# COMAR Title 07 — Department of Human Services

## Subtitle 02 — Social Services Administration

### Chapter 16 — Adult Protective Services

#### Regulation .09 Service Plan.

*COMAR 07.02.16.09*

A. The local department shall develop, record, and initiate an appropriate plan for service for each client.

B. The service plan shall include the following:

  (1) An assessment of the situation which describes the:

    (a) Client's level of risk which means the nature and imminence of risk to the client without intervention;

    (b) Client's ability to act on his own behalf which means a statement of the client's strengths and weaknesses in planning and effecting strategies to ameliorate risk;

    (c) Current strengths and supports to the client; and

    (d) Person or persons contributing to the client's risk by action or inaction;

  (2) A plan for intervention which directly addresses the strategies to reduce identified risk;

  (3) Specific measurable objectives with an estimated time for achievement, keeping the timelines consistent with the 6-month timeframe.