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

MD Fam L Code § 5-1305 (2019) (N/A)
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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.