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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 01.04.04.03" title_num="01" subtitle_num="04" chapter_num="04" heading="Eligibility.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Organizations eligible to be victim services providers include:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>State-designated domestic violence shelters;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Full service rape crisis centers; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Maryland Legal Services Corporation grantees identified by the Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence or the Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault as entities that provide services to victims.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>An organization not otherwise eligible to be a victim services provider under §A of this regulation may be deemed by the Office, in the exercise of its discretion, to be eligible.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>In determining eligibility under §B of this regulation, the Office shall consider any information it believes relevant, including the organization’s:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>History of providing assistance to victims of domestic violence or sexual assault;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Experiences and current practices relating to the handling of confidential information;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Proffered reasons for online access; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Recommendations for online access from victim services providers or State agencies.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>