Md. Code Regs. 07.03.08.04

Current through Register Vol. 52, No. 1, January 10, 2025

Section 07.03.08.04 - Emergency Services to Families with Children

A. Assistance may be provided under the category Emergency Services to Families with Children (ESFC) to eligible children in families who have a dire need as a result of:

(1) Abuse, neglect, or abandonment;

(2) The need to remove a child from the child's home;

(3) Imminent threat of abuse, neglect, or abandonment, or the need to remove the child from the child's home; or

(4) The lack of a proper caretaker.

B. Assistance available under ESFC includes up to 12 months of:

(1) Foster care at the rates set in COMAR 07.02.11; and

(2) Additional services as described in Regulation .05 of this chapter.

C. The services case manager in the local department who determines that a child needs emergency foster care or any other service provided under ESFC shall provide sufficient information in the case record to allow a determination of eligibility for ESFC.

D. For recipients or applicants of ESFC, verification may be required only if income statements seem incomplete, inconsistent, or unclear.

Md. Code Regs. 07.03.08.04

Regulation .04 amended effective March 5, 1990 (17:4 Md. R. 496)
Regulation .04A amended effective November 16, 1979 (6:23 Md. R. 1838)
Regulation .04A, B, C amended effective July 1, 1981 (8:8 Md. R. 719)
Regulations .04A-1, C-1 adopted effective July 1, 1981 (8:8 Md. R. 719)
Regulation .04A-2 amended effective July 18, 1994 (21:14 Md. R. 1228)
Regulation .04C-1, F amended effective January 31, 1983 (10:2 Md. R. 108)