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Residential Child Care Services

AGENCY CONTROL NUMBER:  SSA/RCC-26-001-S Issue Date: December 12, 2025 Pre-Proposal Conference: N/A Questions Due Date: December 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM Local Time Proposal Due Date: January 19, 2026 at 11:59 PM Local Time

07.05.01 – License for Private Child Placement Agencies & 07.05.02 – Private Foster Care

These COMAR amendments are being proposed to bring Maryland into compliance with the Social Security Act’s Title IV-E requirement that convictions for crimes of violence disqualify prospective foster parents from being certified as foster parents by private child placement agencies. Please send public comments to [email protected]. To mail public comments, please send them to 25  Read the Rest…

07.02.07 – Child Protective Services—Investigation of Child Abuse and Neglect

The proposed changes to 07.02.07 alter the definition of child abuse to include labor trafficking, in alignment with Senate Bill 550 and House Bill 508 from the 2024 Maryland Legislative Session. Please send public comments to [email protected]. To mail public comments, please send them to 25 S Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201. To reach the  Read the Rest…

Child Placement Agency Services

AGENCY CONTROL NUMBER:  SSA/CPA-26-001-S Issue Date: June 4, 2025 Pre-Proposal Conference: N/A Questions Due Date: June 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM Local Time Proposal Due Date: June 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM Local Time

Access and Visitation CSA/AV-26-001-S

AGENCY CONTROL NUMBER: CSA/AV-26-001-S Issue Date: June 3, 2025 Pre-Proposal Conference: June 11, 2025, at 9:00 AM Local Time Via Google Meets – will be provided at release Proposal Due Date: July 9, 2025, at 2:00 PM Local Time

07.02.09 – Kinship Care Program Standards

07.02.09, Kinship Care Program Standards – The primary purposes of the regulations are to prioritize and support out-of-home placement of children with relatives, kin, or other individuals close to a child in care or the child’s family; establish standards to license and compensate kinship caregivers for children in out-of-home placement; and reduce placement disruptions through  Read the Rest…

07.02.25 – LDSS Resource Home Program Standards

07.02.25, LDSS Resource Home Program Standards – COMAR 07.02.25 provides the requirements for licensing resource homes for children in need of out-of-home care. Chapter 25 is updated to align with SB708 (2024), Maryland’s kinship preference law. Please send public comments to [email protected]. To mail public comments, please send them to 25 S Charles Street, Baltimore, MD  Read the Rest…

POST ADOPTION/POST GUARDIANSHIP SUPPORT AND PRESERVATION SERVICES

AGENCY CONTROL NUMBER: SSA/PAAPS-24-001-S Issue Date: July 16, 2024 Pre-Proposal Conference: July 26, 2024, from 11:00 AM Local Time Proposals are to be sent to: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://procurement.maryland.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2021/01/5-eMMA-QRG-Responding-to-Solicitations-Double-EnvelopeRFP.pdf Questions Due Date and Time: August 1, 2024 at 5:00 pm Local Time Proposal Due Date: August 23, 2024 at 5:00 pm Local Time

Electronic Benefits Transfer System

AGENCY CONTROL NUMBER: OTHS/EBT-23-017-S Issue Date: September 19, 2023 Proposal Due Date: December 19, 2023 at 2:00 pm local time