Md. Code Regs. 07.02.11.02

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 9, May 3, 2024

Section 07.02.11.02 - Goals of Out-of-Home Placement

The goals of out-of-home placement include:

A. Increasing the percentage of children who are reunified with family, whose caretaker is awarded guardianship, or who are legally adopted;

B. Improving outcomes for children by reducing the:

(1) Entry rate of children into out-of-home placement;

(2) Median length of time children stay in out-of-home placement;

(3) Rate at which children re-enter out-of-home placement; and

(4) Number of physical placement changes within 24 months of entering out-of-home placement and the duration of the episode; and

C. Improving outcomes for children by:

(1) Increasing the number of reunifications achieved within 12 months of entry into an out-of-home placement; and

(2) Decreasing the number of children in out-of-home placement over 24 months.

Md. Code Regs. 07.02.11.02

Regulations .02 amended effective July 4, 1983 (10:13 Md. R. 1179)
Regulations .02 adopted as an emergency provision effective February 1, 1989 (16:4 Md. R. 487); emergency status extended at 16:12 Md. R. 1331, 16:21 Md. R. 2254, and 17:8 Md. R. 967; emergency status expired June 30, 1990
Regulations .02 adopted as an emergency provision effective July 17, 1990 (17:16 Md. R. 1984); adopted permanently effective December 24, 1990 (17:25 Md. R. 2904)
Regulation .02C amended effective February 6, 2012 (39:2 Md. R. 140)