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<section article="gfl" article_name="Family Law" number="5-505.1" title_number="5" title_name="Children" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Child Care; Foster Care">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In consultation with interested stakeholders, the Administration shall prepare an annual report on voluntary placement agreements for children and young adults in the State.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The report shall include:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the total number of voluntary placement agreements that were:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>approved;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>denied;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>requested for behavioral health reasons, including voluntary placement agreements that were requested for children with a developmental disability who are also diagnosed with a behavioral health disorder; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>requested for children with a developmental disability who are not also diagnosed with a behavioral health disorder;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the reason for any denials; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>for voluntary placement agreements that were approved, the type of placement recommended and the type of initial placement, including:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>residential treatment center;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>group home placement;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>therapeutic group home;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>diagnostic placement;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>therapeutic foster home; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>any other type of placement.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The report shall group the information required under subsection (b) of this section by the following regions:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Baltimore region, consisting of Baltimore City, Baltimore County, and Harford County;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Eastern Shore, consisting of Caroline County, Cecil County, Dorchester County, Kent County, Queen Anne’s County, Somerset County, Talbot County, Wicomico County, and Worcester County;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Metro Region, consisting of Howard County, Montgomery County, and Prince George’s County;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Southern Maryland, consisting of Anne Arundel County, Calvert County, Charles County, and St. Mary’s County; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Western Maryland, consisting of Allegany County, Carroll County, Frederick County, Garrett County, and Washington County.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>On or before December 1 each year, the Administration shall submit the report required under this section to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly.</text>
  </level>
</section>
