Section 8-408 - Local coordinating councils - Duties. - Maryland Statutes

§ 8-408. Local coordinating councils - Duties.
 

(a)  In general.- A local coordinating council shall: 

(1) accept placement referrals from the units represented on the local coordinating council; 

(2) review recommendations for the residential placement of children referred to the local coordinating council in accordance with subsection (b) of this section; 

(3) provide an interagency plan of care for residential placement or appropriate, alternative, community-based services for a child; 

(4) consistent with regulations adopted by the Children's Cabinet, submit recommended plans of care to the Council; and 

(5) assist the unit primarily responsible for a child's care in implementing and monitoring the residential placement of the child. 

(b)  Review of recommended placements.- A local coordinating council shall: 

(1) review residential placements recommended in accordance with the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or federal Medicaid requirements, to provide technical assistance to the lead agency regarding the availability of community-based resources to serve the child in the least restrictive environment determined to be appropriate by the lead agency; 

(2) review and approve other recommended residential placements; and 

(3) review recommended out-of-state placements and refer the recommendations to the Council. 

(c)  Development and implementation of plans of care.- Consistent with applicable federal and State laws, the Council and the local coordinating council shall develop and implement plans of care for the residential placement of children in need of residential placement and children in need of out-of-state placement. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 49D, § 4-102(f)-(h); 2007, ch. 3, § 2.]