Maryland Regulation|Section 07.05.04.03 - Regulatory Requirements

                                                
 07.05.04.03. Regulatory Requirements 
 
A. To provide a private independent living program, the agency shall: 
 
(1) Have a child placement agency license issued by the Administration in accordance with COMAR 07.05.01;
 
(2) Include at least one resident in the program on the governing board or on an advisory board in a voting or advisory capacity; and
 
(3) Have a written service plan for the provision of independent living services based on the requirements of this chapter.
 
B. The agency shall maintain written private independent living program requirements which include: 
 
(1) A description and schedule of planned resident activities for each calendar year;
 
(2) A written evaluation of the private independent living program by residents at least every 90 days;
 
(3) Documentation that all educational programs used by residents are accredited or approved;
 
(4) Documentation that the agency approves all resident-used employment;
 
(5) Documentation that all private career schools attended by private independent living program residents are approved by the Maryland Higher Education Commission;
 
(6) Documentation that rules are applied equally to and shared with all residents; and
 
(7) Written rules which apply to: 
 
(a) Apartment leasing requirements;
 
(b) Personal hygiene;
 
(c) Criminal activity;
 
(d) Participation in: 
 
(i) An educational program;
 
(ii) A training program;
 
(iii) An apprentice employment program;
 
(iv) Other employment; or
 
(v) A combination of the above activities;
 
(e) Sexual promiscuity;
 
(f) Absence without approval incidents;
 
(g) Agency supervision and monitoring;
 
(h) Alcohol use;
 
(i) Apartment maintenance;
 
(j) Appropriate substitute child care provision for residents with infants;
 
(k) Drug use;
 
(l) Interpersonal relationships; and
 
(m) Expectations of residents' behavior toward agency staff.