Section 5-1305 - Measurement of efforts - Permanency and stability in living conditions. - Maryland Statutes

§ 5-1305. Measurement of efforts - Permanency and stability in living conditions.
 

The effectiveness of efforts to address permanency and stability in the living situations of children in the custody of a local department, or a placement agency, shall be measured by: 

(1) the percentage of children who exit foster care within time periods consistent with federal national standards with a breakdown by each standard; 

(2) the percentage of children with more than two out-of-home placements during a report year; 

(3) the percentage of children in the custody of a local department, or a placement agency, who have siblings living in different placements; 

(4) the percentage of children who exit foster care and are: 

(i) reunified with a parent or guardian; 

(ii) placed with a relative who is awarded custody and guardianship; 

(iii) adopted; or 

(iv) placed with a nonrelated guardian; 

(5) the percentage of children in an out-of-home placement living in: 

(i) kinship care homes; 

(ii) restricted foster homes; 

(iii) regular foster homes; 

(iv) treatment foster homes; 

(v) group homes; 

(vi) residential treatment centers; and 

(vii) other specified types of placements; 

(6) the number of foster homes and treatment foster homes available for children in the custody of a local department, or a placement agency; 

(7) the percentage of foster homes and kinship care homes in which the following have been conducted according to regulation: 

(i) required criminal background checks; 

(ii) fire and safety inspections; 

(iii) health and safety checks; 

(iv) reconsiderations, as applicable; and 

(v) any other safety measures adopted by regulation; 

(8) the number of children who are recommitted to the Department within 12 months of release from commitment to the Department; and 

(9) any other indicators adopted by the Secretary under § 5-1302 of this subtitle. 
 

[2006, chs. 31, 475.]