COMAR Regulations
Child Placement Agency (CPA) COMAR
- Cover and Table of Contents
- Chapter 07.05.01. License for Private Child Placement Agencies
- Sec. 07.05.01.00. Notations
- Sec. 07.05.01.01. Purpose and Scope
- Sec. 07.05.01.02. Definitions
- Sec. 07.05.01.03. Requirements for Licensure
- Sec. 07.05.01.04. Licensing Procedure
- Sec. 07.05.01.05. Conditions for Continuing Licensure
- Sec. 07.05.01.06. Agency Purpose and Finances
- Sec. 07.05.01.07. Agency Governing Board
- Sec. 07.05.01.08. Agency Reporting Responsibilities
- Sec. 07.05.01.09. Screening Employees, Volunteers, and Governing Board Members
- Sec. 07.05.01.09. Screening Employees, Volunteers, and Governing Board Members
- Sec. 07.05.01.11. Record Maintenance, Security, Retention, and Disposition
- Sec. 07.05.01.12. Child Abuse and Neglect
- Sec. 07.05.01.13. Personnel Policies and Practices
- Sec. 07.05.01.14. Employee Qualifications
- Sec. 07.05.01.15. Employee Responsibilities
- Sec. 07.05.01.16. Employee Orientation, Training, and Development
- Sec. 07.05.01.17. Contractual, Professional, Volunteer, and Student Services
- Sec. 07.05.01.18. Sanctions
- Sec. 07.05.01.19. Suspension
- Sec. 07.05.01.20. Revocation
- Sec. 07.05.01.21. Emergency Action
- Sec. 07.05.01.22. Court Action
- Sec. 07.05.01.23. Appeal Hearings
- Sec. 07.05.01.9999. Administrative History
- Chapter 07.05.02. Private Foster Care
- Sec. 07.05.02.00. Notations
- Sec. 07.05.02.01. Purposes
- Sec. 07.05.02.02. Definitions
- Sec. 07.05.02.03. Regulatory Requirements for Private Foster Care Services
- Sec. 07.05.02.04. Agency’s Foster Parent Recruitment Plan
- Sec. 07.05.02.05. Application for Foster Parent Certification
- Sec. 07.05.02.06. Foster Parent Medical Requirements
- Sec. 07.05.02.07. Financial Stability of Certified Foster Parent
- Sec. 07.05.02.08. Mother-Infant Foster Care
- Sec. 07.05.02.09. Certified Foster Parent Restrictions and Reporting Responsibilities
- Sec. 07.05.02.10. Foster Parent’s Home, Equipment, and Supply Requirements
- Sec. 07.05.02.11. Method of Foster Parent Home Study
- Sec. 07.05.02.12. Training Requirements
- Sec. 07.05.02.13. Recommendation for Certification
- Sec. 07.05.02.14. Abuse or Neglect by a Foster Parent
- Sec. 07.05.02.15. Agency Services to the Child Before Placement in Foster Care
- Sec. 07.05.02.16. Agency Maintenance of Certified Foster Parents
- Sec. 07.05.02.17. Agency Maintenance and Termination of a Child in Foster Care Placement
- Sec. 07.05.02.18. Records
- Sec. 07.05.02.19. Confidentiality
- Sec. 07.05.02.20. Appeal Process
- Sec. 07.05.02.9999. Administrative History
- Chapter 07.05.03. Private Adoption
- Sec. 07.05.03.00. Notations
- Sec. 07.05.03.01. Purpose
- Sec. 07.05.03.02. Definitions
- Sec. 07.05.03.04. Services to Birth Parent
- Sec. 07.05.03.05. Adoption Services for the Child
- Sec. 07.05.03.06. Subsidized Adoption
- Sec. 07.05.03.07. Reasonable Fee
- Sec. 07.05.03.08. Adoptive Parent Recruitment
- Sec. 07.05.03.09. Criteria for Consideration as an Adoptive Parent
- Sec. 07.05.03.10. Application for Adoptive Parent
- Sec. 07.05.03.11. Home Study
- Sec. 07.05.03.12. Approval or Denial of Applicant
- Sec. 07.05.03.13. Reconsideration
- Sec. 07.05.03.14. Preadoptive Foster Care
- Sec. 07.05.03.15. Placement for Adoption
- Sec. 07.05.03.16. Post-Placement Services
- Sec. 07.05.03.17. Post-Adoption Services
- Sec. 07.05.03.18. International Adoption
- Sec. 07.05.03.19. Requirements for Open Adoption Placements
- Sec. 07.05.03.20. Records
- Sec. 07.05.03.21. Appeals
- Sec. 07.05.03.9999. Administrative History
- Chapter 07.05.04. Private Independent Living Program
- Sec. 07.05.04.00. Notations
- Sec. 07.05.04.01. Purpose
- Sec. 07.05.04.02. Definitions
- Sec. 07.05.04.03. Regulatory Requirements
- Sec. 07.05.04.04. Admission
- Sec. 07.05.04.05. Assessment and Case Plan
- Sec. 07.05.04.06. Instruction and Monitoring
- Sec. 07.05.04.07. Living Accommodations
- Sec. 07.05.04.08. Resident with an Infant
- Sec. 07.05.04.09. Placement Termination
- Sec. 07.05.04.10. Records
- Sec. 07.05.04.9999. Administrative History
- Chapter 07.02.21. Treatment Foster Care
- Sec. 07.02.21.00. Notations
- Sec. 07.02.21.01. Scope
- Sec. 07.02.21.02. Goal of Treatment Foster Care
- Sec. 07.02.21.03. Definitions
- Sec. 07.02.21.04. Staffing Requirements
- Sec. 07.02.21.05. Staff Training Requirements
- Sec. 07.02.21.06. Eligibility Requirements
- Sec. 07.02.21.07. Referral Responsibilities
- Sec. 07.02.21.08. Post-Acceptance Responsibilities
- Sec. 07.02.21.09. Treatment Home Capacity Requirements
- Sec. 07.02.21.10. The Treatment Foster Parent
- Sec. 07.02.21.11. Treatment Plan Requirements
- Sec. 07.02.21.12. Length of Stay in Programs
- Sec. 07.02.21.13. Liability Insurance
- Sec. 07.02.21.14. Appeals
- Sec. 07.02.21.15. Evaluation
- Sec. 07.02.21.9999. Administrative History
Residential Child Care (RCC) COMAR
- Chapter 14.31.02. Interagency Coordination
- Sec. 14.31.02.00. Notations
- Sec. 14.31.02.01. Purpose
- Sec. 14.31.02.02. Scope
- Sec. 14.31.02.03. Definitions
- Sec. 14.31.02.04. Single Point of Entry
- Sec. 14.31.02.05. Filing Requirements for Providers
- Sec. 14.31.02.06. Single Point of Entry Review
- Sec. 14.31.02.07. Designation of Licensing Agency
- Sec. 14.31.02.08. Functions of Licensing Agency
- Sec. 14.31.02.09. Appeals
- Sec. 14.31.02.9999. Administrative History
- Chapter 14.31.04. Rate Setting for Child Care Providers
- Sec. 14.31.04.00. Notations
- Sec. 14.31.04.01. Scope
- Sec. 14.31.04.02. Definitions
- Sec. 14.31.04.03. Incorporation by Reference
- Sec. 14.31.04.04. Application for Rates Determination
- Sec. 14.31.04.05. Rates Determination
- Sec. 14.31.04.06. Determination of Preferred Residential Providers
- Sec. 14.31.04.07. Reconsideration of Committee Determination
- Sec. 14.31.04.08. Appeals
- Sec. 14.31.04.09. Approval and Notification of Determination of Rates
- Sec. 14.31.04.10. Interagency Rates Advisory Committee
- Sec. 14.31.04.9999. Administrative History
- Chapter 14.31.05. Licensing and Monitoring of Residential Child Care Programs
- Sec. 14.31.05.00. Notations
- Sec. 14.31.05.01. Purpose
- Sec. 14.31.05.02. Scope
- Sec. 14.31.05.03. Definitions
- Sec. 14.31.05.04. Organization and Administration
- Sec. 14.31.05.05. Licensing Process
- Sec. 14.31.05.06. Monitoring and Evaluation of Programs
- Sec. 14.31.05.07. Interagency Monitoring of Residential Child Care Programs
- Sec. 14.31.05.08. Corrective Actions
- Sec. 14.31.05.09. Sanctions
- Sec. 14.31.05.10. Hearings
- Sec. 14.31.05.11. Injunctions
- Sec. 14.31.05.12. Variance and Waiver
- Sec. 14.31.05.13. Amendments to Regulations
- Sec. 14.31.05.9999. Administrative History
- Chapter 14.31.06. Standards for Residential Child Care Programs
- Sec. 14.31.06.00. Notations
- Sec. 14.31.06.01. Purpose
- Sec. 14.31.06.02. Scope
- Sec. 14.31.06.03. Definitions
- Sec. 14.31.06.04. Governance
- Sec. 14.31.06.05. Personnel Administration
- Sec. 14.31.06.06. Employee Duties and Qualifications
- Sec. 14.31.06.07. Physical Plant
- Sec. 14.31.06.08. Emergencies and General Safety
- Sec. 14.31.06.09. General Program Requirements
- Sec. 14.31.06.10. Basic Life Needs
- Sec. 14.31.06.11. Children’s Rights
- Sec. 14.31.06.12. Children’s Services
- Sec. 14.31.06.13. Health Care
- Sec. 14.31.06.14. Child Abuse and Neglect
- Sec. 14.31.06.15. Behavioral Interventions, Strategies, and Supports
- Sec. 14.31.06.16. Absence Without Leave
- Sec. 14.31.06.17. Admission, Individual Plan of Care, Behavior Intervention Plan, and Discharge
- Sec. 14.31.06.18. Reports and Records
- Sec. 14.31.06.19. Program Planning, Evaluation, and Quality Improvement
- Sec. 14.31.06.9999. Administrative History
- Sec. 14.31.06.09. General Program Requirements
- Basic Life Needs
- Children’s Rights
- Children’s Services
- Health Care
- Child Abuse and Neglect
- Behavioral Interventions, Strategies, and Supports
- Absence Without Leave
- Admission, Individual Plan of Care, Behavior Intervention Plan, and Discharge
- Reports and Records
- Program Planning, Evaluation, and Quality Improvement
- Administrative History
- Chapter 14.31.07. Specialized Licensing Standards
- Sec. 14.31.07.00. Notations
- Sec. 14.31.07.01. Purpose
- Sec. 14.31.07.02. Scope
- Sec. 14.31.07.03. Definitions
- Sec. 14.31.07.04. State-Operated Residential Educational Facilities
- Sec. 14.31.07.05. Secure Care Programs
- Sec. 14.31.07.06. Wilderness Programs
- Sec. 14.31.07.07. Programs for Medically Fragile Children
- Sec. 14.31.07.08. Programs for Children With Developmental Disabilities
- Sec. 14.31.07.09. Shelter Care Programs
- Sec. 14.31.07.10. Pregnant Adolescents
- Sec. 14.31.07.11. Mother-Infant Programs
- Sec. 14.31.07.12. Therapeutic Group Homes
- Sec. 14.31.07.13. Community Mental Health Programs Providing Residential Crisis Services
- Sec. 14.31.07.14. Community Mental Health Programs Providing Respite Care Services
- Sec. 14.31.07.9999. Administrative History