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Ch. 153
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2007 Laws of Maryland
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(i) THE RESPONSE OF THE STATE TO CHILD ABUSE AND
NEGLECT; AND
(ii) out-of-home placement CARE policies, and procedures, AND
practices; and
(5) subject to § 2-1246 of the State Government Article, report to the
General Assembly AND THE SECRETARY on the first day of each year on the status of
children in out-of-home placement in this State.
5-539.1.
(a) In addition to any duties set forth elsewhere, the State Board shall, by
examining the policies [and], procedures, AND practices of State and local agencies
and by reviewing specific cases [that the State Board considers necessary to
perform its duties under this section], evaluate the extent to which State and local
agencies are effectively discharging their child protection responsibilities in
accordance with:
(1) the State plan under 42 U.S.C. § 5106a(b);
(2) the child protection standards set forth in 42 U.S.C. § 5106a(b);
and
(3) any other criteria that the State Board considers important to
ensure the protection of children, including:
(i) a review of the extent to which the State child protective
services system is coordinated with the foster care and adoption program established
under Part E of Title IV of the Social Security Act; and
(ii) a review of child fatalities and near fatalities.
(b) (l) Case reviews conducted under subsection (a) of this
section shall include questions designed to meet the quality
assessment goals for casework services in § 5-1308 of this title.
(2) The State Board shall tabulate the results of the
case reviews and submit the results for review consideration as
part of the local department self-assessment process in § 5-1309 of
this title.
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