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2007 Laws of Maryland
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Ch. 461
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a mental illness and the purpose of the voluntary placement agreement is to obtain
treatment or care related to the child's disability that the parent is unable to provide.
(ii) A child described in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph may
remain in an out-of-home placement under a voluntary placement agreement for
more than 180 days if the child's disability necessitates care or treatment in the
out-of-home placement and a juvenile court makes a finding that continuation of the
placement is in the best interests of the child.
(III) EACH LOCAL DEPARTMENT SHALL DESIGNATE, FROM
EXISTING STAFF, A STAFF PERSON WHO DOES NOT INVESTIGATE CHILD ABUSE
AND NEGLECT ALLEGATIONS TO ADMINISTER REQUESTS FOR VOLUNTARY
PLACEMENT AGREEMENTS FOR CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITIES OR MENTAL ILLNESSES.
(IV) EACH LOCAL DEPARTMENT SHALL REPORT ANNUALLY
TO THE ADMINISTRATION ON THE NUMBER OF REQUESTS FOR VOLUNTARY
PLACEMENT AGREEMENTS FOR CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITIES OR MENTAL ILLNESSES THAT HAVE BEEN RECEIVED, THE
OUTCOME OF EACH REQUEST, AND THE REASON FOR EACH DENIAL.
(V) ON RECEIPT OF A REQUEST FOR A VOLUNTARY
PLACEMENT AGREEMENT FOR A CHILD WITH A DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY OR
A MENTAL ILLNESS, A LOCAL DEPARTMENT SHALL DISCUSS THE CHILD'S CASE
AT THE NEXT MEETING OF THE LOCAL COORDINATING COUNCIL FOR THE
PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER ANY ALTERNATIVE OR INTERIM
SERVICES FOR THE CHILD AND FAMILY MAY BE PROVIDED BY ANY AGENCY.
(b) In establishing the out-of-home placement program the Administration
shall:
(1) provide time-limited family reunification services to a child placed
in an out-of-home placement and to the parents or guardian of the child, in order to
facilitate the child's safe and appropriate reunification within a timely manner; [and]
(2) concurrently develop and implement a permanency plan that is in
the best interests of the child; and
(3) PROVIDE TRAINING ON AN ANNUAL BASIS FOR THE STAFF AT
EACH LOCAL DEPARTMENT WHO ADMINISTER REQUESTS FOR VOLUNTARY
PLACEMENT AGREEMENTS FOR CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITIES OR MENTAL ILLNESSES UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION.
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