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<section article="gfl" article_name="Family Law" number="5-1305" title_number="5" title_name="Children" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Child Welfare Accountability">
  <text>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:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>the percentage of children who exit foster care within time periods consistent with federal national standards with a breakdown by each standard;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>the percentage of children with more than two out-of-home placements during a report year;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="3">
    <text>the percentage of children in the custody of a local department, or a placement agency, who have siblings living in different placements;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="4">
    <text>the percentage of children who exit foster care and are:</text>
    <level label="i">
      <text>reunified with a parent or guardian;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="ii">
      <text>placed with a relative who is awarded custody and guardianship;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="iii">
      <text>adopted; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="iv">
      <text>placed with a nonrelated guardian;</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="5">
    <text>the percentage of children in an out-of-home placement living in:</text>
    <level label="i">
      <text>kinship care homes;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="ii">
      <text>restricted foster homes;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="iii">
      <text>regular foster homes;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="iv">
      <text>treatment foster homes;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="v">
      <text>group homes;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="vi">
      <text>residential treatment centers; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="vii">
      <text>other specified types of placements;</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="6">
    <text>the number of foster homes and treatment foster homes available for children in the custody of a local department, or a placement agency;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="7">
    <text>the percentage of foster homes and kinship care homes in which the following have been conducted according to regulation:</text>
    <level label="i">
      <text>required criminal background checks;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="ii">
      <text>fire and safety inspections;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="iii">
      <text>health and safety checks;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="iv">
      <text>reconsiderations, as applicable; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="v">
      <text>any other safety measures adopted by regulation;</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="8">
    <text>the number of children who are recommitted to the Department within 12 months of release from commitment to the Department; and</text>
  </level>
  <level label="9">
    <text>any other indicators adopted by the Secretary under § 5-1302 of this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
</section>
