05 - Application for Foster Parent Certification

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A. Foster parent applicants shall be single individuals or couples who may be employed.
B. A prospective foster parent shall sign and date an application indicating a willingness to be a certified foster parent.
C. An appropriate agency employee shall conduct one or more documented application interviews with the applicant alone or in a group with other applicants. The interviews shall include a discussion of the following:
(1) Definition and goals of foster care;
(2) Differences between foster parenting and parenting one's own child or adopting a child;
(3) Reasons children receive foster care services;
(4) Characteristics of birth parents, their problems, needs, rights, and responsibilities;
(5) Potential impact of foster care responsibilities on the applicant;
(6) Requirements for foster care certification as described in Regulations .05-.12 of this chapter and in agency policy;
(7) Agency's policy on discipline;
(8) Applicant's assessment, with the agency, of the potential for foster parenthood;
(9) Number and characteristics of foster children for whom the applicant is best suited;
(10) Financial requirements of foster parents; and
(11) Financial obligations of the agency to foster parents and foster children.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 07 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subtitle 05 - SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION-PRIVATE CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCIES › Chapter 07.05.02 - Private Foster Care › Section 07.05.02.06 - Foster Parent Medical Requirements

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A. All household members or employees of the individual or couple seeking foster parent certification or recertification shall have:
(1) An initial medical examination at the time of application for foster parent certification by a qualified Maryland physician which includes:
(a) An analysis of a tuberculosis test or x-ray, and
(b) Testing for any other communicable disease; and
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 07 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subtitle 05 - SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION-PRIVATE CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCIES › Chapter 07.05.02 - Private Foster Care › Section 07.05.02.07 - Financial Stability of Certified Foster Parent

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A. An applicant for foster parent certification shall document possession of sufficient income and financial stability to provide reasonable living conditions without depending on the agency's reimbursement for foster care services.
B. If the applicant for foster parent certification has a financial problem, and is otherwise qualified to provide foster care, the agency may assist in stabilizing the foster parent's situation by:
(1) Providing financial resources; or
(2) Referring the applicant to community or public agencies for financial resources.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 07 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subtitle 05 - SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION-PRIVATE CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCIES › Chapter 07.05.02 - Private Foster Care › Section 07.05.02.08 - Mother-Infant Foster Care

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A. A certified foster parent may provide care for foster children who are mothers with infants if the agency approves the foster parent in writing for mother-infant foster care.
B. The mother-infant foster parent shall meet all requirements of Regulations .04-.07 and .09-.12 of this chapter, and, in addition, provide:
(1) The new mother with:
(a) Sanitary space, table, and plumbing necessary to change diapers,
(b) Competent instruction in the care and nurturing of her infant,
(c) Limits on her social activities to assure that she is responsible for her infant,
(d) Opportunity, encouragement, and structure for the completion of her education,
(e) Encouragement to develop her capacity for and understanding of her independence,
(f) Access to health care for herself,
(g) Reasonable flexibility in providing alternate care for her infant,
(h) Guidance in human sexuality, and
(i) A bed in a room separate from where the infant sleeps, after the infant is 6 months old; and
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 07 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subtitle 05 - SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION-PRIVATE CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCIES › Chapter 07.05.02 - Private Foster Care › Section 07.05.02.09 - Certified Foster Parent Restrictions and Reporting Responsibilities

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A. A certified foster parent shall accept all restrictions imposed by the agency.
B. A certified foster parent shall:
(1) When a foster child's whereabouts are unknown for 2 hours, notify the local law enforcement authority and the agency:
(a) Immediately by phone call, and
(b) Within 48 hours by written report;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 07 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subtitle 05 - SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION-PRIVATE CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCIES › Chapter 07.05.02 - Private Foster Care › Section 07.05.02.10 - Foster Parent's Home, Equipment, and Supply Requirements

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A. Health and Sanitary Approval.
(1) The foster parent's home shall meet the public health and sanitary requirements of the local health department and other applicable State or local requirements.
(2) Before certifying the foster parent, the agency shall have the home's health and sanitary approval in writing and signed by an employee of the local health department or an individual who is a State-licensed sanitarian.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 07 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subtitle 05 - SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION-PRIVATE CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCIES › Chapter 07.05.02 - Private Foster Care › Section 07.05.02.11 - Method of Foster Parent Home Study

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A. Before certifying the foster parent, the agency child placement worker shall conduct a home study that includes:
(1) At least two home visits;
(2) At least 20 hours of training for a foster parent applicant individually, or in a group of other applicants which:
(a) May be co-led by the agency child placement worker with other appropriate agency employees, and
(b) Shall include all topics described in Regulation .12 of this chapter; and
(3) The child placement worker's evaluation of the prospective foster parent which:
(a) Utilizes information in the application, training records, and interviews to assess the applicant's weaknesses and strengths, and
(b) Makes a professional judgement regarding the applicant's ability to provide a safe, healthy, nurturing environment for a foster child.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 07 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subtitle 05 - SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION-PRIVATE CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCIES › Chapter 07.05.02 - Private Foster Care › Section 07.05.02.12 - Training Requirements

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A. An applicant shall complete 20 hours of training provided by the agency before the agency certifies the applicant as a foster parent.
B. The agency shall document the applicant's attendance and understanding of material.
C. The training shall include the following:
(1) Role and relationships in foster care between agency, foster parent, parents, and the child;
(2) Separation anxiety and the importance of the child's parents and siblings;
(3) Developmental needs of children in care;
(4) Care of children who have special needs;
(5) Cultural and religious awareness and differences;
(6) Child management and discipline techniques;
(7) Child abuse and neglect;
(8) The availability of supportive services in the community for the children and foster families;
(9) Self-awareness;
(10) Communication skills;
(11) Problem solving;
(12) First aid and home safety;
(13) Human sexuality;
(14) Foster care as preparation for adoption;
(15) The need for adoption;
(16) Adoption responsibilities;
(17) The function of the Citizens' Review Board for Children (CRBC) and other case review processes described in COMAR 07.01.06 and the foster parent's role in these processes;
(18) The legal, technical, procedural, financial, medical, liability, and educational aspects of child placement;
(19) The nature and purpose of agency documents, including the permanent placement case plans and the service agreement; and
(20) Requirements for certified foster parents as described in Regulations .04-.11 of this chapter and agency policy.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 07 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subtitle 05 - SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION-PRIVATE CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCIES › Chapter 07.05.02 - Private Foster Care › Section 07.05.02.14 - Abuse or Neglect by a Foster Parent

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A. Initial Action.
(1) If a child placement worker or other agency employee observes that a child placed with a certified foster parent is in serious and immediate danger, the child placement worker shall:
(a) Immediately notify:
(i) The child protective services unit of the local department in the jurisdiction where the certified foster parent's home is located, and
(ii) If the child is in the custody of a local department or the Department of Juvenile Services, the worker for the child or the worker's supervisor;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 07 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subtitle 05 - SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION-PRIVATE CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCIES › Chapter 07.05.02 - Private Foster Care › Section 07.05.02.15 - Agency Services to the Child Before Placement in Foster Care

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A. Assessment of the Child.
(1) Within 60 days of referral or application of a child for placement, the agency shall write a report after assessing the child's needs. The assessment report shall include the:
(a) Identification of the specific needs of the child which justify consideration of referral and placement of the child;
(b) Parent's strengths and weaknesses;
(c) Involvement of the child's parents and significant others in the child's current care;
(d) Available resources, including the parent's financial ability to support the child in care;
(e) Social and medical history of the child;
(f) Child's legal status; and
(g) Initial case plan.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 07 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subtitle 05 - SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION-PRIVATE CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCIES › Chapter 07.05.02 - Private Foster Care › Section 07.05.02.16 - Agency Maintenance of Certified Foster Parents

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A. The agency shall have written policies and procedures consistent with this chapter to govern maintenance of certified foster parents.
B. The agency shall document that agreed upon financial payments are made to the foster parent in an accurate and timely manner.
C. The agency shall have a written policy to govern the suspension or revocation of foster parent certification for not more than 60 days for a violation of:
(1) This chapter;
(2) COMAR 07.02.21;
(3) COMAR 07.05.01; or
(4) Agency policy.